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Friday, Apr 28, 2023

Don't wing it this summer - nab your camper's spot while spots remain!

Launch into explorations with the Air Zoo’s Summer Camps! From flight to space; from robots to chemistry – there's something for everyone at the Air Zoo this summer. Work together to defy gravity, solve mysteries, and explore the cosmos! Full- and half-day camp programs run weekly from June 12 through August 21. Camps available for PreK-12th grade.  Register your camper today while spots remain. Don't forget, Air Zoo members get 10% off. Just sign into your online account pr... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Friday, Apr 28, 2023
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Thursday, Sep 29, 2022

Local Middle School Students Provide Views to the Night Sky in Windows to the Universe Art + Science Exhibit

A teacher’s promise to his middle school students bloomed into an art-meets-science installation at the Air Zoo!  During the 2019-2020 school year, Portage Central Middle School teacher Doug Wilson made a pledge to his students. He told them that if their southern and northern hemispheres project turned out well, that he would find a place where their canvases could be viewed and enjoyed. We consider it a privilege that Doug allowed the Air Zoo to become the public venue for the st... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Thursday, Sep 29, 2022
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Friday, Jun 11, 2021

Air Zoo hosts Family Health Center - 2 Dose Pfizer Clinic

Family Health Center (FHC) will be on location at Air Zoo to provide the first dose of FREE Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Friday, June 25th, 10am-1pm.  Second doses will be available on Friday, July 16th, 10 am-1 pm.  Participants will receive a FREE Air Zoo pass for an upcoming visit of their choice. In an effort to end COVID-19 in the Kalamazoo community, many organizations like FHC and the Air Zoo are partnering and finding innovative ways to incentivize p... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Friday, Jun 11, 2021
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Friday, Oct 2, 2020

The Air Zoo Launches Live, Virtual Learning Labs to Support Science Education – Across the Country

As the country enters its seventh month of altered operations, and schools and educators alike, across the country, struggle to support student learning and engagement in this new environment of onsite, online and hybrid learning, the Air Zoo innovates its science offerings to help fill the gap.  “As we build on the outstanding success of our new, immersive and engaging virtual summer camp programs, that reached children and families across the country, and even into Mexico, the d... Read More
Posted by Nikki Statler at Friday, Oct 2, 2020
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