North Georgia Zoo & Farm Core Values

The foundation of who we are and what we do.
Our Culture and our Future
We CARE, CONNECT AND CONSERVE by following these core values. 

Create and Challenge:  We create opportunities to care, connect and conserve and challenge others to care, connect and conserve.
 
Respect and Value:   We value and Respect each other, guests, creatures and creation!  We are each uniquely and passionately created by God.
 
Excellence and Effectiveness: Everything we do we strive for excellence and determine to be effective in guest services, animal care, planning, in teamwork, and in communication with each other
 
Unique and Bridge:  We are unique in that we take down barriers and bridge the gap that allows people to have a unique, memorable and personal experiences.  (Barriers- metaphorically or real- such as myths, walls, opportunities)
 
Educational and Fun Spirit:  We believe in having fun while learning!  We are creative, dynamic and outside of the box thinkers continuously coming up with fun, entertaining and creative ways to learn and inspire others.
 
Togetherness and Positivity: We believe in a positive team working together and family spirit!
 

Integrity and Trust:  Building open and honest relationship with communication. When we are guided by integrity, our thoughts and words are in line with each other.  Our actions align with our principles.  Our conduct speaks for us more eloquently than words ever could.  Integrity brings trust because they know we value our commitments and seek to live by them.  It is the one cornerstone of great teams and shared endeavors.
 
Responsible and Determined:   We take responsibility for our actions and are determined and persevere in what we set out to do.  We are responsible to our customers, team, community and society.
 
Caretakers and Stewards: Less is more. We are called to be caretakers of God’s earth, His animals and His people.  We are committed to being Good Stewards of the resources God has given us.  We strive to reduce, reuse and recycle, we take responsibility for the animals in our care and create continuous improvements as a zoological and farm facility.  We strive to minimize waste and support sustainable living and environmental stewardship.
 
Learning and Growing Leaders   we never stop learning and growing.  We challenge each other to continuous learning and growing.  We strive to become humble leaders that inspires others to care for animals, people and the environment.