Today’s teachers are working hard to ensure our students are meeting standards in language and math, but that inevitably means that science has to take a backseat. The education department at the Sacramento Zoo has developed a new multi-visit classroom program, Wild About Science, to help fill those gaps! “We have been looking into ways to provide more science-based education into classrooms, and now with the new standardized California Science Test (CAST) in 5th and 8th grade, it’s the perfect...Read More

The Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation announced today a new partnership with the Sacramento Zoo. The C.A.R.E.S. Foundation gifted an $8,300 grant to the zoo to help provide Science Education Scholarships for low-income children in the Sacramento community. The scholarships will give students the opportunity to attend the zoo’s seasonal educational camps and participate in a variety of other science-based educational programming provided by the Sacramento Zoo. “We are very excited to partner with the Sacramento Zoo and help provide...Read More