Educators
Whether you are seeking to enrich your class field trip to the Zoo or Aquarium or a lesson in your own classroom, the Education Division of the Wildlife Conservation Society offers a wide range of opportunities to enhance science curricula for grades K–12. Our time-tested, teacher-endorsed programs include Distance Learning Expeditions, Wildlife Theater shows, and workshops for teachers and students that are aligned with the National Science Education Standards.
Learning is an adventure when you select one of the New York Aquarium’s education programs. We offer a wide range of programs to enhance science curricula and educate and inspire diverse communities so they come to appreciate the wonders of aquatic wildlife and wild places.
The Education Division of WCS offers teacher courses throughout the year, on weekends as well as during vacations, at all five WCS parks across the city. All courses provide new teacher credit and many can be taken for graduate credits from area colleges or P credits from the NYC Board of Education.
The Education Department’s Teaching Fellowship program is a unique opportunity for college students, recent graduates, and graduate students to explore conservation education in-depth. Fellows acquire the skills needed to provide a wildlife classroom that invites and fosters student-directed learning, and they learn pertinent information about conservation issues that have a global impact. Emphasis is placed on the Wildlife Conservation Society’s efforts to protect wildlife and wild places.
The Education Division of the Wildlife Conservation Society has developed award-winning educational materials for teachers of grades K–12. These materials use the motivating power of wildlife to bring science alive in your classroom and integrate visits to zoos, aquariums, and parks into your curriculum.
Through convenient online and hybrid in-person and online programs, we are reaching new audiences of busy educators. Courses include books, kits, and other educational materials to use in the classroom. Our online courses are also a great way for you to connect your students to educators around the country and throughout the world!
Courses for teachers and lesson plans for use with grades K–12 developed by the WCS Education Division have won awards from leading organizations such as the U.S. Department of Education, Association of Educational Publishers, and Association of Zoos and Aquariums.