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The Toledo Zoo is now happy to provide Homeschoolers with a unique, interactive, year-long program! You and your children can explore the wonderful world of animal groups with in-depth, hands-on lessons! This year's program, Desert Diversity, is a specially designed curriculum to provide your children with a look at the diversity of desert ecosystems! Your child will discover different animals, their adaptations, the habitats they call home and the diverse cultures that interact with them. We’ll also look at how the animal’s ecosystems are being affected today, and what can be done to help preserve their wonderful habitats!

Classes will be conducted in both a classroom and on Zoo grounds. All of the programs are developed for a particular age group and include animal encounters, interaction with Toledo Zoo Staff, and the utilization of bio-facts to complement each month’s lesson. Classes will include opportunities for the children to participate in art activities, journaling, on grounds visits, experiments and other hands-on, minds-on activities. In addition, each lesson has been designed in conjunction with the National Science Education Standards. So heat up your lessons this year by joining us at The Toledo Zoo for our Home schooling Programs!

Desert Diversity will be offered the third Wednesday and Friday of each month from September through May, except for grades 7-12 which will only be offered the third Friday of the month. Please refer to the dates listed below and put them on your calendars.

The times are as follows:
PreK/K - 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Gr. 1-3 - 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Gr. 4-6 - 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Gr. 7-12 - 12:45 -1:45 p.m. (Fridays only)

Program Dates:

September 17 and 19	February 18 and 20
October 15 and 17	March 18 and 20
November 19 and 21	April 22 and 24
December 17 and 19	May 20 and 22
January 21 and 23

Click here to download a registration form.

For more information about our Homeschooling Programs, please call 419-385-5721, ext. 2042.

Program Guidelines:

•	A minimum of 10 students for each class is required. The Toledo Zoo reserves the right to cancel classes due to insufficient enrollment. We will contact you one week prior to class if it is cancelled.
•	The fee for all programs is $8 for members and $13 for non-members per student per class. Program fees do not incude admission to The Toledo Zoo, which must be paid separately at the Zoo's main entrance.
•	Class size is limited to 20 students, and registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.
•	Classes begin promptly at their scheduled times. Please respect this as it is extremely difficult to locate your child’s class on grounds or on a tour once the class has begun. Please make sure you leave enough time to travel to the Zoo and walk to your classroom. There will be no late admittance.
•	Registration is required. Walk-ins will not be accepted.
•	The curriculum may be purchased for an additional fee of $95 per grade level.
•	To register, please download this form and mail it to: The Toledo Zoo P.O. Box 140130 Toledo, Ohio 43614-0801 Or call 419-385-5721, ext. 2042. Register now for the entire year of programming, and your fee for each lesson will drop to just $6 per member or $11 for non-members.

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