WCS Education
Inspiring a diverse, inclusive movement of conservation advocates.
Our Commitment
Our Approach

Inspire
We provide deep, lasting interactions with wildlife in our parks and beyond, inspiring connection and wonder for animals and nature.

Discover
We challenge learners to observe, question, predict, and test to make sense of the natural world, enhancing scientific literacy through inquiry-based learning.

Protect
We champion real-life conservation challenges, solutions and changemakers, motivating our audiences to take action to protect wildlife and the environment.
Our Audiences
Research & Evaluation
WCS is committed to advancing the fields of informal and formal science learning through rigorous program evaluation and educational research. Read more about our current research efforts here.
Supporters
A special thanks to the supporters of our work:
21st Century Fox
Ameriprise Financial
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums
The Barker Welfare Foundation
The Borrego Foundation
Club de Naturaleza
Cannon USA, Inc.
Chevron Corporation
City Council Member Fernando Cabrera
City Council Member Andrew Cohen
City Council Member Costa Constantinidis
City Council Member Chaim M. Deustch
City Council Member Ruben Diaz
City Council Member Mattieu Eugene
City Council Member Julissa Ferreras
City Council Member Barry Grodenchick
City Council Member Eric Ulrich
City Council Member Paul Vallone
City Council Member Daniel Garodnick
City Council Member Vanessa Gibson
City Council Member David Greenfield
City Council Member Corey Johnson
City Council Member Brad Lander
City Council Member Farah Louis
City Council Member Alan Maisel
City Council Member Francisco Moya
City Council Member Annabel Palma
City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez
City Council Member Ritchie Torres
City Council Member Mark Treyger
City Council Member James Van Bramer
City Council Member Jumaane Williams
The Charina Endowment Fund
Citi Foundation
Coca Cola, Inc
Con Edison, Inc
New York City Deparment of Education
The New York City Department of Youth & Community Development
The New York State Department of Health
The New York State Parks Recreation & Historics Preservation
The Dimon Family Foundation
Douglass Kruse & Betty Welchel
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
The Emre Fund
The Gray Foundation
HealthPlex
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Investors Foundation
John N. Irwin III
The Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation
The Laura J. Niles Foundation
The Lemberg Foundation
Loretta Stadler | Defenders of Wildlife
Lyda Hill Philanthropies
The MacGrath Foundation
MacMillan Publishers, Inc
Mattel Children's Foundation
Richard and Ronay Menchel
M.J. Murdock Charitable Rust
The Moonlight Community Foundation
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
The National Science Foundation
National Grid
New York State Assembly Member Joe Lentol
New York State Parks and Recreation
The Henry Nias Foundation
The Nichols Foundation
Patagonia, Inc.
Philippe B. Visser
The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation
The Safari Club International Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
TD Bank
The Wortman Foundation
Barbara Zucker