| Information: | 619-744-3373 |
| Questions: | Education Department |
| Audience: | Ages 13–16 |
| Meets at: |  Otto Center |
| Mandatory information meeting for Winter 2009 session: | No reservation necessary. Choose from Thurs., Nov. 6 or Tues., Nov.11, 6 p.m. in Zoo’s Otto Center. All applicants and re-applicants must be available to attend a mandatory training date on January 10, 2009, if accepted into the program. |
Calendar: Zoo Corps
At the San Diego Zoo
This program is supported by a donation from Wallis Foundation.
"Kids
Teaching Kids" is the motto for Zoo Corps, a program that
gives teens opportunities to share fun animal facts and stories
with San Diego Zoo visitors. The Zoo Corps team sets up discovery centers
in the Children’s Zoo and other locations around the Zoo,
offering interesting and educational activities and crafts for
Zoo guests of all ages. They are trained to educate the public
about conservation issues, plants, animals, habitats, and general
Zoo information. Zoo Corps members also help at special functions
such as sleepovers, fund-raisers, and much more.
Zoo Corps is for students aged 13–16 who have an interest in conservation, education, or public speaking. They participate at least one day per month, after their training, and each session runs five or six months. A uniform is provided. A limited number of applicants are selected each session.
Young people ages 13–16 are eligible to apply for Zoo Corps but must attend one of the information sessions with a parent or guardian in order to receive an application. There is no fee for attending one of the sessions. For more information, call the Zoo Corps hotline number at 619-744-3373.
Information meeting dates and times for the January–May 2009 Zoo Corps session
Informational meetings are held in the San Diego Zoo's Otto Center Auditorium, located south of the Zoo Exit, past the Zoo Party Area.
The information meeting is free and mandatory for any teen (accompanied by a parent) who is interested in applying or re-applying for Zoo Corps. Applications for the program are only distributed at the information meetings. No reservations are necessary. Please arrive on time. Choose from:
- Thursday, November 6, 2008, at 6 p.m
- Monday, November 11, 2008, at 6 p.m
"Usually other people show me how to do things but I got to be the one teaching this time! I really had fun at Zoo Corps." —Shane W., Zoo Corps member
