One of the highlights of Whitefield's second-grade year recently took place as the students spent a night of learning at Zoo Atlanta!
They arrived at the zoo after closing and enjoyed an adventure-packed evening of activities and behind-the-scenes experiences through a program called Night Crawlers. The students had up-close encounters with animals; participated in a scavenger hunt in the Scaly, Slimy Spectacular Amphibian and Reptile Experience; and learned how food is prepared at the animal nutrition kitchen (ANK). They then settled down to spend the night in the zoo's Education Center. After breakfast the next morning, expert guides led students around the animal exhibits in the zoo and continued to teach them about various animal groups and their habitats.
When asked their favorite part of the overnight field trip, our second-graders almost unanimously agreed on two answers: "The pandas! We loved watching the two cubs eating bamboo and climbing the tree in their enclosure, while mama panda kept her eye on them both!" and "Spending the night with my school friends! It was great fun!"
They arrived at the zoo after closing and enjoyed an adventure-packed evening of activities and behind-the-scenes experiences through a program called Night Crawlers. The students had up-close encounters with animals; participated in a scavenger hunt in the Scaly, Slimy Spectacular Amphibian and Reptile Experience; and learned how food is prepared at the animal nutrition kitchen (ANK). They then settled down to spend the night in the zoo's Education Center. After breakfast the next morning, expert guides led students around the animal exhibits in the zoo and continued to teach them about various animal groups and their habitats.
When asked their favorite part of the overnight field trip, our second-graders almost unanimously agreed on two answers: "The pandas! We loved watching the two cubs eating bamboo and climbing the tree in their enclosure, while mama panda kept her eye on them both!" and "Spending the night with my school friends! It was great fun!"