To help you prepare your students for the classroom visit, you will receive a free Raptor Teacher Packet when you reserve your visit. Teachers reserving a SOAR outreach program also have the opportunity to rent a Raptor Discovery Kit for use in your classroom. Raptor Discovery Kits Feathers, bones, skulls, books, talons, owl pellet displays, current news articles and color graphics are just a few items you might find in one of our new Discovery Kits. These kits are available for rent to teachers reserving a SOAR outreach program. Two kits, a general Raptor Kit and an Owl Kit, are available for two-week rentals.
Kit availability is limited.
Kits must be picked up from and delivered to the zoo's Rotary Education Center. SOAR programs are limited to a maximum of 80 students per program. Notifying the school's principal and other necessary school staff of the presence of the birds and their location on school grounds. Students and school staff should not pass through the appointed room during the presentation. Providing a suitable location where zookeepers and birds can comfortably stand at least five feet from the nearest student.