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YMCA Camp Cheerio
Glade Valley, NC (http://www.campcheerio.org/)
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- Appropriate grades: K–12
- Subjects: healthful living (exercise and sports), science (biology and life science, environmental science)
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- Nature's Checks and Balances This Unit introduces students to several essential understandings. They will learn that plants and animals depend on one another for survival and organisms interact within nature to create a balance. They will also learn that humans can influence and manipulate nature.
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- Trees are Terrific Travels with Pierre will lead you through the basic knowledge of trees and their importance to us.
- Educational in Nature A series of environmental education curriculum supplements designed to foster understanding and environmental awareness in the classroom. These activities, games, lesson plans, and information cover such topics as forests, animals, recycling, and energy.
- The Virtual Cave A website full of photographs of caves. There are solution caves, sea caves, lava tube caves, and erosional caves. There is also a link to the U.S. Show Caves Directory and the National Speleological Society so that you can plan a visit to some caves on your own.
- Trees in your own back yard How have trees improved our neighborhoods and schoolyards? Students survey trees in the schoolyard and itemize their various benefits. They will consider human impacts on trees in the city landscape and the responsibility of citizens for preserving the urban forest.
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Check out the Outdoor Adventure Educational experiences and Environmental Education Labs available for school groups at Camp Cheerio. There are activity options which range from a half an hour to four to six hour programs. Students can learn about orienteering, food webs, trees and habitats, caves, teamwork and much more.
For more information on the programs at Camp Cheerio, contact Andrea K. Galioto-Evans, Program Director, at 336-363-2604 or fill out the contact form. Pricing is based on the size of the group and the activities selected.