Story Time
Join one of our zoo educators for a fun and interactive story that is great for the whole family. Story Time Wednesdays are held in the Elephant Demo Yard every Wednesday at 10am, weather permitting.
Tulsa Zoo Education Programs encourage curiosity about the natural world while helping participants become environmentally conscientious and scientifically literate citizens. Created and presented by zoo education professionals, our programs include valuable information, biofacts & visual aids, and experiences with ambassador animals.
For more information on any of these exciting educational opportunities or are you ready to book a program? Please reach out to our Education Department at education@tulsazoo.org
Visiting the zoo with your friends and family? Don’t forget to check out Story Time Wednesdays and Cox Nature Exchange
Join one of our zoo educators for a fun and interactive story that is great for the whole family. Story Time Wednesdays are held in the Elephant Demo Yard every Wednesday at 10am, weather permitting.
Connect with nature is an amazing and unique experience while visiting the zoo. It is open everyday from 10-3 and is located inside the WildLIFE Trek in the Cold building.
Explore some of the zoo’s animals with a knowledgeable professional guide. This unique walking tour experience offers insight into the animal world with engaging stories, interesting facts, and animal observations of some of Tulsa Zoo’s most popular animals.
Tulsa Zoo Education is excited to offer exciting outreach program opportunities to meet the needs of your students with our Zoo 2 U programs and U 2 Zoo programs. We are also pleased to offer virtual programming if that becomes necessary. Programming through Zoo 2 U and U 2 Zoo, including virtual options, has a variety of topics to choose from and can be tailored to match the age/grade level of the participant.
For more information on any of these program opportunities, please contact our Education Department at education@tulsazoo.org
All zoo programs meet current Oklahoma Academic Standards.
During Zoo 2 U programs, we bring the zoo to you! These programs are approximately 1 hour in length and include learning time, activities, and an encounter with one of our education ambassador animals, all led by zoo educators.
If you are planning a field trip to the Tulsa Zoo you can add on a U 2 Zoo program to make your students’ experience even more memorable and educational. These programs include an engaging presentation led by one of our zoo educators and a visit from one of our education ambassador animals.
We will bring the zoo to your classroom virtually! We can remote into your classroom or virtually join students in their homes via Zoom during these LIVE 30-minute programs that include live animals and lots of FUN!
Let us guide you around the zoo on a virtual field trip! Your group will be virtually led LIVE through a part of the zoo by a trained zoo educator. These 30-minute tours will give you a glimpse of what is currently happening at the zoo. Groups are limited to 40 total people. Please note: Tours do not include any behind-the-scenes areas.
Have a book read to you and meet an animal that goes with the story.
Looking for past Zoo School collateral? Weekly units on everything from foxes to birds.
Connect with nature is an amazing and unique experience while visiting the zoo. Open everyday from 10-3!