Grade 7

Fall trip updates soon for SY 07-08

How would you like your science classroom to be decorated in magnificent foliage, chirp like a cricket and smell as fresh as the outdoors?

That is what the 7th graders experienced on their field trip in September to The Great Smokey Mountain Institute at Tremont. With perfect weather backing them up, 50 7th graders, several teachers and a parent made the eastward trek. It was more than beautiful scenery and energizing hikes in the woods. The experience involved theatrical accounts of the history of Walker Valley, explorations for salamanders in streams and close up personal experiences with hawks and owls. The students experienced environmental science in a real world setting along with evenings of campfires, folk dancing and mountain bluegrass. One of the most remembered events by all was the solo hike. Each participant spent time alone in the quiet of the forest contemplating the beauty of our earth and renewing a commitment to keep it that way. Wouldn't it be great if class was this way all the time?

Science textbook resources

Read one students essay based on their experience at Tremont  Click here