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 Thinking about summer vacation already? Wondering what you can do that's different and exciting. How about becoming a Zooteen at the Minnesota Zoo? Zooteens assist with our Summer Camp Program as camp aides helping the Zoo's Naturalist Staff. Duties include snack preparation, participation in tours and learning activities, assisting with craft projects, and interacting with children in the camps to encourage their involvement in the session. Applications for summer 2009 will be accepted after January 1, 2009
Zooteen Candidates Must be...
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A middle or high-school student with a 2.0 GPA and between the ages of 13 and 18 by May 1 of 2009
- Able to attend an Interview Session and attend Zooteen training in the spring of 2009
- Willing to volunteer three weeks during the summer season
While the Zooteen Program operates primarily the summer months of the year, Zooteens who have completed the training are invited throughout the year to help with children's craft projects and costume characters for special events and holiday activities. Please note that acceptance into this program involves a selection process, and not all teenagers who apply will be accepted into the program.
The 2008 ZooTeen program is full.
Please look here after January 1, 2009 for a summer 2009 ZooTeen application packet.
Each spring our Farm exhibit kicks into summer gear, and more than 40 volunteers are needed to help interpret and handle animals (those farm babies that is) in the goat yard, chicken coop, bunny hutch, swine barn, and cattle barn. Farm volunteers need to be a minimum of 15 years of age through adulthood, and able to average a one-day-a-week commitment to the Zoo from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Training takes place in April and May.
Farm Volunteer Candidates Must be...
- Able to attend an Information/Interview Session and farm training in the spring
- Willing to volunteer an average of one day a week from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.
- A minimum of 15 years of age by May 1, 2009, and if a student in high school, carry at least a 2.0 GPA
While the Wells Fargo Family Farm Volunteer Program operates primarily the summer months of the year, Farm Volunteers who have participated in May training classes are invited to help with our popular Farm Babies event held in the spring of each year.
The 2008 Wells Fargo Family Farm volunteer program is full.
Please look here after January 1, 2009 for a summer 2009 Family Farm application.
Visit Africa and Russia’s Grizzly Coast on your summer vacation next year! Back for an encore presentation, the Africa on the Savanna exhibit returns for the summer of 2009 at the Minnesota Zoo. We are recruiting volunteers to interpret at this very popular exhibit, as well at Russia’s Grizzly Coast and in the Discovery Bay.
Training will be provided so that you will be able to share information and experiences for young and old alike creating memories for a lifetime. You might “dig in” and help children discover bones in our great mammoth dig site. Or maybe discussing conservation issues surrounding one of the world’s most endangered species, the Amur leopard, is more your style. Moving around the world to Africa, you’ll inform guests about giraffes, zebras, ostrich, antelope, and wildebeest. Just when you think you’ve experienced it all, you’ll journey to the underwater world of Discovery Bay exploring everything there is to know about sharks, dolphins, and an incredible array of fish and invertebrates.
Summer Seasonal Volunteer Candidates Must be...
- Able to attend an Information/Interview Session and attend training in the spring
- Willing to volunteer an average of one day a week for four hours from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.
- A minimum of 17 years of age by May 1, 2009, and if a student in high school, carry at least a 2.0 GPA
Summer Seasonal Volunteer program is full.
Please look here after January 1, 2009 for a 2009 Summer Seasonal Volunteers application.
To receive more information about any of the above programs, please call 952.431.9588 or toll-free at 1.800.366.7811. You can also contact us by e-mail at: volunteer@mnzoo.org
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