Zoo School
Ages 3–5
9:00 am–2:00 pm
Cost per month: $225/members; $250/nonmembers
Sept. 7 - May 26
Registration Required

Each Tuesday and Thursday of the month, drop off your child at the Education Center for five hours of Zoo education, socializing, energetic play, and up close animal presentations in a pre-school setting. Limited availability.

 

Wild Beginnings
Ages 2–5
10:00 am –11:00 am
Cost: $40/members; $60/nonmembers
(Price includes one child and one adult)

Meeting one hour a week for four weeks, this program encourages child/adult interactions in a fun-filled environment with stories, songs, and animal close-ups.

Topic	Dates
Birds of a Feather, Flock Together	Oct. 4, Oct. 11, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25
Okapi, Wild Dogs, Monkeys and More!	Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15 and Nov. 22
Brrrr it’s Cold - Animals in Winter	Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Jan. 24 and Jan. 31
Hide and Seek with Stripes and Spots	Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28

 

Tiny Tots Classes
Ages 2 - 5
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost: $12/members; $17/nonmembers
(Price includes one child and one adult)

Special age-appropriate classes designed for child and caregiver to experience animals at the Zoo through stories, crafts, and animal presentations.

Topic	Dates
Texas Tracks (One Day Class)	Aug. 21(Ages 2-3), Aug. 28(Ages 3-5)
African Wild Dogs	Sept. 15, Sept. 18
Batty for Bats	Oct. 13, Oct. 20
Colossal Climbers - Colobus Monkeys	Nov. 6, Nov. 10
Beary Special Holiday	Dec. 8, Dec. 15
Under The Sea	Jan. 12, Jan. 16
Pocket Secrets - Kangaroos	Feb. 2, Feb. 13

Roots And Shoots

Ages 8 - 12

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Cost: $12/members; $17/nonmembers

Join the Zoo’s chapter of Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots, and get involved in fun conservation activities each month. Program will include natural history of the animals, issues relating to their conservation, techniques used to study them and ways kids can help with wildlife conservation. Drop off program; parents not required to stay.

Sept. 18 – Tomistomas and crocodilians success stories
Oct. 16 – Monarch butterflies and their journey through San Antonio
Nov. 20 – Cheetah and challenges of captive breeding
Jan. 15 – Micronesian kingfishers and breeding successes at the San Antonio Zoo
Feb. 19 – Mangabeys and ethograms

S.A.Fari Kids

Ages 5 - 7

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Cost: $12/members; $17/nonmembers
Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 16, Feb. 20

Come join the wildest club in town – S.A.fari Kids. Meeting once a month, S.A.fari Kids will explore animals around the Zoo while building relationships and skills. New topics each month, and we strongly encourage children to attend regularly so learning can be continuous. Drop off program; parents not required to stay.

Sept. 12 – Monkeys – Old World and New
Oct. 17 – Creepy Critters
Nov. 14 – Big Cats
Dec. 12 – Hurray for Hippos
Jan. 16 – Birds of a Feather
Feb. 20 – Reptile Roundup

 

Scouting The Zoo
Cost: $15/members; $20/nonmembers
Sept. 12, Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 16, Feb. 20

Boy Scouts! Get help completing your requirements while having a great time exploring the Zoo.

Sept. 25, 1:30 pm – Webelos/Naturalist
Oct. 30, 1:30 pm – Bears/Sharing Your World
Nov. 6, 1:30 pm – Wolves/Birds

Tiny Tots Summer Camp
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Cost: $50/members; $80 nonmembers
(Price includes one adult and one child)

Hey kids! Grab a parent, and come join summer camp designed just for ages 3-5. Camps are filled with age-appropriate stories, games, crafts and, of course, animal close-ups.

 

Summer Camp Programs:

 

Session	Dates	Title
Session G	July 19-22	Swingers & Climbers
Session H	July 26-29	Ants & Anteaters

 

Girl Scout programs available through the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas – www.girlscouts-swtx.org.