By Heather Butler, 2025 DNCR Teacher Ambassador, Art21 Educator and Art teacher at Northwest Elementary School, Greenville
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By: Robert Summerell, 2025 Teacher Ambassador and Choral Director at Freedom High School, MorgantonEver wish you could take your students on a statewide adventure, exploring art galleries, walking historic battlegrounds, peering into a shark tank, basking in the sounds and stories of a symphony orchestra, or even handling real archaeological discoveries? The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) makes that possible.
Author: Patrice Hardy, DNCR Teacher Ambassadors, English Teacher at Willow Springs High School
Author: Allyson McFalls, 2025 DNCR Teacher Ambassador and 6th grade Science/ELA Teacher at the Blowing Rock School Field trips have the power to change lives. I know that’s a bold statement, but it’s true.
Designed with school groups in mind, the North Carolina Zoo App enhances the educational experience of your students during your field trip to the North Carolina Zoo. The free app provides four self-guided learning experiences, which are available in both English and Spanish.
June marked an incredible start for the 2025 America 250 NC Freedom Fellows! sponsored by DNCR as part of our statewide leadership of the America 250 NC initiative and hosted in partnership with Carolina K-12.
As schools settle into summer break and the pace of life slows down, there's no better time for North Carolina's educators to unwind, explore, and reconnect with the people and places that bring joy and inspiration. That's why the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Education and Outreach Team has put together a Summer Bucket List—filled with some of our favorite DNCR sites across the state! Whether you're trekking through mountain trails or dipping your paddle into coastal waters, these educator-tested favorites offer the perfect mix of fun, reflection, and discovery.
Nicole Ahn, 2025 DNCR Teacher Ambassadors and Arts Integration Specialist at Magellan Charter School, RaleighImagine a school gym transformed into a wildlife gallery—68 vibrant paper mâché animal heads crafted by fourth graders, each one the result of hands-on research and a trip to the North Carolina Zoo, one of the 100+ sites operated by the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR.)
By Rody J. Huertas, 2025 DNCR Teacher Ambassador, and music teacher at Frank P. Graham Bilingual Elementary School
If you've ever seen lines of school buses unloading in downtown Raleigh or watched hundreds of excited students winding their way through the city's most prominent sites, chances are you've seen the work of the Capital Area Visitor Services (CAVS) in action!