Oregon Zoo Education

ZooVenture Day Camps

Winter and Spring Break

For 4yrs-Kindergarten, half-day sessions, 9:00am to Noon or 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

For grades 1-3, 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Early drop off (8:00am) and late pick-up (6:00pm) are available.

Fees
The per day fee is $27 for Oregon Zoo members and $32 for non-members, for grades 1-3.
Daily fees for half-day sessions are $12 for Oregon Zoo members and $14 for non-members, for 4yrs-Kindergarten.

For registration and more information about ZooVenture,
call the Education Registrar at (503) 220-2781 or e-mail to

Variety of Activities
Every day includes guided exploration of the Zoo, pettable animals visiting the classroom, games, crafts, stories and songs. Daily themes focus each day's activities on a particular group of animals covering selected parts of the Zoo.

Children may attend one day, several days or all days offered, whatever best fits your schedule.

Monday, December 23, 2002	SOME LIKE IT COLD Look at how animals are built for winter. Did you know that a polar bear's skin and hair are not white? Why are musk oxen so hairy? Learn more cold, hard facts about animal adaptation to the frigid days ahead.
Tuesday, December 24, 2002	HOW DO THEY DO THAT? Discover how animals climb, fly, glide, dive and survive in the wild, wild world. Animals perform all sorts of amazing natural tricks. Learn how and why they do it.
Thursday, December 26, 2002	SHORT DAYS, LONG NIGHTS Some animals like it bright while others seek the night. Why would animals want to creep around at night anyway? Learn how nocturnal and diurnal animals differ and which are which. Learn the secret of corpuscular animals.
Friday, December 27, 2002	WINTERING IN Different animals get ready for winter in different ways. Some stock up on food, some take a nap and others move south. Spend the day finding out about how the Zoo's animals handle winter in nature.
Monday, December 30, 2002	STRIPES, ANTLERS, HORNS AND BEAKS Why do tigers and zebras have different stripes? What are antlers and horns for? And why are there so many different kinds of beaks? Spend the day exploring all the amazing forms animals take and learn about why they look the way they do.
Tuesday, December 31, 2002	LET THE RUMPUS BEGIN Learn how different kinds of animals play, hunt, socialize and interact in groups and on their own. Find out what happens when the Zoo puts different kinds of animals in one exhibit.
Thursday, January 2, 2003	WOW! WILDLIFE OF THE WORLD Celebrate the New Year with a whole world of wildlife. A holiday salute to animals as they are featured in cultures and countries through crafts, stories, legends and songs.
Friday, January 3, 2003	FANGS OR CLAWS, SNEAKY OR STEALTHY Meet the hunters and the hunted. See what it's like to be a predator or prey in the real world game of hide and seek. Learn which team will win.