The Akron Zoo is offering local students in grades 7 – 12 a chance to be a zoo professional for a day. Zoorific Career Days will be offered eight different days and runs from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Participants will be able to spend time with keepers, animal trainers and education staff to learn about what it is like to work at a zoo.
Zoorific Career Days will be offered March 24 and 31, April 19, 21, 26 and 28 and May 5 and 12. The dates fall on most local school districts’ spring breaks. Students will have an opportunity to watch animals being shifted onto their exhibits for the day, get behind-the-scenes tours, watch animal training sessions, feed the penguins and more.
Registration is required and the cost of the program, which includes lunch at the Zoo, is $35 per student for Akron Zoo Members and $40 per student for non-Akron Zoo Members. People can register by calling (330) 375-2550 ext 7239 or emailing pvillers@akronzoo.org.
The Akron Zoo is open 361 days a year. Winter hours are 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and admission is $6.00 per person. Children under two are free. The parking fee is $2.00. For more information visit www.akronzoo.org, or call (330) 375-2550.
