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Boy & Girl Scouts
Earn your next Scout Badge at the Houston Zoo!
Join us for fun and exciting workshops that fulfill your Badge requirements.
Badge workshops are for registered Scouts. We have limited space per class. Parents are asked to please wait for your child outside the classroom. This will allow us to reach more Scouts. There will be biofacts tables in the exhibit hall or parents may enjoy the Zoo. Siblings are not allowed in the workshops. Adults may purchase an admission ticket for any siblings and enjoy the Zoo while your Scout is in the workshop.
Each workshop will have a scheduled tour time and parents are encouraged to join their Scout as they tour the Zoo and learn about the animals.
Raffle tickets and a special Houston Zoo Scout Day Patch are available for purchase! Raffle tickets are 1 ticket for $2 or 3 tickets for $5 and the Patches are just $3. Enter for a chance to win some really cool prizes! The raffles will be held in the morning and afternoon.
Girl Scout Badge Day
Boy Scout Badge Day
Coming again soon in Spring 2012
Wild Winks
Spend the night at the Zoo for a unique, after-hours experience which includes interactive activities, touchable animals, pizza dinner, continental breakfast, and free admission to the Zoo on the second day! Badge Wild Winks include all that is offered with regular overnights, plus participants will complete badge requirements. Click here for more information.
Policies
Safari School
Safari School
Ages 3-5
Wednesdays and Saturdays 10-11 am
Join us with your preschooler for an hour-long safari through the animal kingdom to explore the world of wildlife. Each week we'll learn about a new animal through interactive learning stations, hands-on activities, exhibit visits, touchable animals, and more!
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Wild Wheels
Wild Wheels
Ages 0-3
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:15-10:15 am
Enjoy the wild outdoors with your infant or toddler! We'll meet outside the front entrance by the gift shop and "stroll" together through a particular part of the Zoo. Our trek will conclude with a touchable animal encounter at the conclusion of the program. Individuals and mom groups welcome!
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Teachers & Schools
Teachers & Schools
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Adventure Class Topics
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Critter Encounter Topics
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Field Research
Field Research
Join the Houston Zoo and The Nature Conservancy for a day of interactive activities where students complete actual field research activities and learn more about the native species in the Houston-Galveston area. Up to 60 students in grades K-12 use hands-on techniques and tools to explore prairie and coastal ecology.
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts
Badge Day
May 14, 2011 | December 3, 2011
Joing your Boy Scout at the Houston Zoo for their badge day celebration.
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Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts
Badge Day
April 2, 2011 | October 1, 2011
Joing your Girl Scout at the Houston Zoo for their badge day celebration.
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Teens
Teens
Ages 12+
February 27, 2011 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Gain insight into animal-related career fields directly from Zoo staff and learn how to get involved through volunteer and internship opportunities at the Houston Zoo.
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Adults
Adults
Ages 18+
Saturdays 9:30-11:30 am
Ever flip through a wildlife magazine and wish your animal pictures could look that good? Planning to come to Photo Day and want some pointers and practice first? Join us as we learn some basics of wildlife photography and take a mini-safari through the Zoo to capture some of our most photogenic animals.
