Summer Camp
REGISTRATION for Summer 2023 is now Open!
WCS Education has your summer covered with fun, educational camp experiences! We provide unforgettable experiences for your camper including age-appropriate, hands-on activities, up-close animal experiences, time to explore the park and tons of educational fun that builds on campers' innate love for our wild planet.
SELECT A CAMP EXPERIENCE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Summer Camp at the Prospect Park Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo is WILD about summer camp! Campers will explore the zoo and learn about our animals like never before! We bring all the fun of Zoo Camp with health and safety as a top priority! Scroll down for our camp schedule and descriptions! Camp goes on sale January 12th! All camps run from 9:00a - 3:00p Monday - Friday each week unless otherwise noted.
Entering Kindergarten - 1st grade (must be 4 by start date)
Animal ABC's
Zoo camp is anything but elementary this summer! Engaging activities will introduce campers to amazing animal adaptations and campers will discover what makes animals especially suited for their unique habitat. Campers will enjoy close-up animal encounters, engage in creative crafts, and make enrichment (treats) for animals all week.
Register your child for two weeks of camp by choosing one Animal ABC's and Jungle Jams session! Price is per week. This drop off camp is designed for those entering Kindergarten and 1st grade in the fall of 2023.
Entering Kindergarten - 1st grade (must be 4 by start date)
Jungle Jams
Jam out with the sounds of nature! Through exhibit visits and animal encounters, campers will discover the many sounds that animals make and how that helps them communicate and survive. Inspired by the rhythm of the natural world, campers will even make their own music using natural and artificial items!
Register your child for two weeks of camp by choosing one Animal ABC's and Jungle Jams session! Price is per week. This drop off camp is designed for those entering Kindergarten and 1st grade in the fall of 2023.
Entering 1st - 3rd Grade
Week of Wildlife: Wild Detectives
This adventure camp will transform young campers into wildlife detectives, allowing them to get their hands on different scientific tools, such as microscopes and binoculars. Campers will explore the zoo following clues, such as animal tracks and scat, meet animals up close, and have incredible adventures all while unraveling the ultimate mystery at the zoo!
One week per camper, but you can select a second week of another grade appropriate camp! Camper must be entering 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade in the fall of 2023.
Entering 2nd - 5th grade
Wild Safari: World Zoofari
Travel around the world right from Brooklyn! Each day, campers will learn about a different place in the world by getting up close with animals, exploring the Prospect Park Zoo, and doing a variety of activities to make the world feel just a bit more connected.
One week per camper, but you can select a second week of another grade appropriate camp! Camper must be entering 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade in the fall of 2023.
Entering 4th - 6th grade
Zoo Explorer: Zooperheroes
Ready to be a super-scientist and help save the world? Start here! Campers will work together to solve real conservation challenges with hands-on activities in the zoo. Throughout the week, they'll practice being wildlife biologists by venturing into the field, meeting animals up close, exploring our exhibits, and conducting experiments. Together our Zooperheroes will help save the planet.
One week per camper, but you can select a second week of another grade appropriate camp! One week per camper. Camper must be entering 4th, 5th, or 6th grade in the fall of 2023.
Schedule
| June 19 — June 23 5 day camp |
Animal ABC's Wild Detectives World Zoofari |
| June 26 — June 30 5 day camp |
Jungle Jams Zooperheroes World Zoofari |
| July 5 — July 7 3 day camp |
Animal ABC's Wild Detectives World Zoofari |
| July 10 — July 14 5 day camp |
Jungle Jams Zooperheroes World Zoofari |
| July 17 — July 21 5 day camp |
Animal ABC's Wild Detectives World Zoofari |
| July 24 — July 28 5 day camp |
Jungle Jams Wild Detectives World Zoofari |
| July 31 — August 4 5 day camp |
Animal ABC's |
| August 7 — August 11 5 day camp |
Jungle Jams Zooperheroes World Zoofari |
| August 14 — August 18 5 day camp |
Animal ABC's Wild Detectives World Zoofari |
| August 21 — August 25 5 day camp |
Jungle Jams Zooperheroes World Zoofari |
| August 28 — September 1 5 day camp |
Animal ABC's Wild Detectives World Zoofari |
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Prospect Park Zoo will offer ANIMAL ABC's, JUNGLE JAMS & WORLD ZOOFARI most weeks from June 19 - September 1. The week of July 5 - July 7 is a 3-day camp week and it will be prorated accordingly. |
Price
$590 members / $655 regular (5 day camp)
$369 members / $410 regular(3 day camp)*
*Prorated price the week of July 5 - July 7
Extended Care
Extended Care is a great add-on option for caregivers who can't pick their summer camper up at 3:00pm, allowing caregivers to pick up anytime before 5:00pm. Extended Care includes free play, exhibit visits, and nature play exploration (weather permitting). Minimum number required to run the program. Add on items like Extended Care and additional summer camp t-shirts when adding your selected camp purchase to your cart.
Accessibility
Participants in this program will spend most of the day outdoors during a range of weather conditions, including heat, humidity, and precipitation, as well as travel over uneven, natural surfaces. Accommodations may be available.Please contact us for more information.
Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, please call 800-433-4149 or email ppzeducation@wcs.org.
Please visit the Prospect Park Zoo Know Before You Go page to review park policies related to COVID-19.
