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2009 education programs and activities

• 180,000 visitors and program participants connected with the wonders of our natural world through free admission to our exhibits and 2,040 on and off-site educational programs.
• 13,860 children were engaged in preschool and school-age classes
• 5,200 Scouts learned more about the natural world in programs designed to help them fulfill often difficult to earn science and environment badges
• Science concepts sprang to life for students and their teachers who participated in hands-on, interactive School Field Trips.
• 29,150 children and adults were wowed by the amazing universe in our Walter R. Schuele Planetarium and our StarLab portable planetarium.
• Our educational mission doesn’t begin or end at our doorstep – 26,850 people enjoyed live animal or StarLab outreach at schools, nursing homes, community events and more in 2009.
• Our Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Program staff examined 1,300 animals while educating their human rescuers. We also fielded 4,350 phone calls and online inquiries about the wild animals that share our backyards.
• 110 off-site wildlife programs widened our educational reach, including collaborations that brought our live animal “wildlife ambassadors” to Cleveland Metroparks and Cuyahoga Valley National Park events.

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