ZooMobile

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School and Classroom ZooMobile

An Education Specialist will bring the ZooMobile to your classroom in an intimate setting and use small animals and animal artifacts to teach grade-appropriate topics. Participants will have an opportunity to see the animals up-close and to touch most of the animals presented. Please see our ZooMobile Curriculum Descriptions to see how our programs align with the Next Generation Science Standards.

Ideal Ages and Venues

• Pre-K to 12th Grade
• Suitable for school classrooms, summer camps, daycare centers, or youth group facilities

Pricing and Program Details

• $225 (1st 30-minute program), $200 for additional programs (Maximum 3 per day, Pre-K-1st)
• $250 (1st 50-minute program), $225 for additional programs (Maximum 2 per day, 2nd-12th)
• Maximum 35 students per program

How to Book

Please fill out the School ZooMobile Request Form and send it to our Operations Coordinator at EducationReservations@oaklandzoo.org

Library ZooMobile

Turn your visitor’s stories and readings into reality by bringing live animals to your library. An Education Specialist will capture the community’s imagination by presenting our education animals and accompanying biofacts to the audience. Oakland Zoo educators will focus on the Amazing Adaptations of Animals and Habitats but are happy to adapt the program to best fit in with the library’s needs.

Ideal Ages and Venues

• All ages
• Perfect for library meeting and conference rooms, amphitheaters, and community halls

Pricing and Program Details

• $300 (1st 50-minute program), $245 for an additional program
• We bring two Education Specialists to every Library ZooMobile to provide additional program support

How to Book

Please fill out the Library ZooMobile Request Form and send it to our Operations Coordinator at EducationReservations@oaklandzoo.org

Senior ZooMobile

An Education Specialist will bring the ZooMobile to your senior or retirement center and use small animals and animal artifacts to enrich the day. Focus on the amazing adaptations and habitats of these special animal ambassadors. Wonder why do hedgehogs have spines? Why are snakes missing their legs? Why do some lizards lose their tails? Join us as we explore the world of animal adaptations and how each habitat affects the animals that live there—and vice versa!

Ideal Ages and Venues

• Ages 65 and better
• Suitable for senior centers, transitional living, and retirement communities

Pricing and Program Details

• $250 (1st 50-minute program), $225 for one additional program
• Maximum 35 participants

How to Book

Please fill out the Senior ZooMobile Request Form and send it to our Operations Coordinator at EducationReservations@oaklandzoo.org

Community Event ZooMobile

Oakland Zoo strives to have a strong presence in the community and wants to be part of your next festival, science fair, or community event. Whether you are looking for an opportunity for guests to meet animals up close, a more formal group animal presentation, or a table with interactive, tabling activities our ZooMobile and Education Staff can be there to support the goal of the event and add to the overall experience.

Ideal Ages and Venues

All ages and suitable for tabling events, community festivals, science fairs, and other public events.

Pricing and Program Details

• $650 (Max 2 hour meet-and-greet animal table) or $350 (45-minute large group animal presentation); $300 for an additional presentation or FREE* activity tables (Tabling Activities – no live animals) *Please note, free activity tables are supported by our Zoo-to-Community initiative, and are based on education staffing availability - these are not guaranteed; by request only.

How to Book

Please fill out the Community Event ZooMobile Request Form and send it to our Operations Coordinator at EducationReservations@oaklandzoo.org

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