Give your children a school vacation they’ll never forget—an exciting experience at a unique environmental day camp! Camps are held during February and April vacations for 6-11 year olds. Summer ZooCamp offers experiences for kids ages 4 – 17 and even for families! ZooCamp is a fun and exciting opportunity to learn about conservation and explore the natural world. Arts and crafts, nature games, environmental activities and interviews with education animals help to teach children about our fascinating planet.
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Winter ZooCamp
Spring ZooCamp
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Winter ZooCamp (ages 6 – 11)
Members $145; Non-members $170
Brr…New England winters can be cold! Instead of keeping the kids inside during February school vacation, send your 6 – 11 year old to an interactive four day camp! Winter Camp at Roger Williams Park Zoo will engage your child in a full day of crafts, activities, animal interviews and even bundled-up tours of the zoo. Each year features a different theme and runs 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Tuesday through Friday of Rhode Island’s February school vacation week. New: Now offering extended day for Winter ZooCamp!
About Winter ZooCamp 2009:
Dates: Feb. 17 - 20
Theme:
Go Wild for Winter
Animals don’t wear insulated jackets, vacation somewhere warm or huddle in a heated house to survive the winter. Or do they? Zoo campers will explore and discover how animals of all kinds have adapted to survive cold weather.
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Spring ZooCamp (ages 6 – 11)
Members $185; Non-members $210
Shake off winter during an exciting week of learning activities, crafts, animal encounters and zoo tours at Roger Williams Park Zoo Spring Camp! Each year features a different theme and runs from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Monday through Friday of Rhode Island’s April school vacation week. Each camper will receive one complimentary ZooCamp t-shirt that must be worn daily. Additional shirts are available for purchase.
About Spring ZooCamp 2009:
Dates: April 13 - 17
Theme: It's a Feet Thing
Two feet, four feet, big feet, little feet. Animals use their feet for so much more than walking! Discover the many ways in a zoo camp all about animal feet.
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Summer ZooCamps
Tadpole Academy (ages 4 - 5)
Summer Adventures (ages 6 - 10)
"ZooCamp on the Move" Camps:
Natural Navigators (ages 11 - 13)
Ed-venturous Travels (ages 14 - 17)
Family Walkabouts (children ages 9 - 12 with adult)
 Tadpole Academy (ages 4-5)
Members $120; Non-members $145
Tadpole Academy is a great way to introduce your 4 – 5 year old to camp at Roger Williams Park Zoo! Each day is only three hours long and includes stories, crafts, games, snacks and zoo exploration in a safe, small group of only 10 campers per week.
Due to this small size, campers may only register for a maximum of one week. Each camper receives one complimentary ZooCamp T-shirt that must be worn daily. Note: All Tadpole Academy campers must be completely toilet trained (requiring no assistance in the bathroom)!
2009 Theme: Animals, Animals Everywhere!
There are so many different types of animals out there. Your Tadpole Academy Camper will learn all about how scientists classify animals based on their body coverings, what makes a mammal a mammal, a bird a bird and all the different animal classifications.
Morning session runs 8:30-11:30
Afternoon session runs 12:30-3:30
Week 1: 6/29 – 7/3
Week 2: 7/6 – 7/10
Week 3: 7/13 – 7/17
Week 4: 7/20 – 7/24
Week 5: 7/27 – 7/31
Week 6: 8/3 – 8/7
Week 7: 8/10 – 8/14
Week 8: 8/17 – 8/21
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 Summer Adventures (ages 6 – 10)
Members $185; Non-members $210
Do you know a child that dreams of spending his/her days surrounded by animals? Send them to Summer Adventures ZooCamp! Days are filled with games, hands-on activities, crafts, animal encounters and tours of the zoo. Each year features two themes and runs 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Monday through Friday. Campers may sign up for more than one week of Summer Adventures. Campers receive one complimentary ZooCamp T-shirt that must be worn daily. Additional shirts are available for purchase.
2009 Theme for Odd Weeks: Wings N’ Things
Nature’s flyers are delightfully diverse. Bats, birds and bugs have perfected the art of flying, but what about the animals that glide? Or machines built to fly? In this summer’s odd weeks of zoo camp, campers will investigate all that soars, in the end even building their own ultimate flying machine.
2009 Theme for Even Weeks: Everything Poops: The Science of Scat
Dive into everyone’s favorite subject in the even weeks of this summer’s zoo camp: animal poop! Find out how zoo staff uses scat as an indication of an animal’s health, how others use it to help things grow, how researchers identify animals by the scat they leave behind and so much more.
Week 1: 6/15 – 6/19 Wings N’ Things
Week 2: 6/22 – 6/26 Everything Poops: The Science of Scat
Week 3: 6/29 – 7/3 Wings N’ Things *BARGAIN WEEK! $20 off regular rates
Week 4: 7/6 – 7/10 Everything Poops: The Science of Scat
Week 5: 7/13 – 7/17 Wings N’ Things
Week 6: 7/20 – 7/24 Everything Poops: The Science of Scat
Week 7: 7/27 – 7/31 Wings N’ Things
Week 8: 8/3 – 8/7 Everything Poops: The Science of Scat
Week 9: 8/10 – 8/14 Wings N’ Things
Week 10: 8/17 – 8/21 Everything Poops: The Science of Scat
Registration Information:
- Summer Adventures registration begins January 24 at 9 a.m. and ends two weeks prior to your desired week of camp. For example, registration for Summer Adventures Week Five, 07/13 – 07/17 will end at 11:59 PM on Monday, June 29th.
- Completed Camper Personal and Medical Information Forms must be received no later than two weeks prior to your child attending camp. RWPZoo reserves the right to cancel registrations that have not returned completed forms by the given deadline.
- Be sure to read our Summer ZooCamp Important Information Sheet
ZOOCAMP ON THE MOVE
 Natural Navigators(ages 11-13)
Members $255; Non-members $280
During this action-packed week, campers will travel locally to visit various natural wonders and nature centers. They will also engage in outdoor adventure activities, environmental games, group discussions, and a scientific frog monitoring project.
Camp runs Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee for the week includes transportation and admission fees to destinations as well as a camp T-shirt.
Space is limited! One week per camper maximum.
Week A: 6/22 – 6/26
Week B: 6/29 – 7/3
Week C: 7/6 – 7/10
Week D: 7/13 – 7/17
Week E: 7/20 – 7/24
Week F: 7/27 – 7/31
Week G: 8/3 – 8/7
Registration Information:
- Natural Navigators registration begins January 24 at 9 a.m. and ends two weeks prior to your desired week of camp. For example, registration for Natural Navigators Week D, 7/13 – 7/17 will end at 11:59 PM on Monday, June 29th.
- Completed Camper Personal and Medical Information Forms must be received no later than two weeks prior to your child attending camp. RWPZoo reserves the right to cancel registrations that have not returned completed forms by the given deadline.
- Be sure to read our ZooCamp on the Move Important Information Sheet
 Ed-venturous Travels (ages 14-17)
Members $330; Non-members $355
An action packed week of team building and stewardship activities with a focus on the natural world. A mix of adventure, community, science and FUN! Camp runs Monday and Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday’s drop-off is at 8:30 a.m. followed by two consecutive overnights, and the week ends on Friday at 3:30pm.
Both overnights will be in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where we will explore one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world! Return times may vary; check your week’s itinerary! Fee for the week includes transportation, admission fees, food during the overnights, and a camp T-shirt! Space is limited! One week per camper maximum.
Week L: 7/6 – 7/10
Week M: 7/13 – 7/17
Week N: 7/20 – 7/24
Week O: 7/27 – 7/31
Week P: 8/3 – 8/7
Registration Information:
- Ed-venturous Travels registration begins January 24 at 9 a.m. and ends two weeks prior to your desired week of camp. For example, registration for Ed-venturous Travels Week M, 7/13 – 7/17 will end at 11:59 PM on Monday, June 29th.
- Completed Camper Personal and Medical Information Forms must be received no later than two weeks prior to your child attending camp. RWPZoo reserves the right to cancel registrations that have not returned completed forms by the given deadline.
- Be sure to read our ZooCamp on the Move Important Information Sheet
 New for 2009!
Family Walkabouts (ages 9-12 with adult)
Members $25/person; Non-members $30/person
This year we will be providing more opportunities for families to explore local environments without having to worry about finances or taking a week out of work. Instead of a week-long family camp we will be offering five individual day camps with five different themes. In this new format you may still register for all five Family Walkabouts, but you may also register for one, two, three or four!
Families with children ages 9-12 will meet zoo educators at different locations each day and discover how you don’t have to travel far to get “lost” in nature.
Day 1: 08/10 Parker Woodland - Native American studies, edible/medicinal plant walk, and a
variety of nature based activities to appreciate the beauty of the forest.
Day 2: 08/11 Pulaski Park - Collect and release fresh water macro-invertebrates, monitor local frog
populations, and look for evidence of wildlife found in and around ponds
Day 3: 08/12 Galilee and Point Judith - Study the wildlife found in mud flats while playing “salty
bingo”. Learn about the Point Judith light house and walk a section of the historic
Harbor of Refuge seawall
Day 4: 08/13 Fort Wetherill - Explore the fort while learning about its history, take a cliff walk, and
explore the hidden coves with masks and snorkels
Day 5: 08/14 Zoo Enrichment Day - Find out what animal enrichment is all about. Study animal
behavior and build enrichment devices for zoo animals to use.
Registration Information:
**Please note that each participating adult and child must be registered individually as a camper.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
PLEASE READ PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS
- Please enter or update your account information at the same time that you register for Camp.
- Completed Camper Personal and Medical Information Forms must be received no later than two weeks prior to your child attending camp. We reserve the right to cancel your registration if your information is not completed.
- When you register online, you will ONLY receive an email confirmation. Please read this confirmation as it contains important information.
- Once you click the red registration button below, you will come to a new "waiting room" screen, which will give you the APPROXIMATE wait time until you can begin your registration. DO NOT HIT THE "REFRESH" OR "BACK" BUTTONS, OR CLOSE YOUR BROWSER once you get to this page, or you will lose your place in line. The approximate wait time listed will not change or "count down" as time goes by. This is normal and does not mean you are "stuck" in the system.
- If you've registered for ZooCamp through our online system before, you should have a password to log in. Forgot your password? Click here!
ZooCamp 2009 - Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: When can I register for ZooCamp?
A: Online registration will open for all camps at 9:00 AM on Saturday, January 24th at http://www.rwpzoo.org/education/Zoocamp.cfm.
Q: What if I don’t have access to a computer?
A: You are strongly urged to use the online method to register for camp as it will give you immediate knowledge of registration status and the greatest likelihood of getting the weeks you desire.
However, there will be a minimal amount of slots held for mail-in registrations.
Please print a registration form and camper personal and medical information form for each camper. Both forms must be mailed in together.
Confirmation letters will be mailed; no confirmations will be given over the phone for the mail-ins. **Any registrations brought in before January 24th will be processed with mail-ins.
Q: What do I need to register online?
A: You will need a credit card and an email address to make full payment through Verisign before receiving confirmation and important information about camp. Please have all your contact information and membership (or confirmation) number on hand.
Q: Is there a maximum number of registrations per person?
A: There is no maximum number of registrations per person; however it is highly recommended that you do not try to register more than a few children at a time as you run the risk of not getting all of them into the same week. It is also suggested to register for ZCOTM or Tadpole Academy first as they have a more limited number of spots.
Q: Can I register someone else’s child?
A: We advise against this! If you add another child to your registration, you will be listed as the child’s parent(there is NO way to change this)! You will then be responsible for all medical and personal information and you will receive all e-mails.
Q: Can I pay a deposit to hold camp spots?
A: No, you must pay in full at the time of your registration.
Q: What if the week I want is full?
A: Should the week you want be full, please MAIL-IN a registration form (print from online link or request via phone) WITHOUT payment to be added to the waitlist. You will be contacted should a space open.
Q: Who makes up the ZooCamp Staff?
A: The ZooCamp staff consists of counselors of college age or older, assisted by counselors-in-training ages 14-17. ZooCamp staff is under the supervision of the Camp Director, Jen Karow. To ensure high quality supervision, the camper-to-staff ratio is 6:1 or better. ZooCamp on the Move is supervised and lead by Early Childhood Coordinator/ZCOTM Camp Director, Chris Hitchener. Camper-to-staff ratio for this camp is 5:1or better.
Q: What if I need to pick up my child late?
A: Most ZooCamps offer after camp care to meet the needs of working parents at a cost of $10/day per child. “Extended Day” is available from the time camp ends until 5:00 PM.
**Parents must inform camp staff at check-in if their child(ren) will be staying for Extended Day.
Q: Can I get my money back if I change my mind between registration time and the actual camp dates?
A: Complete refunds minus a $25.00 processing fee will be given up to February 6, 2009 for Winter Camp, April 1, 2009 for Spring Camp, and June 1, 2009 for Summer Adventures, Tadpole Academy, Natural Navigators, Family Walkabouts and Edventurous Travels. Absolutely no refunds after those dates.
Q: What if I have other questions that aren't answered here, or I experience technical difficulties during my online registration?
A: Should you have any questions about camps or the online registration process, you may call the Camp Director, Jennifer Karow, at 401-785-3510 ext. 352 or e-mail jkarow@rwpzoo.org.
Thank you in advance for your patience with this system; it is our goal to make your ZooCamp registration experience as easy as possible.
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