Middle School
Classroom Programs
Bring your students to the Central Park Zoo and have one of our talented educators lead your class through a wild experience. Programs are designed to meet appropriate learning standards in a way everyone is sure to enjoy: exploring wildlife, meeting an animal and engaging in an active learning environment.
Polar Explorations
Classroom Program | Grades 6th-8th
Venture into the polar regions without leaving the zoo! Discover this unique biome and the animals that call these cold-weather climes home through guided inquiry, up-close animal experiences and exhibit visits.
Price: $200/class
Trekking the Tropics
Classroom Program | Grades 6th-8th
Discover the wonders of the tropical rainforest, from cotton-top tamarins to cocoa beans, with engaging learning activities, up-close animal experiences and exhibit explorations.
Price: $200/class
Home Sweet Home
Classroom Program | Grades 6th-8th
Explore the zoo to discover the different places animals call home! See how they thrive in their habitats through guided inquiry, up-close animal experiences and exhibit visits.
Price: $200/class
Our Changing Climate
Classroom Program | Grades 6th-8th
Explore how global climate change is impacting animals around the world and right here in New York. Through real world conservation stories, a guided zoo visit, and an up close animal experience, students will be empowered to take impactful community-level action.
Price: $200/class
Special Education Program: Amazing Animals
Classroom Program | Grades 6th-8th
Amazing Animals at Central Park Zoo is a NEW program designed for students of all abilities. Together with one of our talented educators, your class will enjoy a multi-sensory program, including movement, engaging with animal artifacts, and meeting a small ambassador animal up close. Programs include a guided zoo exhibit visit. Special Education Programs are adaptable to students of all ages and abilities.
Price: $150/class
Outdoor Adventures
We’re taking our classroom experiences outdoors! Join us outside for a fun, educator-led Zoo program! All Outdoor Adventure school programs include exhibit exploration and a special animal experience in addition to curriculum-based interactive activities.
Animal Adaptations
Outdoor Adventures | Grades 6th-8th
Investigate amazing animal adaptations from around the world and across the animal kingdom! During this program, students will trek around the Zoo seeking fascinating and fantastic animal features for surviving and thriving.
Price: $200/class
Studying Animal Behavior
Outdoor Adventures | Grades 6th-8th
Why and how do scientists study animal behavior? Let’s find out by observing animals at the Zoo! Using ethograms to collect and analyze data, students will leave with a better understanding of animal behavior and the tools that scientists use to study wildlife.
Price: $200/class
Habitat Adventure
Outdoor Adventures | Grades 6th-8th
Join us for a Habitat Adventure! Through observation, data collection and making predictions, students will explore how animals thrive in their habitats and learn about the roles that different animals play in their ecosystems.
Price: $200/class
Wildlife of New York
Outdoor Adventures | Grades 6th-8th
Discover the amazing world of wildlife that exists right here in New York City. During this program, students will explore the areas of Central Park Zoo to find out more about the species that call New York home!
Price: $200/class
