Zoo School gives you the opportunity to make the zoo your classroom for a whole week. Together with the Zoo School Coordinator, you can plan your week and customize it so that it meets all your desired curricular objectives.
Is your classroom a zoo? We know the feeling.
That’s because our classroom is the zoo. Imagine spending science class observing the squirrel monkeys, math class measuring the lemur enclosure and language arts class describing what an armadillo feels like. Social Studies class might involve a discussion about the role of zoos with the zoo’s operation supervisor. These are just some of the ways we spend our days at Zoo School!
Program Overview
Grades 1–12 from Edmonton and the surrounding area can take part in this experience.
Spaces available: up to 16 classes each year
Design a week full of:
- Demonstrations
- Hands-on animal encounters
- Behind the scenes tours
- Guest speakers
- Special presentations
Students will be journaling, observing, sketching, hearing, smelling, touching and questioning all week long. Every day promises new experiences and new discoveries.
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Applications for Zoo School are now closed for 2026/2027.
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Contact Us
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Email attractions@edmonton.ca
Phone 311 | Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311
Address 13315 Buena Vista Road (87 Avenue) PO Box 2359 Edmonton, AB