The giraffe is the tallest land animal.
Zoosnooz
Schools - Bring your creatures to spend a night with ours!
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Zoosnooz is a unique sleepover experience and a great way for your students to learn about animals and the environment.
Your students will:
- Enjoy a great BBQ dinner and supper under the stars.
- Discover wild creatures on your 'after hours' zoo walk
- Get close to amazing mammals and a whole lot of other Zoo residents with a lesson in the Education Centre
- Enjoy breakfast then go ‘Behind the Scenes' on the early morning walk
- Spend the following day in the stimulating learning environment of the Zoo
Zoosnooz is great fun and can be incorporated into any curriculum-related excursion for your students. It's also good for team building.
Bring
Students: Your own mattress, sleeping bag, pillow, warm clothes, camera, wet weather gear if it looks like rain, plus a sense of fun and adventure.
Teachers: We will supply air matteresses for Teachers and supervising adults only. you will still need to bring your own pillow and sleeping bag.
Please note: No shower facilities are available.
Special Dietry Requirements: Please ensure you contact our office at least 2 weeks prior to your visit if any students have special dietry requirements, or we will be unable to cater for them.
Cost
The cost is:
Primary students $65 each. Secondary Students $70 each.
Supervising teachers and parents are free at a ratio of 1 per 10 students. Extra adults pay $75 each. Extra adult numbers must be negotiated with Zoo Education prior to arrival. All prices include GST ($1.50 per student).
Dates
Zoosnooz is available on Monday through Thursday nights during the school term. There is a maximum of 40 students and a minimum of 15 for each programme.
See below for availability calander
For further information or to book:
Please contact us if you would like to organise a night not listed below, or to discuss your schools needs.
Taronga Zoo Education
Zoosnooz Coordinator
Phone: 02 9978 4624 OR 02 9978 4578
Fax: 02 9978 4508
Email: education@zoo.nsw.gov.auBookings for 2011 are now open.
2010 Availabilities: Updated 11:10am 01.09.2010
Available
Limited Availability- Please call to confirm
Full
Term 3, 2010:
Week 7 Mon 30 Aug Tues 31 Aug Weds 1 Sept Thurs 2 c Sept Week 8 Mon 6 Sept Tues 7 Sept Weds 8 Sept Thurs 9 Sept Week 9 Mon 13 Sept Tues 14 Sept Weds 15 Sept Thurs 16 Sept Week 10 Mon 20 Sept Tues 21 Sept Weds 22 Sept Thurs 23 Sept
Term 4, 2010:
Week 1 Mon 11 Oct Tues 12 Oct Weds 13 Oct Thurs 14 Oct Week 2 Mon 18 Oct Tues 19 Oct Weds 20 Oct Thurs 21 Oct Week 3 Mon 25 Oct Tues 26 Oct Weds 27 Oct Thurs 28 Oct Week 4 Mon 1 Nov Tues 2 Nov Weds 3 Nov Thurs 4 Nov Week 5 Mon 8 Nov Tues 9 Nov Weds 10 Nov Weds 11 Nov Week 6 Mon 15 Nov Tues 16 Nov Weds 17 Nov Thurs 18 Nov Week 7 Mon 22 Nov Tues 23 Nov Weds 24 Nov Thurs 25 Nov Week 8 Mon 29 Nov Tues 30 Nov Weds 1 Dec Thurs 2 Dec Week 9 Mon 6 Dec Tues 7 Dec Weds 8 Dec Thurs 9 Dec Week 10 Mon 13 Dec Tues 14 Dec Weds 15 Dec Thurs 16 Dec
2010 Availabilities: Bookings for 2011 are now open
Term 1, 2011:
Week 1 Mon 31 Jan Tue 1 Feb Wed 2 Feb Thurs 3 Feb Week 2 Mon 7 Feb Tue 8 Feb Wed 9 Feb Thurs 10 Feb Week 3 Mon 14 Feb Tue 15 Feb Wed 16 Feb Thurs 17 Feb Week 4 Mon 21 Feb Tue 22 Feb Wed 23 Feb Thurs 24 Feb Week 5 Mon 28 Feb Tue 1 March Wed 2 March Thurs 3 March Week 6 Mon 7 March Tues 8 March Wed 9 March Thurs 10 March Week 7 Mon 14 March Tues 15 March Wed 16 March Thurs 17 March Week 8 Mon 21 March Tues 22 March Wed 23 March Thurs 24 March Week 9 Mon 28 March Tues 29 March Wed 30 March Thurs 31 March Week 10 Mon 4 April Tues 5 March Weds 6 March Thurs 7 March
Term 2, 2011:
Week 1Mon 25 April Tues 26 April Wed 27 April Thurs 28 April Week 2 Mon 2 May Tue 3 May Wed 4 May Thurs 5 May Week 3 Mon 9 May Tue 10 May Wed 11 May Thurs 12 May Week 4 Mon 16 May Tue 17 May Wed 18 May Thurs 19 May Week 5 Mon 23 May Tue 24 May Wed 25 May Thurs 26 May Week 6 Mon 30 May Tues 31 May Wed 1 June Thurs 2 June Week 7 Mon 6 June Tues 7 June Wed 8 June Thurs 9 June Week 8 Mon 13 June Tues 14 June Wed 15 june Thurs 16 June Week 9 Mon 20 June Tues 21 June Wed 22 June Thurs 23 June Week 10 Mon 27 June Tues 28 June Weds 29 June Thurs 30 June
Term 3, 2011:
Week 1 Mon 18 July Tue 19 July Wed 20 July Thurs 21 July Week 2 Mon 25 July Tue 26 July Wed 27 July Thurs 28 July Week 3 Mon 1 August Tue 2 August Wed 3 August Thurs 4 August Week 4 Mon 8 August Tue 9 August Wed 10 August Thurs 11 August Week 5 Mon 15 August Tue 16 August Wed 17 August Thurs 18 August Week 6 Mon 22 August Tues 23 August Wed 24 August Thurs 25 August Week 7 Mon 29 August Tues 30 August Wed 31 August Thurs 1 Sept Week 8 Mon 5 Sept Tues 6 Sept Wed 7 Sept Thurs 8 Sept Week 9 Mon 12 Sept Tues 13 Sept Wed 14 Sept Thurs 15 Sept
Week 10 Mon 19 Sept Tues 20 Sept Weds 21 Sept Thurs 22 SEpt
Term 4, 2011:
Week 1 Mon 10 October Tue 11 October Wed 12 October Thurs 13 October Week 2 Mon 17 October Tue 18 October Wed 19 October Thurs 20 October Week 3 Mon 24 October Tue 25 October Wed 26 October Thurs 27 October Week 4 Mon 31 October Tue 1 Nov Wed 2 Nov Thurs 3 Nov Week 5 Mon 7 Nov Tue 8 Nov Wed 9 Nov Thurs 10 Nov Week 6 Mon 14 Nov Tues 15 Nov Wed 16 Nov Thurs 17 Nov Week 7 Mon 21 Nov Tues 22 Nov Wed 23 Nov Thurs 24 Nov Week 8 Mon 28 Nov Tues 29 Nov Wed 30 Nov Thurs 1 Dec Week 9 Mon 5 Dec Tues 6 Dec Wed 7 Dec Thurs 8 Dec Week 10 Mon 12 Dec Tues 13 Dec Weds 14 Dec Thurs 15 Dec
