ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo is offering a new way to experience a wide range of educational events, projects and activities amid the coronavirus outbreak.
With a visit to the NC Zoo being impossible due to the stay-at-home order, the zoo is now bringing its programs to you!
In an effort to help meet the educational and learning needs of children and parents during the coronavirus, the Zoo is offering an all-new "Virtual Visit'" program.
According to the NC Zoo, the program features a wide range of different online educational events, art projects, at-home activities, and stories from the zoo and the wild that will allow children, teachers, parents and others to experience the zoo and its animals in a completely new way.
“A trip to the NC Zoo is always more than just seeing the animals — it’s a chance to learn in a fun environment,” said the Zoo’s Curator of Education Beth Folta.
Folta said the zoo has adapted many of their learning experiences to an online format easily accessible to everyone from home.
Parents should go to the zoo’s virtual visit web page to access the experience.
The zoo said the website will be updated daily with new animal videos, wildlife-themed activities and other ideas for at-home learning and play, as the zoo continues to care for more than 1,800 animals and more than 2,000 acres of land.
The zoo’s virtual visit includes a ‘ZooEDventure’ online series, zoo classroom, and other highlights such as the zoo’s educational show, the opportunity to ask an expert all your wildlife questions, all-new zoo blogs and more.
For more information about the NC Zoo’s Virtual Visit, visit their webpage.
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