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Month: January 2019

Amazon

“Coming soon- to a rainforest near you!”

January 23, 2019   -   1 Comment

We are currently accepting applications through March 4 from all interested NC educators.

Please consider joining us, or encouraging another educator you know to consider applying for our upcoming adventure to the Amazon rainforest of Peru!

Apply now! 

 

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Our Educators of Excellence spent the day travelin Our Educators of Excellence spent the day traveling - enjoying the sunrise in uMhlanga, hopping a plane to Cape Town, and getting a quick glimpse into city life. 

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Our last day in St. Lucia included goodbyes to our Our last day in St. Lucia included goodbyes to our beloved guides, a game drive through the beautiful rolling hills of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and an unexpected evening in Durban. 

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Our South Africa Educators of Excellence spent a d Our South Africa Educators of Excellence spent a day exploring the coastal town of St. Lucia - birding in the forest, walking on the beach, and scouting for crocodiles and hippos. 

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Our Educators of Excellence continued their journe Our Educators of Excellence continued their journey south today as they headed from a game reserve amid fields of sugarcane to the eastern coast of South Africa. We all agree - the Indian Ocean is something special!

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What a full day! Our Educators of Excellence start What a full day! Our Educators of Excellence started the day learning about rock art painting by the San people 800 years ago, spent the morning visiting a local school, then ended the day with a visit to the Nelson Mandela Capture Site! 

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How did our Educators of Excellence weather a 7 ho How did our Educators of Excellence weather a 7 hour hike through the Drakensberg Mountains? ⛰️

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Another travel day took our South Africa Educators Another travel day took our South Africa Educators of Excellence from Wakkerstroom, where our guide David shared the birds of the wetlands with us, to the Drakensberg Mountains. 

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We said our goodbyes to Kruger National Park today We said our goodbyes to Kruger National Park today, driving through small town and fields of gold on our way to Wakkerstroom, known for its massive wetland system and endemic birds. 

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Today was one of the days that our South Africa Ed Today was one of the days that our South Africa Educators of Excellence group was most excited for - the day they got to leave the vehicles and head out for a bush walk. Splitting into two groups we alternated between bush walk and game drive, rising with the sun in the morning and ending the day with the sunset. 

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As we left Berg-en-dal Rest Camp, we headed deeper As we left Berg-en-dal Rest Camp, we headed deeper into Kruger National Park to Skukuza Rest Camp, the main headquarters of the park. Along our way we continued wildlife spotting, before ending the day with a night game drive. 

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Day 2 in Kruger National Park with our Educators o Day 2 in Kruger National Park with our Educators of Excellence group was a day of game drives. We were up before the sun to see the park as the wildlife awoke, hopped in for some more wildlife spotting after breakfast, and then ended the day with a sunset game drive. We are excited to say that after our first full day in the park, we’ve already spotted all of the Big 5 as well as several other amazing species (including African wild dogs, aardvarks, and honey badgers)! 

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Mad for Madtoms Teacher workshop - Project RESTORE Mad for Madtoms Teacher workshop - Project RESTORE- awesome learning at Yates Mill and at the river! Bonus NR Waterdog!
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