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Blue Ridge Parkway Home School Day

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Date: April 1, 2010
Contact: Jonathan Bennett, (828) 765-1228

 (Asheville, NC) — The National Park Service (NPS) extends an invitation to the public to attend the Blue Ridge Parkway's Fourth Annual Home School Day.  Home School Day, a new tradition on the Blue Ridge Parkway, allows the NPS to include local area home school children in its Parks as Classroom program. The Parks as Classroom program is very popular with public school children as NPS Rangers present educational programs on various topics that meet North Carolina's curriculum standards.

Home School Day will take place at the Museum of North Carolina Minerals at Milepost 331 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The museum is located at the junction of Highway 226 North and the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine, North Carolina.

Home School Day will begin at 9:00 AM on Wednesday April 7th, 2010, and will have the following schedule:

 9:00 a.m.      5th grade         Government in Action

10:00 a.m.     4th grade         North Carolina Geology

11:00 a.m.     4th grade         American Indians and the Ice Age

12:00 p.m.                                Break for Lunch  

1:00 p.m.       3rd grade         Honey Bees and Pollination

2:00 p.m.       2nd grade         Weather

3:00 p.m.       1st grade          Habitats

4:00 p.m.       Kindergarten    Animals and the Five Senses

Most programs will last approximately 45 minutes. The event is free and no reservations are required. Please come and take advantage of this wonderful educational opportunity for your children.

Did You Know?

Black bears

The Parkway is one of the most ecologically diverse areas in the world with about 100 varieties of trees, 1,600 plant species, 54 mammals, and 159 species of birds.