{"id":75510,"date":"2016-11-26T17:46:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T22:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75510"},"modified":"2016-11-25T20:55:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T01:55:28","slug":"utica-zoo-winter-education-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75510","title":{"rendered":"Utica Zoo winter education programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=63383\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63383\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-63383\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-300x159.jpg?resize=300%2C159\" alt=\"Utica zoo\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?resize=400%2C212&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Homeschool (6 years and up):\u00a0Is your child a budding zoologist? Our interactive classes help to further homeschool\u00a0studies through group activities and animal interactions. Class begins at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, Dec. 15 \u2014 Hibernation, Migration, Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Jan. 18 \u2014 Animals &amp; People<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Feb. 15 \u2014 Rainforest Ramble<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hatchlings (18 Months to 3 Years):\u00a0Join us as we transform our classroom into an exploration center just <!--more-->for your toddler.\u00a0Each session will have themed activities, discovery stations, and new animals to meet! The class meets in the auditorium\u00a0at 10:30 a.m.,\u00a0with a repeat of the class at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, Sept. 16 \u2013 Acorns, Apples, &amp; Autumn<\/li>\n<li>Friday, Oct. 14 \u2013 Hoot &amp; Howl!<\/li>\n<li>Friday, Nov. 11 \u2013 Happy Hibernators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zoo Adventures (3 to 5 Years):\u00a0Join our monthly preschool program as we explore the world of\u00a0animals through\u00a0storybooks!\u00a0Each session\u00a0includes a story, animal meet and greet, and activity.\u00a0The class begins at 10:30 a.m. in the\u00a0auditorium.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, Dec. 1 \u2014 Antlers Forever<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Dec. 29 \u2014 Holiday Storytime<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Jan. 12 \u2014 Frosty Fun<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Jan. 26 \u2014 Bundle Up!<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Feb. 9 \u2014 We Love the Zoo!<\/li>\n<li>Friday, Feb. 23 \u00a0\u2014 Terrific Teeth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pre-registration is required.\u00a0All classes cost $5 per child for Utica Zoo members and $10 per child for nonmembers.\u00a0Families are welcome to arrive at 10 a.m. to enjoy coffee while your kids play!\u00a0There will be activities and games provided before the class begins\u00a0at no additional cost.\u00a0For more information or to register your child, contact Kathleen McGill at\u00a0kathleen.mcgill@uticazoo.org\u00a0or (315)\u00a0738-0472 ext. 36.<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date on all things Utica Zoo, visit UticaZoo.org. Daily updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @UticaZoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeschool (6 years and up):\u00a0Is your child a budding zoologist? Our interactive classes help to further homeschool\u00a0studies through group activities and animal interactions. Class begins at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium. Thursday, Dec. 15 \u2014 Hibernation, Migration, Adaptation Wednesday, Jan. 18 \u2014 Animals &amp; People Wednesday, Feb. 15 \u2014 Rainforest Ramble Hatchlings (18 Months to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23813,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-top-story"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg?fit=500%2C265&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p43meu-jDU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}