Sponsored Admissions Program

Application Process

The Sponsored Admission Program is offered based on availability of funds. Submission of an application does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Applications are not accepted for entire schools. Department heads/chairs may submit for their collection of teachers but must include all attending teachers’ emails. All other interested persons within the school must apply separately to be considered for the program.
If accepted into the program, you will be required to complete a brief survey that will be emailed to you after your Zoo visit. Completion of this survey determines eligibility of award for the following year.
If your application is approved, Zoo Atlanta Education Reservations will notify the contact(s) listed on the application to make registration arrangements.

Self-Guided Field Trip: Explore the Zoo on your own and add to the educational experience by using our standards-based curriculum guides and grade-specific activities before and after your visit.
Wild Walk: 60-minute guided tour with a Zoo Educator to get a personalized understanding of the Zoo’s animal ambassadors and how we care for them (up to 120 participants per time slot).

Final headcount is due 4 weeks in advance for Wild Walks, and 2 weeks in advance for Self-Guided Field Trips.
All participants must arrive and enter the Zoo at the same time.
One chaperone per 10 students is automatically applied to your reservation; additional chaperones can pay the walk-up group price on the day of.
Additional walk-up chaperones/guests are not permitted to join the Wild Walk program currently. These guests are welcome to join your group before or after your program time.
The school is responsible for any other costs related to in-person field trips, including but not limited to transportation to and from the Zoo, lunch for the students and in-park activities.