Zoo Camp - Grades 5 and 6
FOR CHILDREN ENTERING GRADES 5 and 6 THIS FALL
A.M. Sessions: 8:00–Noon
P.M. Sessions: 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Camps with Availability
Around the World: An IMAX Adventure
All A.M. Sessions
Pack your bags and join us for an imaginary trip around the world’s most interesting animal habitats. We will explore the animals at the Zoo and enhance that knowledge by watching a larger-than-life movie at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre each day.
NOTE: There is a $15 additional IMAX fee.
Survival Training
All P.M. Sessions
How do your survival skills match up to the “fittest” in the animal kingdom? Solve the mysteries of meerkat gangs, macaque troops, and other perplexities of animal behavior using the methods of famous animal researchers. Test out your newly acquired skills during the “final challenge”—surviving a night at the Minnesota Zoo’s farm.
Note: This class is offered Monday–Thursday: 1–5 p.m. with an overnight on Friday, 5 p.m.–Saturday, 8 a.m. (no Friday afternoon class). There is a $25 additional overnight fee.
Full Camps (waitlist spots may still be available)
Around the World: An IMAX Adventure
All A.M. Sessions
Pack your bags and join us for an imaginary trip around the world’s most interesting animal habitats. We will explore the animals at the Zoo and enhance that knowledge by watching a larger-than-life movie at the Great Clips IMAX Theatre each day.
NOTE: There is a $15 additional IMAX fee.
Ocean Commotion
All P.M. Sessions
It’s a world of constant change and commotion. Who lives in such a place? Come join us and meet the creatures of this wonderful watery world.
Pizza Pig Out
All A.M. Sessions
Get ready for a week of fun on the farm—and that’s no hogwash! We’ll discover what pizza and farming have in common, learn first–hand what it’s like to be a farm keeper by helping with morning chores and celebrate our hard work on the farm with a “pizza blast.”
Survival Training
All P.M. Sessions
How do your survival skills match up to the “fittest” in the animal kingdom? Solve the mysteries of meerkat gangs, macaque troops, and other perplexities of animal behavior using the methods of famous animal researchers. Test out your newly acquired skills during the “final challenge”—surviving a night at the Minnesota Zoo’s farm.
Note: This class is offered Monday–Thursday: 1–5 p.m. with an overnight on Friday, 5 p.m.–Saturday, 8 a.m. (no Friday afternoon class). There is a $25 additional overnight fee.
ZSI: Zoo Scene Investigation
All P.M. Sessions
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to learn scientific investigation techniques to help you solve a plethora of perplexing problems here at the Zoo! Each day, your ZSI team will be assigned a new mission. Gather evidence to convict a culprit. Are you up for the challenge?
| June 21–25 |
August 16-20 |
| July 26-30 |
August 23-27 |
Please note: Available camps will be updated once per day, Monday through Friday. For the most up-to-date information, please click on the Register Online button. 
