Atlanta, GA
Zoo Atlanta is offering a scholarship for its summer camp
Here is how one can apply.
ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta desires extra youngsters to have a wild summer time.
The zoo is bringing again its Safari Camp Scholarship program. Its program will serve 55 youngsters between the ages of 5 to 11 from Title I faculties in Atlanta and Fulton County.
Safari Camp, which was initially launched in 2016, had a yr hiatus in 2020 with the zoo working to approve its subsequent class of wildlife explorers because the world strikes out of pandemic occasions.
“Early connections with animals can change a toddler’s life, however these experiences can solely understand their full affect if they’re accessible to everybody,” Raymond B. King, president and CEO of the zoo mentioned in a information launch.
Campers accredited by way of the scholarship program will get summer time camp tuition, lunch, snacks and a Safari Camp T-shirt.
To be eligible, youngsters should be present residents of Atlanta or Fulton County and attend a Title 1 faculty. Dad and mom can be taught extra about Zoo Atlanta’s Safari Camp Scholarship on this system’s devoted web site. Functions will ask for proof of residence, a guardian assertion, and a letter of curiosity from the camper explaining why they’d wish to be a part of this system.
The deadline to use is Might 31 by 5:30 p.m.
