ANNUAL REPORT 2006 - Denver Zoo

and green-winged macaw Maya all madespectacular debuts to local audiences. Thenumber of classroom programs increased byalmost 30%; custom programs by over 50%;and special programs by over 40%. SeniorPrograms and Speakers Bureau experienceddeclines in the number of programs fromthe previous year largely because theprograms underwent a renovation. Staffand volunteers worked together to create anew, updated program to be unveiled in thespring of 2007.Partners continued to create strongrelationships with Denver Zoo Outreach.They included Wonderful Outdoor World(WOW), Denver Public Libraries, AdamsCounty 12 School District and NatronaCounty, Wyoming.Kelli Bee was promoted to the positionof Community Leadership Project (CLP)Specialist. CLP led nearly 3,000 studentsand teachers through environmentalservice-learning programs, conducting 109projects at twenty-eight different schoolsand organizations. CLP worked withseventeen different partner organizations tobest give students and teachers theopportunity for service-learning. Inorder to demonstrate the efficacy ofthe program, CLP was professionallyreviewed by RMC ResearchCorporation. RMC evaluated teachingmaterials, loan boxes, teacher workshops,CLP staff instruction, and project days andinterviewed participating elementary andmiddle school teachers. Highlights fromthe evaluation results included that onehundred percent of teachers surveyedagreed that teacher workshops, CLP lessonsand Project Days were greatly beneficial tothem. One hundred percent also agreed thatparticipating in CLP increased their abilityto address environmental issues.Thank you to our Outreach presentingsponsor Comfort Dental. We also recognizethe continued support of Qwest, Xcel Energyand Encana Oil & Gas.Wonders in Nature–Wonders inNeighborhoods (W.I.N.-W.I.N.)Co-managed by Denver Zoo and theColorado Division of Wildlife, Wonders inNature–Wonders in Neighborhoods (W.I.N.-W.I.N.) provided life science and wildlifeeducation to urban, low-income elementaryschools. W.I.N.-W.I.N. scaled back itsefforts during the second half of 2006 inresponse to a reduction in funding fromthe Colorado Division of Wildlife. DenverZoo development staff continues to raisefunds for W.I.N.-W.I.N.; however, due to thedecrease in budget the program was forcedto decrease it student population from10,000 to 6,500 participating students.Staff members Lisa Stauffer Mayen,Chasta Beals, James Garcia, Jeanine Junell,Saen Mullix and Karie Phillips providedcurriculum, instruction and hands-onscience activities to each partner school.All academic content is made availableto teachers and students in English andSpanish. Over 30 partner sites, includingparks, nature centers and museums,supported the program. Many partnersmade scholarship or grant monies fromtheir organization available to W.I.N.-W.I.N.to help defray program costs. Over 3,100students and families visited Denver ZooLeft | A young student explores owl adaptations in a classroomoutreach program.Right | Little Miss Muffet visits Denver Zoo as part of theinaugural summer Family Night: Animal Myths and Legends which focuseson animals in folklore.