Leap into Learning With A New Educational Offering! We are thrilled to announce an all-new immersive educational experience at Global Wildlife Center: The Kangaroo Classroom! This 30-minute guided activity invites students to step into the world of the Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) and trade their textbooks for clipboards in a real-world “Scientific Study.” What is

Selecting a field trip destination involves a set of competing criteria that rarely resolve with ease. The experience needs to be educationally defensible and substantive enough to justify instructional time and survive administrative scrutiny. It needs to be age-appropriate, logistically manageable for a group, and genuinely engaging for students who have grown accustomed to dismissing

A visit to Global Wildlife Center is defined by its animals. They are a collective spectacle, no doubt, but they are also individuals with distinct behaviors, biological histories, and conservation significance. While the preserve’s wide open spaces ensure that every safari offers something unexpected, certain encounters stand out across visits and across visitors. These are

Planning a family day trip is usually accompanied by a unique variety of pressures. The activity has to hold the attention of a seven and fourteen-year-old simultaneously, feel like a proper outing, involve being outside, and be worth the drive. That is a long list of requirements, and most activities fall short on at least

Calling all proud parents! Your smart cookies have earned a WILD celebration… School may be out, but the interactive learning adventures never stop at Global Wildlife Center! This July and August, we’re inviting families to beat the heat on our popular Safari Wagon Tours with our Early Bird Safaris. If your student (grades K–12) made the A/B Honor

Picture this: You’re sitting in a canopy-covered wagon rolling slowly across open savanna-style grassland, and a full-grown giraffe leans its enormous neck over the railing to eat from your  hand. A zebra trots alongside. A cape eland antelope watches from ten feet away. This isn’t a scene from a nature documentary or a safari in