Connecticut Zoological Society

The Beardsley Zoo will continue its “Conservation Discovery Corps” teen program, a year-round informal science education program designed to provide diverse and economically challenged but environmentally aware students, aged 14 to 17, with applied wildlife conservation training in the zoo and through field research. Students are trained in conservation and education concepts that are applied through field expeditions and collaborations with scientists in research and habitat restoration activities to prepare them as zoo exhibit interpreters and teenaged Conservation Discovery Corps ambassadors. Through their interactions, participants develop increased self-confidence and gain valuable work skills in leadership, teamwork, and public speaking.