Field Trips and Organization Trips

Read this information before you reserve your group trip!

The Potawatomi Zoo offers discounted admission and attraction tickets for qualifying Field Trips. We also offer discounted admission for Organization Trips.

  • Field Trip Group Rates: Available for K-12 school groups with 20 or more paid admissions during the week.
  • Organization Trip Group Rates: Available for other organizations like camps, daycares, churches, and adult care facilities with 30 or more paid admissions during the week or on the weekend. 

In order to receive the discounted rates, you must return the correct, completed registration form to the Zoo by emailing groupadmission@potawatomizoo.org in advance of your trip. The registration form is included below.

Please read through all of the instructions and guidelines before your field trip or group trip.

Once your group trip registration has been received, the Zoo will send you a confirmation with additional information.

Payments will need to be received 2 weeks prior to arrival with final group information. You can pay for your Potawatomi Zoo Field trip using cash, check, or credit card. Potawatomi Zoo memberships may be used. If an adult or child in your group is using a Potawatomi Zoological Society Membership, the admissions staff will need copies of membership cards and photo identification of the primary card holder at the time of payment 2 weeks before the field trip.

Field Trips and Organization Trips

Read this information before you reserve your group trip!

The Potawatomi Zoo offers discounted admission and attraction tickets for qualifying Field Trips. We also offer discounted admission for Organization Trips.

  • Field Trip Group Rates: Available for K-12 school groups with 20 or more paid admissions during the week.
  • Organization Trip Group Rates: Available for other organizations like camps, daycares, churches, and adult care facilities with 30 or more paid admissions during the week or on the weekend. 

In order to receive the discounted rates, you must return the correct, completed registration form to the Zoo by emailing groupadmission@potawatomizoo.org in advance of your trip. The registration form is included below.

Please read through all of the instructions and guidelines before your field trip or group trip. Questions? See below.

Once your group trip registration has been received, the Zoo will send you a confirmation with additional information.

Payments will need to be received 2 weeks prior to arrival with final group information. You can pay for your Potawatomi Zoo Field trip using cash, check, or credit card. Potawatomi Zoo memberships may be used. If an adult or child in your group is using a Potawatomi Zoological Society Membership, the admissions staff will need copies of membership cards and photo identification of the primary card holder at the time of payment 2 weeks before the field trip.

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Information For Your Trip

Information For Your Trip

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Field Trip Scholarships

The 2024 Field Trip Scholarship application will be available March 1.

AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are vital partners with formal school programs and organizations. At the Zoo, children can make discoveries, deepen interests, and connect their natural curiosity to the wider world.

The Potawatomi Zoo is committed to developing the skills needed for a lifetime of learning. Through our Educational Assistance Program, we aim to make that goal more accessible for more children. Thanks to the donors who contribute to the EAP, admission costs for children and chaperones are covered for approved applicants to the program.*

If you’re interested in contributing to the EAP, please contact Jessica at info@potawatomizoo.org.

*Program requirements must be met for approval of funds.

Schools, early childhood education, and youth programs serving children ages 3 – 14 are eligible.

Educational organizations interested in taking advantage of the program will complete and submit a two-page application. Applications will be reviewed as received and accepted until all available funds are allocated. Program requirements must be met for the approval of funds. The program will close upon funding depletion.

The 2024 EAP Scholarship application is now open for the 2024 season, here.

We encourage students of all ages to discover the natural world while building future conservationists!  The 2024 Field Trip Scholarship, thanks to our generous underwriters, helps teachers provide a memorable experience for their students. Scholarships will be accepted on a rolling basis until all funds are awarded. Please be sure to fill out the entire application in order to be considered. Funding decisions will take 10 business days and applicant will be notified of acceptance by the email provided. Forms may also be completed and returned via email or postal. Please download the pdf version for completion.

 

Thank you to our 2024 EAP contributors. Without you, this initiative wouldn't be possible.

ANONYMOUS

 

KURT & JOEY STIVER

 

Field Trip Scholarships

The 2024 Field Trip Scholarship application will open on March 1. 

AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are vital partners with formal school programs and organizations. At the Zoo, children can make discoveries, deepen interests, and connect their natural curiosity to the wider world.

The Potawatomi Zoo is committed to developing the skills needed for a lifetime of learning. Through our Educational Assistance Program, we aim to make that goal more accessible for more children. Thanks to the donors who contribute to the EAP, admission costs for children and chaperones are covered for approved applicants to the program.*

If you’re interested in contributing to the EAP, please contact Jessica at info@potawatomizoo.org.

*Program requirements must be met for approval of funds.

Schools, early childhood education, and youth programs serving children ages 3 – 14 are eligible.

Educational organizations interested in taking advantage of the program will complete and submit a two-page application. Applications will be reviewed as received and accepted until all available funds are allocated. Program requirements must be met for the approval of funds. The program will close upon funding depletion.

The 2024 EAP Scholarship application is now open for the 2024 season, here.

We encourage students of all ages to discover the natural world while building future conservationists!  The 2024 Field Trip Scholarship, thanks to our generous underwriters, helps teachers provide a memorable experience for their students. Scholarships will be accepted on a rolling basis until all funds are awarded. Please be sure to fill out the entire application in order to be considered. Funding decisions will take 10 business days and applicant will be notified of acceptance by the email provided. Forms may also be completed and returned via email or postal. Please download the pdf version for completion.

 

Thank you to our 2024 EAP contributors. Without you, this initiative wouldn't be possible.

ANONYMOUS

 

KURT & JOEY STIVER

 

Group Trip Registration Forms

Register for a School Field Trip
Register for an Organization Trip