Zoo Snooze
Zoo Snooze at the Virginia Zoo for Students who
are Blind and Visually Impaired
In partnership with the Virginia Zoo and the Norfolk Public Schools
This special Zoo Snooze is being held for students from around Virginia who are
blind and visually impaired, grades 3 through 12
Students will meet some of the education animals up close and actually touch a
chinchilla, snake, gecko or even a kinkajou, feed the breakfast to the barnyard
animals and go “behind the scenes” with the elephants and rhinos and their zoo
keepers! Students will also participate in other activities specially designed
and coordinated by Theresa Fanney, Education Director, Virginia Zoo and Gail
Henrich, Teacher for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Norfolk Public Schools.
In addition to meeting the animals, students will meet and connect with other
blind and visually impaired students from around the area, put their mobility
skills to work while taking a flashlight tour of the zoo to find out what the
animals are up to, and practice their independent living skills as we “camp out”
in the classroom.
When: Saturday, April 21, 2007 5:30 p.m. through Sunday morning, April 22, 10:00
a.m.
Where: The Virginia Zoo, Norfolk, VA
Cost: $30 * (includes a “people breakfast”)
* several scholarships have been made available by:
The Virginia Chapter of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the
Blind and Visually Impaired (AER-VA); and
The Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Blind, NFBVa
Any student, volunteer or parent who wishes to attend must pre-register by April
16, 2007.
Register early to reserve a spot for your child to participate in this unique,
exciting, educational, accessible, (but most of all) FUN program.
To receive a registration packet with detailed particulars or scholarship
information,
contact Gail Henrich, 757-547-8095 or gailbraille@cox.net.
If you have any questions about the Zoo Snooze Program,
contact Theresa Fanney at 757-441-2374 ext. 227 or Theresa.Fanney@norfolk.gov.
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