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Turtle Back Zoo is an amazing classroom!
Welcome to the wildest classroom in NJ! Our homeschool classes offer students an opportunity to boost scientific literacy and knowledge of the natural world, and learn the importance of life-long environmental stewardship. Available to students ages 6-12, the programs include a visit to South Mountain Reservation, Reservoir, or Zoo as weather permits. These are in-person, drop-off sessions held one Wednesday per month from 11am – 1pm in the Berson Family Center. Fee is $30/student, with a maximum capacity of 20 students. Program fee does not include separate zoo admission. Students are encouraged to bring their own supplies (note books, pens, water bottle).
Upcoming Programs:
- January 22, 2025 | Warm or Cold Blooded?
- What does it mean to be warm or cold-blooded? Can each animal only be one or the other? And what are the benefits and downsides of such lifestyles? This class looks at the different ways animals have of powering their bodies.
- February 19, 2025 | Animal Appetites
- In the animal world, what you eat shapes what you are. See how the demands of animals’ diets have shaped their bodies and lifestyles over time.
- March 19, 2025 | Animal Communication
- Animals may not talk like we do, but they have plenty of other ways of expressing themselves. Come discover the variety of communication methods in the animal kingdom.
- April 23, 2025 | Animal Anatomy
- What is an exoskeleton? How is a bat’s wing like our hand? And do some animals have backwards knees? In this class, we explore the structures of animals’ bodies and highlight the similarities and differences of various families.
- May 14, 2025 | Creatures Great and Small
- This class looks at the biggest and the tiniest of animals. Find out the advantages and drawbacks of their sizes, as well as the adaptations made around these.
Drop-off is at the Berson Family Center as early as 10:50am; the program begins promptly at 11am. Pick-up time is at 1pm; late pick-ups after 1pm will incur a fee of $10 for every 15 minutes late. Please make sure that your child has a refillable water bottle and is comfortably dressed to spend time outside. We will go outside, rain or shine or snow, unless there is thunder or lightning.
For more information email [email protected].