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Field Trips Saluda Shoals Pk

Start with 400 acres of pristine woodland, winding trails,
and a beautiful stretch of the lower Saluda River. Add a
unique Wetland Preserve outdoor classroom and Environmental Education Center staffed by experienced rangers/educators.
Combine these elements with dedicated teachers and excited
students to create the dynamic, interactive, educational
experiences found only at Saluda Shoals Park.
For more than 10 years, Saluda Shoals Park has offered
exceptional field trips opportunities that address National and SC Education Science Standards. Students will
realize the wonders of nature through hands-on activities
covering life, physical and earth science through four main
components:
1. a classroom or outdoor laboratory lesson
2. an interactive component including a visit to the
Exhibit Hall or net dipping and specimen collecting
3. an immersion learning nature walk to a specific habitat
4. Data tracking outdoor lab programs and environmentally inspired games

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Education programs are $6.00 per student (there is a
minimum charge of $60.00 per group). Chaperones are
free of charge. Programs are 1 hours in length. Each
classroom or lab holds 25 children and teachers must be
with their class. Programs can accommodate approximately
100 students. Teachers must accompany their groups.

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Envirmtal Scice Programs

With 400 acres of forested trails, wetlands, and unique outdoor venues, Saluda Shoals Park invites children into nature. Our
instructors are experienced environmental educators with a passion for connecting children with the natural world through
hands-on exploration that also builds scientific skills. The Parks exceptional science programs are designed to:
Raise achievement levels for students by using the environment as a catalyst for learning.
Encourage exploration of the natural world, giving real-life meaning to academic learning.
Create a year-long learning progression for students and teachers.
Students participating in the Parks Environmental Science programs will have the opportunity
to explore six different habitats found in Saluda Shoals Park including: cold and warm water rivers, wetlands, uplands, flood plains, and meadows. These habitats are home to hundreds of fauna
and flora species. Using both outdoor and indoor labs, park staff will facilitate field studies
utilizing the scientific method. Specific questions will be presented for each program allowing
students to test hypothesis, conduct experiments, measure air and water temperature and take
pH readings. Students will also construct and extrapolate graphic information, present mathematical models that support their hypotheses, reach conclusions and report their solutions.

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The partnership between Saluda Shoals Park
and Dutch Fork Elementary Academy of
Environmental Sciences is built on a foundation of trust and a deep mutual interest in each
students success.

The mission of Dutch Fork Elementary

Academy of Environmental Sciences is to
develop students that care about the world
we live in and to express critical thinking
through natural curiosity and wonder.

It is the mission of this partnership to provide

children with exceptional environmental science
programs that:
Make science more accessible and engaging
by conducting and learning science in an
outdoor environment.
Improve each students scientific learning by
reinforcing concepts taught in the classroom.
Increase each students environmental awareness by helping them discover the ways
people affect local ecosystems.

We believe children are naturally curious

about the world.
We believe that children should use the
language and tools of science as a discipline.
We believe children should learn through
authentic primary sources.

Saluda Shoals Pk. . .

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The field studies at Saluda Shoals Park

provides our students with meaningful real
world experiences that align with our
mission and beliefs.

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