Women's Backpacking Trip Added!
Due to high demand our Oct. Women's Backpack Trip is
full so we've added another
trip Sept. 10-12. Sign up
quickly to secure your spot! Click here
for details.

Tremont Homecoming Fundraiser
The evening includes dinner,
activities, entertainment
and a silent auction all
benefitting Tremont. Click here
for more information.

Tremont Events
Workshops, hikes, camping trips
and more!
View the 2010-2011 calendar.

Plans to Improve Tremont
Click here to learn more from Tremont
about the Environmental Assessment
that the park released on improving our facilities.

Tremont eNews
Email us to sign up for our
bi-weekly enewsletter including Tremont and park information and articles
by our naturalists.

Walker Valley Reflections
The Spring Edition of our newsletter is now available online. In this edition: 2009
Annual Report, articles from our naturalists, information on upcoming events, and more! View online.

Teachers

K-12 School Programs
    Planning Your Trip
    Curriculum
    Forms
    The Arts at Tremont

College Programs

Teacher Training
    Smoky Mountain
      Science Teacher
      Institute
    Teacher Escape
      Weekend
    Birds
    Climate Change
    Ecology
    Interpretation
    Lichens
    Mammals
    Naturalist Skills
    Plants
    Reptiles

Evaluating Tremont's
    Impact

Every year over 4,000 students and their teachers from 13 states experience the Great Smoky Mountains through Tremont’s school programs. We offer an outdoor classroom within the unique diversity of the Smokies, talented staff and innovative programs. We also work to make this trip a reality for you by offering financial aid opportunities. In 2009, we designated over $40,000 for bringing students like yours to Tremont. These elements, combined with dedicated teachers and excited students, create a dynamic educational opportunity.

Lessons are not only correlated with the science and social studies curricula of surrounding states for grades 5 - 8, we also work with you to tailor the program to your group's needs.

Our Classroom
Features
Our Teacher/Naturalists
Special Offers for School Groups
Contact Us

Our Classroom

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont is located within the watershed of the Middle Prong of the Little River, which encompasses 20,000 acres. Within this area, 20 or more miles of trails intersect diverse forest types, streams and geologic formations. Aquatic ecology studies in the Middle Prong, learning about geology and the Greenbriar Fault along the Falls Trail, searching for bear sign on Lumber Ridge, and all the other unique activities in our lessons allow the students to use the outdoors as a classroom and laboratory.

You'll plan your programs by choosing from a curriculum of natural and cultural history topics

    

Lessons emphasize hands-on exploration of the national park (lessons are generally three hours or longer)

    

A Tremont Teacher/Naturalist will teach cooperatively with your school's staff as well as assist teachers with materials, trails, and questions

Features     

A comfortable dormitory housing groups of up to 135 people, well-suited for supervising students

    

Family style meals in our dining hall

    

A variety of indoor and outdoor meeting spaces, all located within the 522,000 acres of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Our Teacher/Naturalists     

Are experienced, educated professionals

    

Have diverse backgrounds in environmental education and recreational leadership

    

Are patient, understanding and optimistic about the potential of every child

Learn more about our staff

Special Offers for School Groups

Teacher Escape Weekend is a wonderful way to familiarize yourself with the Tremont philosophy, our campus, and our staff. By attending Teacher Escape Weekend you will qualify to be free when you bring your school group, and all of your students will get $8 off their price. http://www.gsmit.org/tew.html

Other Teacher Training Opportunities are offered throughout the year. By attending one of these programs, you will qualify to be free when you bring your school group, and all of your students will get $8 off their price. See these programs listed on the left or click here for a list of teacher opportunities in 2010.

Bring a Teacher from Another School to Tremont with your school group as a teacher/chaperone, and they will be free with your group. To qualify them as a free teacher/chaperone, it needs to be their first visit to Tremont and we will need to know their name, school and school’s address.

Call (865)448-6709 or e-mail mail@gsmit.org to learn more and plan your school's trip today!