"WILD" EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURES FOR TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS & BIG KIDS

Roger Williams Park Zoo offers a great variety of fun educational programming for kids.
Get them engaged and excited about the environment!

Registration opens August 20, 2008

For toddlers ages 20 - 36 months :
Toddler Art
Toddler Trek

For children ages 3 - 5:
Pre-School Adventures
Wild Tales

For children ages 6 - 8:
Zoo Explorers

For all online registration users:
Online Registration Customer Log-In
Use this link to review or check your registrations at a later date AFTER you've made them.
To do the initial registration, click on the "Register Now" button under each program.

TODDLER TREK
(Ages 20 - 36 months)
The Toddler Trek program includes songs, movement, biofacts, pictures, animal visitors, and interactive play stations. 
Developmentally appropriate lessons help the children acquire new skills while exploring through play. 
Each 45-minute class will include a nature or animal theme for you and your child to learn about together. 
Children receive a “passport” for collecting stamps to celebrate their participation in each program.   

Additional Information:

• Pre-registration is required.
• Space is limited, so register early.
• Phone registrations are not accepted.
• Only children participating in the class may attend. No younger or older siblings please.
• Children must be accompanied by and adult; each adult may bring nor more than two children.
• Classes take place in the Zoo Lab, click on the "Register Now" button below for dates and times.
• Class size: 5 min. - 10 max

Fees:

Sept - Feb. *
Members:          $14  per child
Non-Members:   $20 per child

Or, print out our printable registration form to fill out and send in by mail.

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TODDLER ART
(Ages 20-36 months)
The Toddler Art program uses creative art materials (including paints, papers, glues, and modeling compounds)
in a fun and interactive learning experience that toddlers and their parents can share together.  Developmentally
appropriate lessons help the children acquire new skills while exploring through play.  Each 45-minute class includes
a nature or animal theme incorporated into songs, movement, an art activity, and scribble time activity. 

Themes change monthly.

Additional Information:

• Pre-registration is required.
• Please note: We no longer run sessions with two classes for Toddler Art.
• Space is limited, so register early.
• Phone registrations are not accepted.
• Only children participating in the class may attend. No younger or older siblings please.
• Children must be accompanied by and adult; each adult may bring nor more than two children.
• Classes take place in the Zoo Lab, click on "Register Now" button below for dates and times.
• Class size: 5 min. - 10 max

Fees:

Sept - Feb. *
Members:          $14  per child
Non-Members:   $20 per child

Or, print out our printable registration form to fill out and send in by mail.

(View Program Refund Policy)   

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PRESCHOOL ADVENTURES
(Ages 3 - 5)
These programs are for children three to five years old accompanied by an adult.
Each adventure focuses on a special animal or area of the zoo and presents opportunities
for adult/child pairs to make discoveries together. These 90-minute programs include a lesson,
snack and craft activity.

Additional Information:

• Pre-registration is required.
• Space is limited, so register early.
• Phone registrations are not accepted.
• Only children participating in the class may attend. No younger or older siblings please.
• Classes take place in the Zoo Lab, see schedule below for dates and times.
• Class size: 8 min. - 12 max.

Fees:

Sept - Feb. *
Members:          $14  per child
Non-Members:   $20 per child

Or, print out our printable registration form to fill out and send in by mail.

For more information:
Please call Gerry at (401) 785-3510 ext. 358.

(View Program Refund Policy)   

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WILD TALES
Even more for the little ones!

Designed as a second option for ages 3 - 5. Wild Tales is story time where we’ll share great tales
new and old. A shorter program than our Preschool Adventures classes, Wild Tales is designed to
pique children’s interest in broader wildlife themes. Each class runs approximately 60 minutes and
will include a story, making a snack, and up close experiences with nature and wildlife. Stories change monthly.

Additional Information:

• Children must be accompanied by an adult. Each adult may bring no more than two children.
• Pre-registration is required, so register early.
• Phone registration is not accepted.
• Only children participating in the class may attend. No younger or older siblings please.
• Classes take place in the Zoo Lab on select Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:30 and 11:30;
  click on "Register Now" button below for specific dates and times.
• Class size: 8 min. - 12 max

Fees:

Sept - Feb. *
Members:          $14  per child
Non-Members:   $20 per child

Or, print out our printable registration form to fill out and send in by mail.

For more information:
Please call Gerry at (401) 785-3510 ext. 358.

(View Program Refund Policy)   

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ZOO EXPLORERS (Ages 6 - 8)

This exciting hour-long program is designed for children 6-8 years old, who have moved
on from our preschool programs. Come have fun while learning more about our world and
the animals in it! Spend some time in the classroom exploring biofacts and other activities,
then head outside to learn more about habitat, adaptations, niches and behaviors through Zoo exploration.

Additional Information:

• Classes are held in the Zoo Lab on Saturdays, click on "Register Now" to register.
• Pre-registration is required.
• Phone registrations are not accepted.
• Class size: 8 min. - 12 max.

Fees:

Sept - Feb. *
Members:          $14  per child
Non-Members:   $20 per child

Or, print out our printable registration form to fill out and send in by mail.

For more information:
Please call Gerry at (401) 785-3510 ext. 358.

(View Program Refund Policy)    

ONLINE REGISTRATION CUSTOMER ACCOUNT LOG-IN                                                      
Click below AFTER registering to check or review your registrations at a later time.

Program Refund Policy
No refunds will be given unless a program is canceled by the Zoo. Thank you for your cooperation.

For further information, please call our Education Department at (401) 785-3510 ext. 351 or ext. 358.
For questions and changes, you can also e-mail Gerry at gdichiara@rwpzoo.org.

Inclement weather cancellations will be available at (401) 785-3510 ext. 353 and local media.

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