Project ARK

Through a grant from Entergy, we are happy to be offering Project ARK: Animals Reaching Kids program for grades 1st thru 5th for schools in East Baton Rouge Parish during the 2022/2023 school year for FREE! 

Project ARK, focuses on STEM education. The program offers off-site services to schools with hands-on encounters with education animal ambassadors & interactive programming that all compliments the existing science curriculum. Options of theme include “Web of Life”,  “Native Neighbors,” or "Animal Senses." 

We highly recommend scheduling up to 3 programs back to back, enabling the Zoo to maximize the number of classes we can reach. Programs are around 45-minutes long. Class size should be limited to 35 students. 

To schedule your visit or for more information on pricing, please complete a request form. Forms must be submitted at least two weeks in advance.

The Zoo Mobile is available August through April. 

CLICK HERE for the Project ARK Request Form.