Onsite Field Trips
PreK-Highschool • Where schools can be WILD!
What to Expect
Interacting with animals is a fun and unique way for students to learn about the world around them. We offer a variety of programs that give kids in San Diego the chance to meet cute critters while learning lessons that complement their grade level’s NGSS and incorporate STEM. Year-round field trips to the Center or outreaches to your classroom are offered for preschool, elementary, middle and high school classes.
- If you are a school, please call us at 858-756-4117 ext 318 or email us at [email protected] to reserve your spot, this way we can book you without upfront payment, and then we will invoice you at the time of program completion to get an accurate and final headcount.
Includes
All grade lesson
* “Remember Me Thursday®” – Discuss pet overpopulation and how we can make positive change for orphan pets by remembering pet adoption. We encourage your class to celebrate with Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Remember Me Thursday® event in September!
* Field Trips will meet a dog, parrot, guinea pig, and goat.
Preschool & Elementary School lessons
* Preschool and Kindergarten: “Plants and Paws” – Understand the needs of plants and animals and how they’re connected to each other and their environment.
* Field Trips will meet a dog, rabbit, chicken, and sheep.
- 1st Grade: “The Wonderful World of Animals” – Discover the different ways animals interact with the world and why these interactions vary depending on the species.
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Field Trips will meet a dove, guinea pig, bearded dragon, and sheep.
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2nd Grade: “Home is Where the Heart Is” – Explore different habitats and discover the types of animals that live in each one.
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Field Trips will meet an goat, leopard gecko, parrot, and beetle.
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3rd Grade: “Learning about Life Cycles” – Investigate the many unique life cycles of animals and why it is appropriate for their environment.
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Field Trips will meet a skink, frog, dog, and chicken.
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4th Grade: “The Senses of Survival” – Dive into the animal world where our five senses have gone wild and learn how animals perceive the world. It can be similar to the way that we do, or it can be very different!
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Field Trips will meet a snake, Madagascar hissing cockroach, rabbit, and parrot.
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5th Grade: “You Are What You Eat” – Explore the food web and how everything in our ecological community is connected.
- Field Trips will meet a snake, rabbit, dove, and Madagascar hissing cockroach.
Middle School lessons
* 6th Grade: “System Overload” – Understand the way that animals have adapted, or failed to adapt, to the environmental changes that humans have created with the growth of civilization. Discuss ways we can improve our energy usage and be more aware of our actions on the ecosystem.
* Field Trips will meet a frog, dove, mini horse, and California desert tortoise.
- 7th Grade: “We’re All in This Together” – Discuss some of the ways that people impact the world around them and what we can do to provide positive change.
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Field Trips will meet a blue-tongue skink, Madagascar hissing cockroach, rabbit, and parrot.
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8th Grade: “Diversity by Design” – Classify animals into different groups based on their external characteristics and understand how this isn’t the only method. Plus, understand how even animals in different classifications can have similarities.
- Field Trips will meet a parrot, beetle, frog, and guinea pig.
High School lessons
* 9th – 12th Grades: “Biodiversity and Beyond” – Analyze how organisms maintain life through diversity and how they adapt to their surroundings.
* Field Trips will meet a frog, snake, parrot, and mini horse.
- 9th – 12th Grades: “Wild at Work” – Most people think of veterinarians when they think about careers with critters, but there are so many options out there! Discover all the unique careers that allow you to work with animals!
- Field Trips will meet a snake, guinea pig, mini horse, and parrot.
Duration
60-90 minutes
Address
6461 El Apajo Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
Pricing
| Adult | $5 |
| Child | $12.75 |
| Extra Time Field Trip | $3 |
| HWAC Patch | $6 |
Cancellation Policy
Cancel up to 31 days before the start time.
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