Education at the Zoo Zoo School     Mission of the Florida Environmental Education Center To provide a safe, clean, pleasant and caring environment in which each child may develop his or her physical, social, emotional, and intellectual potential at his or her own pace while fostering a respect for wildlife and wild places through unique zoo interactions. Facts About the Zoo School The Zoo School is a 15,000 square foot hands-on learning facility. that houses a Lecture Hall, 11 classrooms and a Resource Center. Tampa resident and Lowry Park Zoological Society board member Patricia C. Sullivan, herself a former school teacher, provided a $1 million leadership gift for construction. The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation provided a $500,000 grant as the namesake for the new exhibit hall. During this last fiscal year 80,000 people came to the Zoo School to enjoy our education programs. The Educators Guide to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Click here to download the '08 -'09 Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo Edzoocator Catalog. (1 MB, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) Click here to download the 2008 Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo School Fall & Winter 2008 Catalog. (2.2 MB, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)