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Take a field trip to The Schiele! A similar presentation is available as an interactive program during your group’s museum visit.

Exceptional Animals

Outreach Program

Recommended for grades 3-12
Learn how animals adapt in order to survive and thrive in their environments.
Under the guidance of a trained animal care professional, students will interact with a variety of live animals while they discover how animals adapt to survive in extreme environments. (Animals presented during programs may vary from those shown in photos.)
ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET CDC, LOCAL, AND STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS.
Instructor holding a turtle
Photograph of a red snake with black stripes and yellow belly
This outreach program meets these curriculum standards:
NC – 4.L.1.1, 4.L.1.2, 4.L.1.4, 5.L.2.1, 5.L.2.2, 5.L.2.3, 6.L.2.1, 6.L.2.2, 6.L.2.3
SC – 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2

The Schiele Museum’s educational programs address critical standards for public education. For specific curriculum standards met by our programs or questions or questions about your group visit, please contact our Group Scheduling Coordinator at stephanie.austin@gastonianc.gov