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The Zoo is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Entry passes are required for all guests, including infants. Plan your visit.

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Education

Explore a variety of educational programming for people of all ages through at-home activities, classes, school programs, webinars and more. Undergraduate, graduate and professional trainings are offered through the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation.

Webinars

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The Zoo offers a variety of free, engaging and accessible webinars for learners of all ages, including our monthly STEM career series.

School Programs

An educator wearing a protective face covering talks to students via video on a phone and points out leaves and trees in the Amazonia exhibit
Discover animals, habitats and conservation through engaging virtual programs with a Zoo educator. 

Educational Activities at Home

A small brown bird, called a Guam rail, walks along the ground in a forested area
Find resources to engage learners in grades preK-12 with science, the natural world, wildlife and conservation.

Bridging the Americas / Unidos por las aves

Students in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. connect with students in Latin America through shared migratory birds.

Early Childhood and Families

Child plays on Asian small clawed otter statue

Early childhood and family learning experiences connect the Zoo's youngest visitors (birth to 8 years old) and their learning partners to wildlife and nature.