Information: 619-744-3373
Questions: Education Department
Audience: Ages 13–16
Meets at: San Diego Zoo   
Otto Center
Program
Duration:		 Summer/Fall 2008 session runs May 31–Nov. 30.

Calendar: Zoo Corps

At the San Diego Zoo

This program is supported by a donation from Wallis Foundation.

Zoo Corps in action"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.

"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