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Attention Schools!
Host a Wild Week
and
Help Build the African Journey!
Your school can help build the all-new African Journey exhibit at
the zoo by hosting a Wild Week! You'll help generate
excitement, raise money, and gain recognition for your school.
Win up to $2,000 for your school's music program
from Sweetwater
Sound!
Click here for details
What is a Wild Week?
What is the African Journey?
What will my school gain by hosting a Wild Week?
Who can participate in Wild Week?
What resources will the zoo provide?
What are the tangible results for my school/students?
When should we hold our Wild Week?
Download your Wild Week Resource Packet
 What is a Wild Week?
Your school’s Wild Week will build awareness of the zoo’s new
African Journey project by integrating themes of African animals and
culture into daily activities in your building. Download a
Wild Week Resource Packet to plan your Wild Week.
What is the African Journey?
 The African Journey is the largest project in Fort Wayne
Children’s Zoo’s history – a 22-acre, $9 million renovation of the
former African Veldt that will immerse visitors in the sights,
sounds, culture, and wildlife of the amazing African continent.
The exhibit will open in June 2009. Read more about the
African Journey here.
What will my school gain by hosting a
Wild Week?
 Students will gain a greater awareness of the diverse animals and
cultures of the African continent Teachers will have the opportunity
to build literacy during their Wild Week by using resources provided
by the zoo Schools will have the opportunity to build school spirit
by working toward a common goal school-wide Schools will have the
opportunity for permanent recognition at the zoo, raising their
stature in the community and building school pride
Who can participate in Wild Week?
Any school is welcome to host a Wild Week.
Note that the Wild Week resource packet is best suited for
elementary students, but you are welcome to adapt it for use with
other grade levels.
What will the zoo provide?
 The zoo will provide a downloadable Wild Week Resource Packet,
which includes:
African animal fact sheets Daily fun facts to read during morning
announcements Reading lists Classroom worksheets on African culture
and animals Parent information sheet Downloadable certificates for
participating students or to post in classroom
Click here to view the Wild Week Resource Packet
The zoo will deliver the following items upon request to your
school upon request. E-Mail us at
wildweek@kidszoo.org to
request a delivery or call 260-427-6831.
Drum-themed money collection container to be placed in central
collection location (school lobby, lunchroom) Poster to be placed at
money collection site
The zoo will visit your school on request to kick off or wrap up
your Wild Week. Please contact us at
wildweek@kidszoo.org or
call 260-427-6831 to arrange a visit.
What are the tangible results for my school/students?
- Schools collecting $400 or more will be permanently recognized on
a 3” x 5” Recognition Tile at the entrance to the African Journey
exhibit
- All contributors will be recognized in the zoo magazine,
regardless of amount collected
- All participating schools will be
entered into a contest for the most money raised on a per capita
basis. Prizes include:
- First Place: $2,000 gift certificate for music equipment
from Sweetwater Sound
- Second Place: $1,000 gift certificate
for music equipment from Sweetwater Sound
- Third Place: $500
gift certificate for music equipment from Sweetwater Sound
Thank you to Sweetwater Sound for their generous support of the
African Journey!
When should we hold our
Wild Week?
If you want your school to be recognized when the African Journey
opens in June 2009 and be entered in our contest, we recommend the
following timetable:
- Download your
Resource Packet now to begin planning your Wild Week. (link to
resource packet page)
- Request your
drum-themed money collection container and poster
from the zoo.
- Hold your
school’s wild week during February or March of 2009
- For recognition
to occur when the exhibit opens and to be entered in our contest,
your donation must be received by March 27, 2009
- African Journey
will open to the public in June of 2009
- Donations are welcome any time after the March 27 deadline.
Schools donating $400 or more will still receive a Recognition
Tile at a later date. All contributors, regardless of
date, will be recognized in a future zoo publication. However,
schools submitting donations after the March 27, 2009 deadline
will not be eligible for our contest.
Download your African Journey
Wild Week Resource Packet
Thank you for supporting the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo!
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