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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 their last two d Our Educators of Excellence spent their last two days in South Africa exploring the wonders of Cape Town. Head to our blog to read about a visit to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, as well as a redemption whale watching trip on our final day. 🐋
With flight changes delaying our return home, our With flight changes delaying our return home, our Educators of Excellence continue to embrace the unexpected. With visits to the Two Oceans Aquarium and the Iziko South African Museum, we explored the marine ecology, natural history, and cultural history of South Africa. 

Read more on our blog - link in bio
What do educators do when seeing wild African peng What do educators do when seeing wild African penguins for the first time? They waddle with them! 

Head to the blog for more details on our Cape Peninsula adventures, including a pivotal stop at the Boulder’s Beach penguin colony 🐧
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. 

Read more on our blog 🌅
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. 

Head to our blog to read more!
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. 

Read more about our coastal adventures on the blog 🦛
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? ⛰️

Head to the link in our bio to read the blog and find out!
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. 

Link in bio to hear more about our day!
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. 

More on the blog - link in bio!
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. 

Read more on the Educators of Excellence blog - link in bio!
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