Bravo For Biodiversity
Get immersed in “Animal Antics” while you learn to protect wildlife and nature!
Zoo day camps provide a unique opportunity for animal discovery and active learning. Take part in enrichment & entertainment, learning & laughter, animal encounters, zoo tours and eco-projects. 2010’s theme is "Bravo for Biodiversity".
Summer Zoo Camp
Ages 6 - 13
Zoo Member Weekly Fee: $147 or Non-Member Weekly Fee: $168
($120.75 and $136.50 for the week of August 3 – 6)
(There are no single days options for summer at this time)
All camps run 9 am - 4 pm
Drop-off between 8:30 and 9 am / Pick-up between 4 and 4:30 pm
Call us at (204) 982-0664, click here for a form or E-mail zooeducation@zoosociety.com to register today!
Camp is headquartered in the Zoo Classroom buildings, located at the South Gate entrance on Corydon Ave.
Zoo Camp Summary
Our goal is to provide a unique forum for education about wildlife and wildplaces through hands-on activities, nature treks, animal discovery and behind-the-scenes tours, all while providing an exciting and enriching place to meet new friends and have fun.
 
Mailing Address:
Zoological Society of Manitoba, 54 Zoo Drive, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3P 2N8
Contact:
Phone: (204) 982-0664 / Fax: (204) 982-0673 / Email: zooeducation@zoosociety.com
All of our programs begin and end, unless otherwise arranged, at the Zoo Education Centre. We are located on Corydon Ave at the south gate entrance of the zoo. This gate is only open to the general public in the spring and summer, but is open for educational programming year round. Camp Entrance: Click Here
- Ages of our campers for spring camp are 6 to 9.
- We will be running programs for children aged 6 to 9 and aged 10 to 13 during all weeks of summer camp.
- Children must have finished Kindergarten before attending camp.
We do not offer before and after care at this time. Regular drop-off is between 8:30 - 9:00 am and regular pick-up is between 4:00 - 4:30 pm. There are no structured activities before 9:00 am or after 4:00 pm. There is a $5.00 fee per instance for every 15 minute interval that you drop off or pick up your child outside of these times.
You will receive a refund of 90% of the program fee if you cancel with more than 10 business days notice. You will receive a refund of 75% of the program fee if you cancel with less than 10 business days notice. No refunds are given for cancellations with less than two (2) business day’s notice.
We want all children to have fun at Zoo Camp. Unfortunately, some children’s behaviour negatively impacts others. If a child is asked to leave camp, it will only be after we have contacted the child’s parents and no money will be refunded.
We do not have staff that can work with your child one-on-one, so it is the responsibility of the parents to provide an aide to accompany your child. Parents can call 982-0664 for further information. Our education building and all public zoo buildings are wheelchair accessible, but not all of our behind-the-scenes areas are.
We take allergies seriously but cannot guarantee that the program is completely free of food or environmental allergens. The Zoo Education Centre and many of the zoo’s other buildings may expose your child to allergens like nuts and seeds, hay, animal hair or dust.
We promote a policy of no food sharing. Please help reduce the risk of peanut allergy reactions by not packing peanut or nut products in your child’s lunch.
Participants in each camp will have several opportunities to go behind-the-scenes over the course of the week. However, due to the number of children in camp and the small number of zoo keeping staff available for zoo programming, we can only schedule a limited number of special visits per week. The children will have opportunities to meet with our interpretive staff, along with some of our handleable animals (e.g. snakes, turtles, birds, various insects) throughout the week.
Each year our education staff plans new programs so that campers will enjoy new theme, activities, crafts, and games. On a few occasions a repeat activity or special visit is planned if it proved very popular in the past. While we work hard to change things up each season, there is some duplication from week to week.
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