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Teachers & Schools

School Field Trips

Zoo admission is free for organized school groups Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for students up to age nineteen from schools within the corporate limits of the City of Houston.

Please complete the on-line Field Trip Reservation Request (or get the pdf version) and submit it at least three weeks prior to your visit date. Day cares, pre-schools, head starts, home schools, and colleges are not eligible for the free school program. For more information, call 713-533-6550 or email group.reservations@houstonzoo.org

 

Field Trips and Student Activities

Activities are available throughout the year, both at the Zoo and at your school, for ages 2 and older. Please choose from the following options:

Self-guided field trip
at the Zoo
Ages
2-4
Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12
Adventure Class
30-60 minute classroom
program during a Zoo field trip
Ages
2-4
Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12
Eco-Tracks
30-minute auditorium program
followed by a self-guided tour of the Zoo
  Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12
Critter Encounters
20-minute auditorium program
at the Zoo
Ages
2-4
Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12
ZooMobile Class or Assembly
at your school
Ages
2-4
Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12
Festival ZooMobile
at your school
Ages 
2-4
Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12
Field Research
experience in Texas City
  Grades
K-3
Grades
4-6
Grades
7-8
Grades
9-12

 

 

Resources for Teachers, Parents and Kids

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