EARLY CLOSURE
The zoo will close early at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2024, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Financial assistance information for zoo field trips

ELIGIBILITY

 

Woodland Park Zoo offers two financial assistance options, School-to-Zoo Levy Funding and Washington Low Income (WALI) for field trips. Please review the eligibility requirements for both options since some schools/groups may be eligible for either option. 

Financial Assistance Options

Option 1: School-to-Zoo Levy

King County Schools

Offered: September - June

Thanks to the 2019 King County Parks Levy renewal, we are able to offer School-to-Zoo levy funding to eligible schools within King County.

Eligibility

  • Schools (PreK-12th) in King County with 30% or more of their students receiving free or reduced-rate lunches, or a comparable level of scholarship per OSPI.
  • Seattle Preschool Programs, Early Head Start, Head Start and ECEAP in King County.
  • Private schools in King County with 30% or more of their students on scholarship (documentation must be submitted to WPZ).

Qualifying Groups Receive

  • Free admission for all students
  • Free admission for 1 adult chaperone (educators and parents/guardians) for every 4 students.
    Admission for chaperones beyond the 1:4 ratio must be paid in advance to qualify for the education rate.
    Note: Please do not include 1:1 aids/para-educators in your chaperone count. 1:1 aids, etc. always recieve free admission.
  • Bus reimbursement subsidy - Click here for the reimbursement form.

 

School-to-Zoo Registration

 



Option 2: Washington Low Income (WALI)

Washington State Schools

Offered: All Year

Woodland Park Zoo’s Washington Low Income (WALI) is dedicated to making the zoo more accessible to low-income, at-risk or underserved children and families in our shared community.

Eligibility

  • Schools (PreK-12th) in Washington state with 30% or more of their students receiving free or reduced-rate lunches, or a comparable level of scholarship per OSPI.
  • Seattle Preschool Program, Early Head Start, Head Start and ECEAP in Washington state.
  • Private schools in Washington state with 30% or more of their students on scholarship (documentation must be submitted to WPZ).

Qualifying Groups Receive

  • Free admission for all students
  • Free admission for 1 adult chaperone (educators and parents/guardians) for every 4 students.
    Admission for chaperones beyond the 1:4 ratio must be paid in advance to qualify for the education rate.
    Note: Please do not include 1:1 aids/para-educators in your chaperone count. 1:1 aids, etc. always recieve free admission.

 

WALI Registration

 

Our Mission

Woodland Park Zoo saves wildlife and inspires everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives.

Land Acknowledgment

Woodland Park Zoo recognizes that these are the lands of the Tribal signatories of the Treaty of Point Elliott. We acknowledge their stewardship of this place continues to this day and that it is our responsibility to join them to restore the relationship with the living world around us.


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