# Zoo Careers 101: An Introduction to How Zoos Work > Event for families in the Providence–Warwick area (RI / MA). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 - Ages: Ages 13-17 - Price: $276 (both days, materials and lunch) - Organizer: Roger Williams Park Zoo (Rhode Island Zoological Society) - Official page: https://rwpzoo.ticketapp.org/portal/product/26 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/zoo-careers-101-an-introduction-to-how-zoos-work--listing-63e5b8c874304aee0857af11 ## About A two-day career workshop for teens who dream of working with animals. Participants spend both days with Roger Williams Park Zoo professionals from education, animal care, veterinary medicine and operations, going front-of-house and behind the scenes to learn about exhibit design, animal health and training, and the range of jobs a zoo needs. Close animal contact is likely but touching animals is not guaranteed. Limited to 18 participants aged 13 to 17; boxed lunch provided each day, bring snacks and a water bottle. Drop-off and pick-up are at the Conservation Learning Center left of the main entrance (Lot A); late arrivals cannot be accommodated. No refunds unless the zoo cancels. ## Similar picks in Providence - [Youth Climate Conference at Roger Williams Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/youth-climate-conference-at-roger-williams-park-zoo--listing-936da593c910aab51f612709) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:15 AM – 3:15 PM · Roger Williams Park Zoo · Ages 14–18 · Free · checked Oct 24. A free all-day climate and environmental-leadership conference for teenagers, run by the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association with Roger Williams Park Zoo. Teens come… - [America the Beautiful: Our Natural Wonders (Giant Screen) at the Whaling Museum](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/america-the-beautiful-our-natural-wonders-giant-screen-at-the-whaling--listing-a1adcecac51364b67d6bad49) — Wed, Nov 11 (+15 more dates) · 12:30 PM · New Bedford Whaling Museum · From $10 · checked Oct 24. A giant-screen nature documentary shown daily at the New Bedford Whaling Museum for two weeks in November, including the Veterans Day holiday and Thanksgiving week. Narrated by… - [Homeschool Day at Battleship Cove](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/homeschool-day-at-battleship-cove--listing-ac3221bbed55d5ba8444baa5) — Fri, Nov 20 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Battleship Cove, Fall River · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Battleship Cove opens to homeschool families for a morning of hands-on naval history and science. Families can go aboard and inside a battleship, a submarine and a destroyer, and… - [SouthCoast Youth Climate Summit](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/southcoast-youth-climate-summit--listing-fd4d1eae1f2342cf762f8e4c) — Fri, Nov 20 · 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM · Bristol Community College, Fall River · Ages 13–17 · Free · checked Oct 24. A free half-day climate summit for teens aged 13 to 17 from across the South Coast, organized by Mass Audubon's Allens Pond sanctuary. This year's theme, Local Climate Solutions… - [Breakfast with the Rainforest Residents](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/breakfast-with-the-rainforest-residents--listing-42147b92c5f549dff9e251b9) — Sat, Nov 21 · 8:00 AM · Roger Williams Park Zoo · All ages · From $93 · checked Oct 24. A small-group behind-the-scenes morning at Roger Williams Park Zoo's Faces of the Rainforest. After a hot breakfast buffet, participants watch an animal training demonstration in… - [Woodward Discovery Days: Turkey Time at Oak Knoll](https://grassyknees.com/providence/activities/woodward-discovery-days-turkey-time-at-oak-knoll--listing-72948b5d54e22fc8344eed68) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Center), Attleboro · Free · checked Oct 24. A free Thanksgiving-season drop-in at Oak Knoll's Nature Center all about wild turkeys, one of the region's most familiar and surprising birds. Activity stations and exhibits… ## More for families - [This weekend in Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Providence](https://grassyknees.com/providence) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/providence.md)