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We offer programs for your school groups that match ODE Standards.More Professional Development!
We provide the resources to bring dynamic animal science and environmental awareness into your classroom.Project Prairie
(PRAiries that InvigoRate Inquiry LEarning)
Project PRAIRIE extends our Wild Toledo prairie initiative into local classrooms by utilizing the flower installations as living labs. It is an inquiry-based education program that trains students and their teachers to use native prairie habitats for citizen science projects that contribute to a larger body of global research to make a difference in the natural world. Toledo Zoo conservation staff installs urban prairie on the property of participating schools while Zoo education staff trains teachers and students to use the prairies for citizen science, inquiry learning projects and follows up with related classroom programming.
There are currently four Toledo Area schools participating and information is shared among schools through various citizen science platforms. There is a cost to participate in the program. Please contact our education department at 419-385-5721 ext. 2048 for more details.
Climate Change Symposium
Thursday, February 21 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Toledo Zoo is offering a free climate change symposium in the Malawi Event Center. Presenters include scientists, researchers, and professors from Polar Bears International, The Ohio State University, the University of Toledo, Alaska Sea Life Center, and The Toledo Zoo. This symposium is ideal for all guests ages 12 and up, especially middle school, high school, and college/university students, staff, and faculty. It is free and open to the public, but space is limited and pre-registration is required
