The education department at the Louisville Zoo welcomed Cochran Elementary School for their first day of School at the Zoo on Monday, November 28th. Our educators this week are Ms. Wanda (Lipscomb) and Ms. Karen (Parker). Today the students discussed … Find Out More
What an exciting (slightly warmer!) day at School at the Zoo. Ms. Diane’s group spent the day at Glacier Run. They got to see three keeper trainings up close: bear, tiger, and sea lion! They also enjoyed visiting Lorikeet Landing … Find Out More
We were so excited to see the smiling faces of returning Shelby Elementary School students on Tuesday November 15th. Students in Ms. Diane’s group studied ecosystems today. Students got an up close encounter with our opossum Ralphie and our three … Find Out More
On Friday November 4th we wrapped up our last day with Roosevelt Perry elementary with a walk to our Gorilla Forest exhibit. Students spent the morning observing our primates eat, sleep and interact. They also had the opportunity to see … Find Out More
We are happy to welcome Shelby Elementary School to the Louisville Zoo for the School at the Zoo program this week. The students arrived by bus at 10 a.m. and were separated into two groups with two of our educators: … Find Out More
School at the Zoo students from Roosevelt Perry Elementary School had another great day! We had a threat of rain, but, thankfully, it held off. It was Mrs. Kathleen’s class’s turn to spend the day in Glacier Run. They saw … Find Out More
Ms. Kathleen’s group went on a great scavenger hunt to the HerpAquarium today where the students solved the mystery of where in the world we would find animals like rosy boas and poison dart frogs. In class they looked at … Find Out More
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