Attention Educators
Fall Creek Falls State Park has long been recongnized as the crown jewel of Tennessee's state park system. At 25,500 acreas, Fall Creek Falls is the largest of Tennessee's 53 state partks and one of the more ecologically and culturally rich areas of its size in the state. In the sprint of 1996, the Environmental Education Center was developed to facilitate the educational mission of the park through its vast natural resources by offering a low cost, high quality overnight field trip for school groups. With the awareness of the psychological, developmental, and physical benefits of outdoor education on the rise, this is the perfect time for your school to build a partnership with the only extended stay environmental education program in the Tennesse State Park System!
Fall Creek Falls State Park offers a hands-on, outdoor environmental education program for school students designed to relate the park’s natural and cultural resources to the school’s required curriculum. Outdoor education is beneficial to the physical, mental, emotional, and social development of children. What better way to improve test scores and promote unity in your class than to pay a visit to Fall Creek Falls State Park for a few days?
To review our “Environmental Education Guide”, click here
Core Programs
Forest Ecology/Geology Hike to the Base of Fall Creek Falls
Native Americans and Pioneers
Reptiles & Amphibians
Stream Survey
Night Hike
Alternate Programs
Crafts
Nature Games
Marbles
Orienteering
Scavenger Hunt
Team Building
Outdoor Skills
Customized Programs
Alternate Night Programs
Astronomy
Campfire
Reptiles & Amphibians
The program is designed to offer a variety of other options such as lodging, meals, and information on grant opportunities. The linked Environmental Education Guides provides you with information on how to prepare your students and classroom for this opportunity and lays out the basic responsibilities to help in preparation for participation in this incredible experience.
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