Camp Information

Programs last an hour and begin at a Zoo exhibit. The $5 program free does not cover Zoo admission. (Zoo Society members pay $4  and admission is free with their membership.) We limit programs to 10 students.

To Register: Call or e-mail us after April 1 and up until the closes Friday before a scheduled program.Payment should be made within one week of registration.  Please make checks payable to N.C. Zoo Society and mail to N.C. Zoo Camps, 4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro NC, 27205. Please include your child’s name and “June Bugs” in the memo line on your check.

Programs

DIGGING INTO DESERTS

Story: Around One Cactus
Date: Tuesday, June 17
Time: 10 a.m.
Meeting Place: Outside the Desert Exhibit
Description: Learn all about the amazing wildlife of the Sonora Desert. This program will introduce children to desert animals and plants through a story and a visit to the exhibit that will include a craft project and games.

SUMMER SAFARI ADVENTURE

Story: We All Went on Safari
Date: Tuesday, June 17
Time: 10 a.m.
Meeting Place: The Watani Grasslands Exhibit
Description:  This program engages children in learning Swahili words for counting and for some animals. We follow the interactive story with some games and crafts.

ANIMAL COVERINGS

Story: Animals Should Definietly Not Wear Clothing
Date: Tuesday, July 1
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: African Pavillion Exhibit
Description: This program gets children using their senses to explore animal coverings and using their imaginations to learn why these coverings matter. 

WATCHING FOR WINGS

Story: Waiting for Wings
Date: Tuesday, July 1
Time: 10:00am
Meeting Place: KidZone Butterfly Garden
Description: Come and explore the life and adventures of butterflies in the Zoo’s butterfly garden. This program introduces students to the wild world of wings through story, drama, games and crafts. Children will make their a colorful butterfly craft to take home.

WETLAND WONDERS

Story: Near One Cattail
Date: Tuesday, August 5
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: North American Wetland Boardwalk, under the North American Bridge.
Description:  In this program, children meet some of the many creatures that live in wetlands. The introductions depend on stories, crafts, games and some handshaking, marsh-dipping experiences.

ARCTIC ADVENTURE

Story: Far North in the Arctic – Counting Alaska’s Animals
Date: Tuesday, August 5
Time: 10 a.m.
Meeting Place: Underground Polar Bear Viewing
Description: Campers cool off with some cool, northern creatures. This program acquaints children with the Arctic and explores how  Polar Bears keep warm in frosty waters.


For more information on any of these programs or to register, contact the zoo education office by phone (336) 879-7715 or E-mail melinda.prior@nczoo.org.

Last modified 03/16/2008 09:26am.