In the Education section:
Home School Academy
The Birmingham Zoo Education Department has exciting, in-depth home school science classes for students in 1st through 12th grade. Classes consist of activities like animal visits, class discussions, in-class work, labs, guided tours of the Zoo and homework. Some class materials will be sent home to aid students in their studies. Classes are designed to build on one another, but students are not required to attend all topics.
There is limited spacing in these classes, so they will fill up quickly. Please register in advance to guarantee a space.
For further details regarding registration, discounts and more, scroll down to view all class descriptions.
Click here to register online for classes.
1st-3rd Grades
9:30am-11:30am
Members – $8 Non-members – $14
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4th-6th Grades
1pm-3pm
Members – $8 Non-members – $14
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7th-9th Grades
1:30pm-4pm
Members – $10 Non-members – $16
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9th-12th Grades
1:30pm-4pm
Members – $10 Non-members – $16
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Attending Class:
- Parents/caregivers and their children should check-in for class at the Membership Office before the scheduled class time, and should then proceed to the Educational Building via the route from inside of the Zoo.*
- Parents/caregivers and their children may arrive up to 10 minutes before the scheduled start time for their class.
- Parents/caregivers and their children who arrive 10 minutes past the scheduled start time for class will not be allowed to attend class.
- Parents/caregivers are not permitted to attend class when the child is under the supervision of their class’s teacher.
*Click here for a map that shows the route from the Membership Office to the Education Building.
Picking-up Children:
- Children will be available for pickup in the front of the Zoo at the end of class.
- Children must be picked up within 5 minutes of the end of class.
Rescheduling or Refunding Your Class Appointment:
- Individuals that cannot attend a class must call 205.397.3877 no less than 24 hours in advance of the date of the class to be eligible for a transfer.
- All class reservations that are transferred to another date are subject to space availability within each class.
- A $5 processing fee will be charged on all refund requests.
- If refunding a registration fee effects a discount that was applied to the original transaction, the difference of the discount as it pertains to all registrations within the transaction must be paid by the customer.
Discounts:
- To receive a member discount, all children that you wish to enroll in class must be covered by the Birmingham Zoo membership.
- Receive 10% off of your total bill when you purchase 3 or more classes in one transaction.
Same Day Registration:
- Registrations for a class that are completed on the same day that the class was scheduled will be subject to a $2 charge in addition to the standard class price.
For further assistance, please call 205.879.0409 ext. 223 or email zooteacher@birminghamzoo.com.
