Ms. Kathleen’s group studied the topic of consumers today and how animals get energy from what they eat. They were able to see and touch real animal skulls and teeth of carnivores and herbivores. They also were visited in class … Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo education department would like to welcome Roosevelt Perry to the Louisville Zoo for a week of science based learning at School at the Zoo. This is our first year working with Roosevelt Perry and we are happy … Find Out More
Thursday was our day to visit the Glacier Run classroom with our Zoo educator Mr. Ben. The students were introduced to the concepts of biomimicry-or how engineers/designers are inspired to create usable objects based on natural structures. Students began to … Find Out More
Today our guests from Wilt elementary spent the day discussing how living organisms get energy-either through photosynthesis and the use of the sun (plants) or through the consumption of other living things (animals). The students had some previous knowledge of … Find Out More
Kindi and her surrogate gorilla mom Kweli continue to spend time together bonding and learning about each other. While you might see them both in Gorilla Forest now and then, they still do not have a regularly scheduled daily rotation … Find Out More
We would like to welcome Mrs. King’s third grade class from Wilt Elementary to the Louisville Zoo for School at the Zoo. The students arrived at 10 a.m. this morning by bus and were greeted by our docent volunteers in … Find Out More
Today the MetaZoo education department wrapped up a week of learning with Maupin Elementary School today with a day full of fun. Both student groups visited our Gorilla Forest exhibit today. They spent a great deal of time visiting with our … Find Out More
Our groups from Maupin both experienced our Glacier Run exhibit in a big way this week by attending our training sessions led by our keeper staff. The students observed tiger training, polar bear training, and pinniped (sea lion) training and had … Find Out More
Our School at the Zoo students arrived this morning for their second day of School at the Zoo. Students in Miller/Nantin’s group discussed different types of consumers (carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores) and were visited in class by a snake, rabbit, … Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo is happy to welcome Maupin Elementary: the Catalpa Model School here for a week of nature based learning at School at the Zoo. Much like our partnership with Portland Elementary, working with Maupin feels like a natural … Find Out More