NOTE: This Educator Workshop is intended specifically for educators — not the general public.
WILD About Bears will focus on black bears in North Carolina. The workshop will be spent learning about the life history and current research on black bears, as well as activities that can be incorporated into your programs. This special topic Project WILD will include a visit to our resident black bears that live in our Animal Habitats. Educators who attend a Project WILD workshop qualify for CEU credits, training hours, or NC Environmental Education Certification credit.
Instructor: Lauren Farrell (GMSF Interpretation and Education Programs Manager)
Registration
This workshop is free to attend, although advance registration is required. Limited to 25 participants. Registration below on April 29 at 10 a.m. Attendees are also asked to bring their own lunch, although there is a restaurant on site.
What to Bring?
Your time will be spent indoors and outdoors and all programs are held rain, snow or shine. You should be prepared for a variety of mountain weather conditions and temperatures. Appropriate clothing, equipment, and footwear are very important. Please bring a daypack with enough room to carry extra clothing (i.e., extra layers, rain gear), water, lunch, notepad/paper, pen/pencil, etc. Mildred’s Grill will be open and participants may purchase food from the restaurant for lunch if they prefer to do so.
Additional information
Educational Experience Forms will be available for certification hours and Continuing Education Credit for the instructor to sign off on. Grandfather Mountain may also serve as Criteria III – Site visit hours, but these hours must be gained outside of the time that the workshop takes place (i.e., prior to or after the workshop). Staff will be available to sign off on these site visit forms.
Cancelations
If you cannot attend the educator workshop that you are registered for, please let us know five days in advance of the workshop if at all possible: call 828-733-2013 Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
About Grandfather Mountain Educator Workshops
Grandfather Mountain’s Educator Workshop series invites educators to take advantage of the mountain’s classroom in the clouds. This is an opportunity to learn and have fun, while earning certification as an environmental educator in North Carolina. These programs offer credits with Criteria I, II and III programs. All workshops take place at Grandfather Mountain and may include some walking, so participants are encouraged to bring appropriate footwear and be prepared for inclement weather. Learn more.