The document provides information about the Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont, which is a non-profit environmental education center located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It offers various educational programs throughout the year for students and nature enthusiasts, including camps, workshops, and naturalist certification classes. The document uses images and videos to showcase Tremont's programs, facilities, and the types of experiences participants can have while learning about the local ecology and culture.

1. Great Smoky Mountain Institute at
Tremont
Sherry Walker – CED 575 – Spring 2014
Welcom
e
Campe
rs

2. Welcome Friends!
Tremont is a non-profit residential
environmental education center that provides
in-depth experiences through education
programs that celebrate ecological and
cultural diversity, foster stewardship, and
nurture appreciation of Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
We operate year-round serving students and
nature-lovers of all ages with school
programs, workshops, summer youth
programs and camps, citizen science projects
and naturalist certification classes. If you love
the outdoors, chances are we've got
We hope to see you soon!
Psst…follow
me…let me
show you
around! Oh,
by the way,
I’m Sal!

3. Cool! Let’s
go….still lots
more to
learn!

4. 5. Girls
in
Science 7. Trout
Unlimite
d Camp
4. Field
Ecology
Adventur
e
2.
Wilderness
Adventure
Trek
1.
Discover
y Camp
3.
Backcountr
y Ecological
Expedition
6. Teen
High
Adventu
re
I like
water….not
trees! So
click on the
links to
learn
more!
I hope you learned a
lot about our camps.
Looks like Ole Sal is
still stuck in that
plastic bag….I guess
I’ll take over from
here. I’m Theo!

5. Yikes! I think
I’ve just been
discovered…..l
et’s get out of
here!

6. Looks like
fun! Let’s
see what
else there
is to do!

7. Oh no!
They got
me in that
plastic bag
again! I’ve
got to be
quicker!

8. We hope you’ve enjoyed learning about our Summer Camps and Programs. Here’s
just a small portion
of what we offer in our School Education Programs.
Air Quality
Geology
Stream Physics
Wow! That’s a
lot of
learning…I
hope I can
keep up!

9. Many school districts may
have questions and concerns
about bringing a group to the
Smoky Mountains. Listen to
these teachers talk about how
Tremont prepares them for a
trip and the impact it has on
their teaching and the lives of
their students.
Yea….we
new
they’d
like it!

10. The Tremont Institute is not just for students. There are many exciting
learning opportunities for adults as well.
Hello, I m Bella……I hope
you’ve checked out all our
workshops! Theo is slowing
down and needs a nap, so I
will fly you through the rest
of the tour!
Psst…check
out the two
workshops
first and then
we’ll get
going!

11. If you want to
learn how to take
great shots like
these click the
bridge, then click
on Theo to go
back.

12. If you would like to lead groups
and see beautiful places like
this everyday, then register for
our Naturalist Certification
today! You won’t regret it!
I’m glad this is
the last one….I’m
getting tired!
Don’t forget to
watch the video.

13. Citizen
Science
Starry Globe
at Night
Tremont
Talks
Tremont
Homecoming
Smokies
Scavenger
Hunt
I fly in on
some of
these
events and
they are
FUN!

14. We hope you’ve
enjoyed learning all
about The Great Smoky
Mountain Institute at
Tremont. Just in case
you get the opportunity
to visit or bring a group
of students, I have
provided directions and
a campus map of our
facilities.
Check out the video
for a visual tour of what
students see upon
arrival and while
We’re working
on a “butterfly”
view for next
year! Let’s go
flying!

15. See first hand the humor, sadness, and frustration that effected so many people last
Fall….including my Fall Break.
This is what happens when people have too much time on their hands.
Oh, this was a
sad time…we
really missed
those kids!

16. There are many ways to help support The Great
Smoky
Mountains Institute Tremont.
Let me
tell how
you can
give!
Let me tell
how you
can
volunteer!
There’s one more way you can help……..and that’s by voting! Watch this
video to find out how!
Click here to reach the 150 Days of Giving website.
I voted!
What about
you
Theo…and
you Sal?

17. Newsletter
The Middle
Prong Press
Program
Catalog
Financial
Aid
Helpful
Links
Seeing all this
information
gets me
excited about
more kids
coming!

18. What to
Bring?
Planning -
Teachers
Planning -
Students
You will be wading in this!
Let’s check
out some
past groups
you may
know!

19. from Missouri. Since most of you are
from the area I thought I would include
them in my presentation. The Rockwood
group I met on a hike but my camera
batteries were dead was unable to get
“action shots”. I was able to film
Maplewood arriving and unloading. I will
include them in my next video. The
video below I believe was from last
years’ Maplewood group. Hope you
enjoy!
Almost
finished!

20. I had hoped to include a lot of pics and video clips of
my hikes while filming for this project but it was
going to be to long. So I just included mainly the
wildflowers that are currently in bloom.
http://www.screencast.com/t/DRln35rXu6r8
Special thanks to Sal, Theo, and Bella for being such great tour guides.
Just one
last stop!

21. • www.fieldherpforum.com
• www.tattoodonkey.com
• www.clker.com
• www.npr.org
• vasturemedies.org
• hdwallsource.com
All other pictures and videos are mine
that were taken on various hikes
in the Tremont area.
www.gsmit.org
Special thanks to the staff at Tremont
who assisted and answered questions
about their campus.

22. these two groups
from Missouri into a
Collaborated
Classroom….just keep
watching!Collaborati
on Groups