Classes Available to Grades K–5 in Title 1 schools in the following districts: Alpine Union, Cajon Valley, Chula Vista, Coronado, Dehesa, Jamul-Dulzura, Lakeside, La Mesa/Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Mountain Empire Unified, National Elementary, San Diego Unified, Santee, San Ysidro, and South Bay Union.
For more information about any of these programs, please visit bookeo.com/sdzed-programs, or for more information, please email EducationZoo@sdzwa.org.
For Kindergarten–Grade 1 classes at Title I schools in San Diego County
San Diego County Students
Blending social and emotional learning, and Next Generation Science Standards, this two-part program includes a visit to your classroom and a field trip to the Zoo for your class, to inspire empathy for wildlife. Students will learn what animals need to survive, what body parts help with survival, and will be able to commit to at least one empathy-related conservation action. Bus transportation reimbursement is provided.
For all Grade 2 classes in San Diego County
Habitat Heroes
For over 50 years, the San Diego Zoo has offered a free field trip to all second-grade classes in San Diego County that includes an up-close wildlife encounter and a guided bus tour of the Zoo. This NGSS-aligned program lets students be scientists and discover the variety of plants and animals from habitats here in San Diego and around the world. Students are challenged to make observations, discover patterns, and compare wildlife across habitats.
