When the collection outgrew the classroom, the Codding family purchased a new bus garage, which freed up the old one on the school campus to be turned into a 9000 square foot museum.

[4] It was Head's dream to help hone high school students in career, leadership, and management skills.

The secondary class is "Museum Maintenance", which allows students to become docents and gives them hands on experience working with animals.

The camp has activities that teach animal behavior, ecology, conservation, and science; presentations are given as well by docents and visiting speakers.

Kayla Pearson & Sebastian Gonzalez (2018-2020) were the first two students to be donned the title of "Lead Docent" by Phil Tacata.

Bailey Moeller and Zoey Hanes (2021-2022) were some of the best docents to ever pass through the museum, also making it onto Phil Tacata's Whale Wall in Marine Science.

Mia Vaughn and Phoebe Hornstein (2023) were two additions Tacata made to the official lead docent roster late into the 2023 school year.

Grason Mentzer, Renée Machado, Yasmin Romo-Macias, Natalie Frances, Molly Smith, Reid Harrison, Lucienne Hight, Charles Scott and Isabella Prandi (2023-present) are the nine amazing Lead Docents chosen to fill the shoes of the many before them.