About Awesome Animals

Both Awesome Animals and Advanced Awesome Animals will meet at the same time. While some instruction will involve both classes, for most instruction and activities the two classes will divide and do separate activities with the instructors.

Awesome Animals:

The Awesome Animals Summer Program is a great way for your kids to have an educational summer. In Awesome Animals, your children will learn about animals from the animals themselves! Each session your child will be introduced to and allowed to interact with many different animals (only the safe animals of course). The instructors introduce the animals through anatomy, defense mechanisms, diet, habitat, and social behavior. The students complete worksheets and projects each day and even assemble a complete Animal Information Notebook with information they have learned in the program. There is even snack time where students learn to eat like frogs or rabbits. On the last day of class, each child will get a pet of their own, a betta fish (aka Siamese Fighting Fish). Students will receive their fish, a small tank, and all the supplies they will need to take care of their new friend. The goal of the program is to teach children just how wonderful animals are and how important it is to treat them with respect and protect their natural habitats.

Advanced Awesome Animals:

Advanced Awesome Animals is the class for aspiring veterinarians, biologists, zookeepers, or simply kids that want to learn more than just the basics about animals. Just like the regular Awesome Animals class we use live animals to learn from. However, in this class, children learn about environmental protection, zoo exhibit design, beginning animal medical care, local wildlife, animal training techniques, and much more. Students in this class will also assemble a notebook of information they learned. This class even includes and an optional Sunday field trip to a local pet store for a behind the scenes look at how pet stores work. On the last day of class, each child will get a pet of their own, a betta fish (aka Siamese Fighting Fish). Students will receive their fish, a small tank, and all the supplies they will need to take care of their new friend. This is the perfect class from Awesome Animal Alumni. 

Other information about both classes:

Students from all classes and their families are invited to a special night time presentation and animal show on Wednesday, July 29th. This presentation is always a hit and there is sure to be some fun animals in attendance as well. During this presentation we will learn about the local wildlife and Animal Encounter Safety (like what to do when you encounter a bear or mountain lion).

Every year, many of our students are return students taking the class for the second, third, or even forth time. This is because every year we change and add to the program. With new activities, animals, and topics, its no wonder people keep coming back.

The animals used for the classes vary from year to year and even session to session, as many of them are ordered specifically for Awesome Animals. No less then 20 different species of animals are shown. For more information see the Animals of Awesome Animals Page. This years list looks very fun so far and we are very excited to teach with these animals.

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