The Zoo Academy

The Cincinnati Zoo Academy has been a part of the public school system in Cincinnati since 1975. In 1995, the program underwent a substantial change from a strictly vocational program with an emphasis on natural resources and wildlife management to a four year college preparatory program where the students earn vocational degrees by working with zoo keepers for two hours a day. During the 2008 – 2009 school year we began another transition. We became a Tech Prep program with articulation agreements with Raymond Walters and Cincinnati State. A transition from the Cincinnati Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMAS) at Hughes Center to the new Hughes STEM High School also began.

Students will spend their ninth and tenth grade years at the Hughes STEM High School. Their eleventh and twelfth grade years are spent at the Zoo Academy on zoo grounds.

We are looking for students interested in an academically challenging program with an emphasis on science, plants, and animals.

If you are interested in attending the Zoo Academy contact:

For current and incoming ninth graders contact Kathy Wright, STEM Program Facilitator, (513) 363-7400

For current tenth, eleventh, of twelfth graders contact Barb Cassidy, CAMAS Program Facilitator, (513) 363-7550

For general questions about the program contact Glen Schulte, Team Leader, (513) 363-2000