School Break Camps
No school? Come to zoo camp!
Join us for a fun filled day of zoo camp full of hands-on activities, animal investigations, and seeing animals up close. Full day camp for children only. Caregiver must provide nut-free lunch and snack.
Booking Tips:
- The Book Now button will bring you to our camp Parent Dashboard. If you already have an account, please enter your login information. If not, please create a new family profile (you will only have to do this once to enroll your camper(s).
- Enter the camper's date of birth and select the grade they will enter this fall. This ensures that only camps appropriate for their age/grade level are available for purchase.
- You cannot edit once you move on to the next step in registration.
- If you entered the incorrect camper DOB and/or grade, please email qzeducation@wcs.org.
- WCS Members, please have your membership ID# ready. Entering it will unlock access to exclusive membership pricing.
Grades K - 5th
MONDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Beast Friends Forever
Did you know that different species of animals will work together to survive? Some animals have symbiotic relationships with each other. Let's discover the unique relationships between different animal species and learn more about how humans interact with animals!
DATE: 9/21
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
MONDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Monsters and Mythical Creatures
We’ve heard the legend of the Loch Ness and tales of the cry of the Banshee, but where do these myths come from? In this camp you’ll have a chance to meet some animals who have inspired myths and legends throughout the world! Through up close animal encounters, crafts, and story-telling, you will help build on the legends!
DATE: 10/12
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
WEDNESDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Campaign for Wildlife
Are you passionate about helping wild animals? Join us at the Prospect Park Zoo for this one day camp to learn about what WCS does to protect wild animals and how you can too. You’ll meet animals up close, explore the zoo, and help create a campaign to educate zoo visitors on what they can do to protect wildlife near and far!
DATE: 11/11
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
MONDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Extreme Survivors
How do animals stay warm in the winter? They wear nice fur coats! Different animals will change their bodies to better suit a cold climate. From growing out a winter coat to building up blubber, animals have unique adaptations to fight the winter chill.
DATE: 1/18
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
TUESDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Animal Art
Join us for a one-day zoo camp where you will explore how animals make and inspire all kinds of art, and create some art of your own. This day is filled with hands-on activities, scientific investigations, and animal encounters.
DATE: 3/9
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
FRIDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Zoo Quest
Roll the dice and join us for Zoo Quest, a one-day choose-your-own-adventure camp where we will embark on a journey through a mysterious ecosystem guided by a Zoo Clue Master. Using imagination, teamwork, and chance, campers explore habitats, solve wildlife-inspired challenges, and adapt their survival strategies as the story unfolds. Together, we will make decisions that shape the world around us!
DATE: 3/26
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
MONDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
1- Day Camp: Discovering Decomposers
Get your hands dirty as we explore the creepy, crawly critters that live in detritus and underground! Dig through common misconceptions about invertebrates through hands-on activities, up-close encounters, and exhibit exploration.
DATE: 5/17
$150 non-member / $120 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
MONDAY - FRIDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Mid-Winter Break: Zoomazing Race
Grab your map for a week-long global adventure! Animals around the world survive in some extreme environments! We will race around the world to explore these unique habitats and investigate wild interactions through hands-on challenges, up-close encounters, and science experiments. As we move like bison and prowl like the pumas, we’ll discover how we can work together to conserve wildlife and their homes.
DATES: 2/15 - 2/19
$550 non-member / $440 member
This is a drop off camp.
Grades K - 5th
MONDAY - FRIDAY, 9:00am - 3:00pm
SPRING BREAK: Backyard Explorers
Calling all Neighborhood Naturalists! Join us as we embark on a fun and informative journey exploring the nature that we can find in our own backyards! Join us in this five-day camp as we learn about the natural world that is right beneath our feet by getting hands-on experiences with the wildlife that we see every day!
DATES: 4/26 - 4/30
$550 non-member / $440 member
This is a drop off camp.
