Veterinary Science Camp
Exploring life as a veterinarian at a major zoo. See details by clicking here.
Camp Basics This year's Wild Veterinary Camps are for 12 - 15 years old and for 16 to 18 year olds.
Camp Dates are:
Day Camps: Ages 12, 13, 14
Girls Only, Saturday Day Camp on April 17th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (This Camp is full -- applications are for waiting list only).
The Boys Only Camp has been changed to a Co-Educational Camp. A few spaces are left for boys. , Saturday Day Camp, May 15, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Three day camps for young people 15 to 18 years old
Girls Only, 9 a.m., Friday, July 16 through 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 18
Boys Only, 9 a.m. Friday, July 30 through 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1
The
paragraphs below were included to answer some of the questions we
anticipate that our campers’ parents might have. If you have questions
that are not answered below or in our other materials, please ask them
by sending an e-mail to jparker@nczoo.com. To sign up or to learn more about our camps, click here. Questions you may have about the N.C. Zoo’s Veterinary CampWhy are the camps always held on weekends?Camp
classes are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays to allow campers access
to the Fredric Moir Hanes Veterinary Center’s Surgical Suite,
Radiology and Laboratory facilities. During the week, the staff
schedules these spaces for routine veterinary care of the Zoo’s animal
collection.
No one is permitted to enter the Veterinary
Hospital’s surgical suite unless they are properly suited and scrubbed,
and this suite must be sterilized after each use. The time involved in
preparing the area necessitates that the camps be held on the weekends
so that the suite will be ready to care for the Zoo’s animals during
the work week.
How are campers selected for each session?Any
person 12-15 years old is eligible for the camps. The size of each
session is limited to 20 campers. If only 20 applications are received,
every qualifying applicant will be admitted. If we receive more than 20
applications for a session, we will hold a blind lotterybefore
camp is to begin.
The first 20 names drawn in the lottery will
be given a space in the camp. The remainder of the names will be drawn,
too, and placed on a waiting list in the order that we pick them.
Campers will be notified of their status by e-mail and/or telephone on
the day of the drawing.
Once a camper confirms that she or he will
attend, we will submit the deposit payment (check or credit card) that
must accompany every application form. Full payment for camp is
expected four weeks before a session begins.
If any openings are not filled, we will go down the waiting list to offer these places to other youngsters.
3. Who is eligible for Veterinary Camp Scholarships? A limited number of scholarships are available for campers. Children from families enrolled in North Carolina’s Work First Family Assistance Program
Children in foster care
Children who have a parent serving in Iraq or Afghanistan
Children who have a parent who has already served in Iraq or Afghanistan
Children from families receiving emergency assistance from the Department of Social Services
Children from families with household incomes below $20,000 a year.
To apply for a scholarship, download this application form and return it with the requested documentation to N.C. Zoo Society; 4403 Zoo Parkway; Asheboro, NC 27205 Attention: Jayne Owen Parker, Ph.D.
Depending on campers' situations, scholarships will cover 50 to 97 percent of camp tuition.
4. Who will look after the campers when they are not in classes?During camp classes, campers will be supervised by staff and volunteers from the N.C. Zoo and Zoo Society.
In
the evenings and overnight, campers will be supervised by counselors
who will be sleeping in the Center, too. Counselors will be students
attending the N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
5. Are there items that my camper is not permitted to bring to camp?The following items will not be permitted in camp:
Cell Phones, Smart Phones or PDA devices, Computers, Hand-held computer games, iPods or similar devices, T.V. or radios
6. If my child cannot have a cell phone, how do I contact him/her in an emergency?Parents and guardians will be given cell phone numbers of staff to call if needed.
If you have questions or comments about the camp, please send us an e-mail by clicking here.
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02/19/2010 08:02am.
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