Muddy Sneakers Annual Report 2018

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2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 1,382 STUDENTS asheville city Claxton Francine Delaney Hall Fletcher Ira B. Jones Isaac Dickson Vance buncombe county Black Mountain haywood county Shining Rock Classical henderson county Atkinson Hillandale Mountain Community macon county Mountain View Intermediate mcdowell county Pleasant Gardens This school year, students in Western North Carolina spent a total of 155 days experiencing science curriculum in the area’s beautiful forests and along its many waterways. Students in the mountains get to experience a collection of magical sites that vary widely, from the wooded coves of Pisgah National Forest, to the waterfalls of DuPont State Recreational Forest, to the still waters of Lake James State Park, to the privately protected lands of Walnut Creek Preserve in Rutherford County. We at Muddy Sneakers believe it’s crucial that students get hands-on opportunities to investigate problems, make scientific observations, and think creatively — all using natural resources and their own ingenuity. “I get to visually experience a world of science,” one WNC fifth grader said. “It’s better than taking notes on something you can’t see!” polk county Saluda N.C. rutherford county Forrest W. Hunt Lake Lure Classical Academy Pinnacle Rutherfordton Sunshine S.C. transylvania county Brevard Brevard Academy Pisgah Forest 5
PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA 1,057 STUDENTS montgomery county Candor Green Ridge Page Street Rowan county Carroll T. Overton China Grove Hanford Dole H.D. Isenberg North Rowan The Piedmont office has now completed its first full school year of programming. This year, we continued to learn about our communities, build exciting partnerships, and discover many significant natural areas that are perfect for use as outdoor classrooms. Students have ventured to the Uwharrie Mountains, the Yadkin River, Pilot Mountain State Park, and Catawba College’s Fred Stanback Jr. Ecological Preserve. We provided a total of 83 days of education outside the classroom this year in the Piedmont. stanly county Aquadale Central Locust Millingport Stanfield The success of the past year is best exemplified in students’ own observations about their progress. When we hear a fifth grader say, “We get to actually experience science” during Muddy Sneakers expeditions, and “You’re teaching me how to think like a scientist!” we know our program is deeply impactful. UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA 142 STUDENTS greenville county Alexander Slater-Marietta SATELLITE PROGRAM 129 STUDENTS robeson county Piney Grove cherokee county The Learning Center This spring we ran a successful pilot of our new satellite programming model, reaching 129 students in Cherokee County in Western North Carolina and Robeson County in the Piedmont. Each satellite school had the opportunity to explore the outdoor classroom with Muddy Sneakers four times this past spring. Through these satellite programming efforts, Muddy Sneakers has developed new land partnerships with Lumber River State Park, Mainspring Conservation Trust and the Nantahala National Forest — just to name a few. We believe that all students in North Carolina deserve and will benefit from the experiences that Muddy Sneakers provides, and we’re thrilled to begin extending our reach even further. 6
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