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YMCA Camp Cheerio

Outdoor Adventure Educational experiences are available for students in elementary, middle, and high school at this camp located near the town of Sparta in the North Carolina mountains.

Preview your trip on the web: YMCA Camp Cheerio

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Trees are Terrific Travels with Pierre will lead you through the basic knowledge of trees and their importance to us.
  • Lesson plan: 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.
  • Lesson plan: 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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  • Tanglewood Park Nature Education Center: In spring and fall, Tanglewood Park offers quality nature education programs which are correlated with the N.C. Standard Course of Study for Science or Social Studies.
  • New River State Park: Visit New River State Park and discover its unspoiled beauty as well as the flora and fauna of the area.
  • Jones Lake State Park: A visit to Jones Lake Park not only teaches students about the habitats and animals that can be found there, but the phenomenon of the Carolina Bays is also explored.

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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 experience a variety of outdoor activities and learn about 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.

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