Alaska Eco EDventures
The information listed below is for the 2024/2025 school year. We will have 2025/2026 school year information online soon!
These classes are for homeschoolers! Scroll to the bottom for registration buttons and be sure to read the updated information on this page.
This program is geared towards homeschool students who are seeking to experience the culture, beauty, and ecology of Alaska’s great outdoors! Students will experience the unique natural and cultural heritage of Alaska through engaging cross-disciplinary lessons that combine arts, culture, and outdoor exploration. Each EDventure will begin with a wildlife-themed lesson chosen by zoo educators as the month’s highlight. The program includes zoo trail explorations, outdoor scavenger hunts, animal encounters, science discoveries, and hands-on projects.
While the students are in class, the rest of the family is welcome to tour the zoo! Neither parents nor younger siblings can sit in on classes. While students are in the program, one parent and one child (sibling) will receive free admission into the zoo to enjoy their own self-guided visit. Please see zoo educators for your pass when you check your student in for the program.
Program Details
$30 per student. Register your student online (full payment at the time of registration) at least 2 weeks in advance. An email notice will be sent to you which will serve as a receipt if you are submitting for reimbursement.
Payment and Refund Policy: Full payment is due online at the time of registration. Please be sure you have your schedule and plans committed before you register. If you need to cancel your registration and you contact us one week or more in advance of the program, you will be eligible for a 50% refund. If you contact us one week or less in advance of the program, no refund will be given. We will not be making exceptions to this policy for any reason due to the staff time required to prepare for the program and the loss of opportunity to fill the spot cancelled.
Duration is 2.5 hours (10:00am-12:30 pm). Parents meet up with zoo educators in the Gateway classroom for check-in. One parent and one child (sibling) receive free zoo admission during the program at check-in. Parents and siblings are not allowed to sit in on the class. We keep it just for the students to reduce background noise and chaos in the classroom.
Max 15 students per class. Each student must be registered separately.
Themes for the 2024/2025 School Year
Please sign your student up for one date/time per theme, the material covered will be the same for both time slots.
Themes for K-2nd and 3rd-5th grades:
Wild Waterways (Sept 2024)
Creepy Crawlies (Oct 2024)
Nocturnal Animals (Oct 2024)
Winter Warriors (Nov 2024)
Polar Opposites (Dec 2024)
Dinosaur Dynasty (Jan 2025)
Welcome to the Ice Age (Jan 2025)
Critter Communication (Feb 2025)
Fur, Feathers, Skin, & Scales (Feb 2025)
Home-Sweet-Habitats (Mar 2025)
Creature Careers (Apr 2025)
Themes for 6th-8th grades:
What Makes a Living Thing? (Sept 2024)
Classification and Taxonomy (Oct 2024)
Incredible Invertebrates (Oct 2024)
Vibrant Vertebrates (Nov 2024)
Animal Anatomy (Dec 2024)
What Makes an Ecosystem? (Jan 2025)
Energy in Ecosystems (Jan 2025)
Animal Behavior (Feb 2025)
Fantastic Fossils (Feb 2025)
Endangered Species and Conservation (Mar 2025)
Creature Careers (Apr 2025)
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the zoo!
Contact programs@alaskazoo.org if you have questions about the programs or registration.