[City of El Paso] Offsite Programs Registration

For a limited time, during the months of October through February, the El Paso Zoo provides FREE Educational Outreach Opportunities to local area schools. We are wild about education and want to help others rediscover their connections to nature! What better way to do this than to bring zoo adventures to you?

A few important details to note:

Staff is only available for offsite programs on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. (The zoo is closed on Monday and Tuesday; education staff is unavailable on the weekends).
The maximum time we can spend at your school is 3 hours.
Limit: 2 free programs per school per month.
If zoo staff cannot obtain verbal confirmation regarding your scheduled program at least 24 hours in advance, your program will automatically be canceled.

Please allow 5 business days for your registration to be processed. For additional information, please email zooeducation@elpasotexas.gov.

Curriculum & Zoo Adventure ProgramsGroup Pricing:

$115 for up to 40 Students
$150 for 40+ Students
For a limited time, these programs will be provided FREE of charge! (Only from October through February).

Program Selection

Animal Wrappers - Grades: Day Care, Head Start and Pre-K, 1,2, 3 (Your students will discover the different covering of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Plus, how they help the animals survive in their habitats.)

Our World our Friend - Grades: K - 12 (The importance of biodiversity. How are our everyday lives affecting animals and plants around the world? They will discover how the choices we make each day affect the world around us.)

Animals of the Chihuahuan Desert - Grades: 3 - 12 (Students will learn about Chihuahuan Desert animals and plants, and adaptations of how they survive in our desert. Students will discover the uniqueness and diversity of the Chihuahuan Desert.)

Venomous Animals - Grades: 4 - 12 (Students will learn how to identify venomous animals of the El Paso area. They will also learn the importance of these animals and how they help balance our ecosystems.)

Careers at the Zoo - Grades: 4-12 (Zoos offer several career choices. Students will learn about many of these zoo careers such as zookeeper, exotic animal veterinarian, education specialist, zoo director, and so much more!)

The Yucca Mystery - Grades: 4 – 8 (Students unravel a mystery to learn about a mutualistic relationship found right here in our Chihuahuan Desert home!)

Creature Features - Grades: 4 – 12 (In this lesson, students must listen carefully to the mystery speaker - the animal itself - to figure out who the mystery animal is! **Hint: It is a critically endangered mammal found in the Chihuahuan Desert and less than 250 individuals can be found in the wild today.)

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Please NOTE:
Programs are only available on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
FREE programs are only offered from October through February.

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Confirmation

I HAVE READ THROUGH AND AGREE TO THE GROUP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

I understand that if zoo staff cannot obtain verbal confirmation at least 24 hours before my scheduled program, my program will automatically be canceled.

For curriculum, TEKS, or STEAM-related questions, please contact an education specialist at zooeducation@elpasotexas.gov.

For urgent, time-sensitive issues, contact the education curator:
Rick LoBello
(915) 217-4233