Homeschool Day

Join us for Homeschool Day at the Dallas Zoo, where learning meets adventure, and discover how to bring a touch of the wild into your homeschool classroom with fun activities designed for kids of all ages as we work together to Create a Better World for Animals.

Pricing

• $10 non-members | FREE for members
• Children 2 and under are free
• Pre-registration is required. Registration fee includes discounted admission to the Zoo (for non-members) but does not include parking.

Schedule:

• Event time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
• We recommend arriving as early as 9 a.m., and stay at the Zoo as long as you’d like!

Activities:

Stop by our Homeschool Day Welcome Station at the park entrance to pick up your activity notebook. Then, visit our 20+ Learning Stations to learn about conservation efforts and ways you can take action. You’ll participate in hands-on activities and earn stamps along the way:

• Interactive activities
• Hands-on learning stations
• Animal encounters
• At the Zoo & at-home conservation project
• Keeper Chats
• Career Chats for middle and high school students
• Experiential learning activities for students in elementary, middle, and high school
• 20 exciting partner activities

Printables:

• Download Zoo Map

Plan your day:

• Wild Encounters* – Head to the Wild Encounters Stage Presented by Kimberly-Clark Corporation to get up close with a variety of animals. 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30
  * Wild Encounters schedule is subject to change depending on animal comfort level and the weather. 
• Keeper Chats – Learn more about your favorite Dallas Zoo animals from the zoologists who care for them! Keeper Chats are held outside of the corresponding animal habitat area. View schedules here.
• Career Chats – Middle schoolers and high schoolers can take advantage of our Career Chats taking place 15 minutes before each Keeper Chat. Our zoologists will share their journey to the Zoo.
• Zoo Crew and Camps – Explore volunteer opportunities at the Zoo for students ages 13-17 and camp opportunities for K-6th graders.
• Educational Programming – Learn about our year-round education programming for children ages X months to age 12 and see if we can be a part of your homeschool journey this year.
• Citizen Science Project – Hunt down our Monarch Tagging Interpreters in the park and learn how you can participate in Monarch Watch this fall. You might even get to tag a monarch in the park.

Still have questions? Contact our education department at Education@DallasZoo.com or 469.554.7300.