Woodland Park Zoo Press Release

What:
Don’t miss this special opportunity for early childhood educators. Join Woodland Park Zoo for a STARS certified workshop on humane education with animals. What are the best animals to use with small children? How do you care for them? Which ones should you avoid? This workshop is offered by Woodland Park Zoo in cooperation with the Pet Care Trust. Participants receive a teacher manual and a gift certificate to support purchase of classroom animal equipment and supplies.

When:
Saturday, December 16, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Cost:
$50 per person. Clock hours will be available. This workshop is only open to educators working with children 1-year-olds to 3rd graders.

Info:
Please email Margaret White at margaret.white@zoo.org for an application or call 206.386.1958.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.