EDUCATION
Brevard Zoo's Mission
"Wildlife Conservation Through Education and Participation"
WHERE EDUCATION
& FUN COLLIDE
Brevard Zoo is nationally recognized for its education programs that provide a variety of opportunities to spark a child’s interest in conservation, science and the outdoors. These exciting programs are one-of-a-kind adventures that will take your child’s love of learning to new heights.
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Treetop Trek Waiver
◊ symbol next to camp name indicates a waiver must be signed. Campers, entering 1st to 4th grade, must be between 30-60 inches to participate. Earth Explorers must be 54 inches.
First Aid & Photo Release Waiver required
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Family Nature Camp
Two Day Camp 8 AM - Noon
Family fun zoo style! This nature camp is a hands-on and educational experience for the family to participate in together.
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Animal Ickyology
Entering 1st to 6th / 4-Day Camp / 8 AM – 4 PM
Get ready to have an ewwww-some experience! Discover the yucky side of animal science during the quest into the weird to the queasy! Are human habits as gross, strange or crazy as an animal’s?
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Curious Creatures and Fearsome Features
Entering 1st To 6th Grade / 5-Day Camp / AM & PM sessions
Decide for yourself as you explore the zoo observing animals from head to toe. We will discover the purpose of these creatures’ unique features.
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Artful Adventures
Entering 1st to 6th / 5-DAY CAMP 8 AM -4 PM
We will capture the creative critter in each camper! Local artists will inspire campers as they learn about animals in an exciting way through imaginative art, music and dance! Families are invited to a magnificent Friday performance!
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Sensational Species
Entering Kindergarten / 4 Day Camp / 8 AM - Noon
Campers will use their five senses as we move through the Zoo, and get ready to hear an earful about how animals hear, see, smell, taste and feel.
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Colorful Creature
Entering Kindergarten / 4 Day Camp / 8 AM to Noon
Come with us as we color the Zoo and meet blue birds, red snakes, green frogs and much more along the way!
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Habitat Safari
Entering Kindergarten / 4 Day Camp / 8 AM - Noon
It’s a wild and wonderful world we live in! Explore with us many habitats from around the world on our safari adventure.
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Critter Coats and Motion
Entering 1st & 2nd Grade / 5-Day Camps 8 AM - Noon
Why do chinchillas have such thick fur? How does a snake move without legs? Explore the exciting ways reptiles, mammals and birds move and feel!
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Undercover Animal Spy
Entering 1st & 2nd Grade / 5-Day Camp / 8 AM - Noon
Become an undercover animal spy and discover the way animals look, move and behave while solving daily mysteries around the zoo.
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Outlandish Animal Adventures
Entering 3rd & 4th Grade / 5-Day Camp / 8 AM – 4 PM
Out smart, out play, out last! Can you stand on one leg as long as a flamingo can? Test your skills in these challenges as you learn about the abilities of our animals.
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Nature's Laboratory
Entering 5th & 6th Grade / 5-Day Camp / 8 AM – 4 PM
How do we know an environment is polluted? What controls how much rain a habitat receives? Answer these questions and more as we explore the science of chemistry and biology to understand how each field helps us learn more about our natural world in its own unique way.
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Animal Experts
Entering 3rd & 4th / 5-Day Camp / 8 AM – 4 PM
Why has the giraffe gained weight? What did the kookaburra have for dinner? Become an investigator and discern how animal experts answer important questions like these. Meet creatures, talk to keepers, take measurements, examine bones and solve a mystery.
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Animal Engineering
Entering 5th & 6th / 5-Day Camp / 8 AM – 4 PM
How do scientists in physics and engineering relate their work to the natural world? Explore biomimicry, exhibit design and animal wellness through the eyes of a modern zoo.
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Earth Explorers Living with Nature
Entering 7th To 9th Grade / 5-Day Camp / 8 AM -4 PM
How do professionals care for wildlife? Travel with us as we network with different animal-based facilities learning about varying methods of animal care and conservation.
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Extreme Nature Adventures
Entering 7th to 9th Grade 5-Day Camp / 8 AM -4 PM
Get pumped for an exciting, action-packed week! Connect with nature through a variety of exhilarating excursions. Don't forget the sunscreen!
If the camp date does not appear on ticket, then that camp is full.
Call 321-254-9453 x 219 for waitlist.
FAMILY CAMP
2-DAY CAMPS FOR PARENT & CHILD(REN)
AGES 4 TO 8 (each participant must register)
HALF-DAY
8 am – noon
- Family Nature Camp (July 12-13 )
Click here for camp details. If the camp date does not appear on ticket, then that camp is full. Call 321-254-9453 x 219 for waitlist.
ENTERING KINDERGARTEN
4-DAY CAMPS
HALF-DAY
8 am – noon
- Sensational Species (June 12-15)
- Colorful Creatures (July 17-20)
- Habitat Safari (NEW! June 19-22; July 31-August 3)
Click here for camp details. If the camp date does not appear on ticket, then that camp is full. Call 321-254-9453 x 219 for waitlist.
ENTERING GRADES 1 – 2
4-DAY CAMP
FULL-DAY
8 am – 4 pm
- Animal Ickyology (May 29 – June 1) ◊*
*This combined camp is offered to Entering Grades 1st to 6th. Please see note for combine class offerings.
5-DAY CAMPS
HALF-DAY
8 am – noon
- Undercover Animal Spy (June 4-8, 18-22; July 16-20) ◊
- Critter Coats & Motion (June 11-15, 25-29; July 9-13) ◊
8 am – noon sessions and/or noon – 4 pm sessions.
Sessions can be combined for a full-day experience!
- Curious Creatures And Fearsome Features (July 30-August 3)
FULL-DAY
8 am – 4 pm
See Curious Creatures And Fearsome Features (July 30-August 3)
Combine am & pm sessions for a full day of fun!
ART CAMP – Entering Grades 1st to 6th
- Artful Adventures (July 23-27)◊*
*This combined camp is offered to Entering Grades 1st to 6th. Please see note below for combine class offerings.
ENTERING GRADES 3 – 4
4-DAY CAMP
FULL-DAY
8 am – 4 pm
- Animal Ickyology (May 29 – June 1) ◊*
*This combined camp is offered to Entering Grades 1st to 6th. Please see note for combine class offerings.
5-DAY CAMPS
HALF-DAY
8 am – noon sessions and/or noon – 4 pm sessions.
Sessions can be combined for a full-day experience!
- Curious Creatures And Fearsome Features (July 30-August 3)
FULL DAY
8 am – 4 pm
- Animal Experts (June 4-8, 18-22; July 16-20) ◊
- Outlandish Animal Adventures (June 11-15, 25-29; July 9-13) ◊
ART CAMP – Entering Grades 1st to 6th
- Artful Adventures (July 23-27) ◊ *
*This combined camp is offered to Entering Grades 1st to 6th. Please see note below for combine class offerings.
ENTERING GRADES 5 – 6
4-DAY CAMP
FULL-DAY
8 am – 4 pm
- Animal Ickyology (May 29 – June 1) ◊*
*This combined camp is offered to Entering Grades 1st to 6th. Please see note for combine class offerings.
5-DAY CAMPS
HALF-DAY
8 am – noon sessions and/or noon – 4 pm sessions.
Sessions can be combined for a full-day experience!
- Curious Creatures And Fearsome Features (July 30-August 3)
FULL DAY
8 am – 4 pm
- Nature’s Laboratory (June 4-8, 18-22; July 16-20)
- Animal Engineering (June 11-15, 25-29; July 9-13)
ART CAMP- Entering Grades 1st to 6th
- Artful Adventures (July 23-27) ◊*
*This combined camp is offered to Entering Grades 1st to 6th. Please see note below for combine class offerings.
ENTERING GRADES 7 – 9
EARTH EXPLORERS
FULL-DAY
8 am – 4 pm
These camps are designed to immerse teens into the natural wonders of Florida, we connect campers with nature by providing outdoor exploration and loads of fun! Choose between these fantastic adventures: Extreme Nature Adventures and Living with Nature OR attend both!
This intense experience is limited to 12 explorers and includes special offsite field trips
- Extreme Nature Adventures (June 4-8, 18-22; July 16-20, July 30-August 3) ◊
- Living with Nature (June 11-15, 25-29; July 9-13, 23-27) ◊
Click here for details. Earth Explorers fills quickly as space is limited. Call 321-254-9453 x 219 for waitlist.
NEW! SPECIAL NEEDS ZOO CAMPS
3-DAY CAMP
Click here for camp and registration details. Email Lindsay Mathisen at lmathisen@brevardzoo.org for scholarship opportunities.
HALF-DAY
12:30 – 3:30 pm
- Nature is ‘Sense’sational – Entering 1st to 3rd Grade (June 5-7)
- Nature is ‘Sense’sational – Entering 4th to 6th Grade (June 26-28)
2-DAY FAMILY CAMP FOR PARENT AND CHILD(REN)
AGES 6 TO 12 (each participant must register)
HALF-DAY
12:30 – 4:30 pm
- ‘Sense’sational Family Nature Camp (June 21-22)
Click here for camp and registration details. Email Lindsay Mathisen at lmathisen@brevardzoo.org for scholarship opportunities.
MEET & GREET
May 20
Join us at 9:30 am for a meet and greet with our camp instructor and a first look at our Exceptional Nature Camp Space and Camp Classroom. Registration required to attend, please email lmathisen@brevardzoo.org.
*Combined Class offerings for Entering 1st to 6th Grades:
Classes will be determined based on registration and age of children. If registering with siblings or friends and you wish to request to be placed in the same class, please email edregistrar@brevardzoo.org. Class assignments are not guaranteed, but every effort will be made to accommodate requests.
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Budding Artist!
Sign up for Art Adventures on July 23!
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Adventures at Brevard Zoo!
Florida Friend
Participants get up-close encounters with our animals and Zoo Keepers!
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Zoo Camp
Brevard Zoo summer camp logo
Brevard Zoo summer camp logo
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UP-CLOSE & PERSONAL!
Campers experience special keeper talks, up-close and personal animal experiences, and behind the scene tours!
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UP-CLOSE & PERSONAL!
Campers experience special keeper talks, up-close and personal animal experiences, and behind the scene tours!
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OUTDOOR EXPLORATION!
Select camps experience kayaking around Expedition Africa.
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Paws On Play
Select camps experience water play in Paws On!
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Dingo Training
Zoo campers get up-close encounters with our animals and Zoo Keepers!
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UP-CLOSE & PERSONAL!
Campers experience special keeper talks, up-close and personal animal experiences, and behind the scene tours!
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Art Camp
Campers exploring the creative critters within each of us. Art Camp is fantastic and ends on Friday with a family performance! Space is limit and campers work with local artisits and enjoy the Zoo!
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Investigation
Campers explore the natural world!
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Owl-Landish!
Zoo campers get up-close encounters with our animals and Zoo Keepers!
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Friend or Foe?
Campers investigate and explore the difference between native and invasive animals, right here in the Zoo!
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Camp Adventures Rock!
Brevard Zoo offers a limited number of Camp scholarships, ranging from partial to full scholarships which covers the cost of one week of participation in one of our camps. Scholarships are for children that are interested in learning about our natural world, animals and conservation, but could not otherwise attend due to financial limitations. Children must receive a free or reduced priced meal plan at their school. Scholarships do not include transportation.
If scholarships become available we will post information and requirements here.
Limited Special Needs Zoo Camp scholarship opportunities available. Email Lindsay Mathisen at lmathisen@brevardzoo.org for details.
If you or your organization is interested in supporting our 2018 Summer Camp Scholarship Program, please contact our Education Registrar at edregistrar@brevardzoo.org.
REFUND POLICY
- No refunds will be issued once a ticket is purchased.
- No refunds or rain checks will be issued due to inclement weather. The Zoo is an outdoor facility with little indoor space.
Please plan your trip to the Zoo accordingly based upon the anticipated weather conditions for that day. - No refunds will be issued to anyone removed from the Zoo for failure to follow The Rules of the Wild.
- Please make sure you read and understand our refund policy.
