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Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

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Page 1: Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education

Where education comes alive.

Page 2: Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

Rock Eagle is a part of UGA.

Page 3: Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

Location: Eatonton, GA

Located in Georgia’s Piedmont.

Adjacent to Oconee National

Forest.

1,428 acres of forested land,

including a 110 acre lake.

Namesake: Rock Eagle Effigy

estimated over 500 years old!

Page 4: Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

Program History

Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at

Rock Eagle.

Expand classroom walls to include local natural

environment for hands-on, inquiry based, real-world learning.

Correlated to current state standards

(GPS).

Classes offered in Ecology, Team

Building, Living History, and Outdoor

Skills.

Page 5: Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

Day Classes

Outdoor Skills

Canoeing

Orienteering

Living History

Native American Studies

Pioneer Tools

Pioneer Life

Rock Eagle Hike

Ecology

Forest Ecology & Management

Herpetology

Lake Ecology & Assessment

Ornithology

Watershed Studies

Team Building

Team Initiatives

Challenge Courses

High Ropes

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Evening Classes

Campfire

Historic Campfire

Night Hike

Sensory Awareness

Snakes

Raptors

Native American Games

Museum Tour

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Traditional Cabins

Rock Eagle cabins sleep 22 people per

cabin.

Page 8: Rock Eagle 4-H Environmental Education · Program History Georgia 4-H Environmental Education started in 1979 at Rock Eagle. Expand classroom walls to include local natural environment

New Cabins

Rock Eagle cabins sleep 22 people per

cabin.

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The Facilities

Every group gets a home building.

Bathrooms

Water Fountain

Heat/ Air Conditioning

LCD/ PA System Available

Meeting Space

WiFi

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The Dining Hall

Every school gets a home building.

Rock Eagle is able to accommodate most dietary restrictions with advance notice.

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The Staff

Each have a Four Year Degree.

Multi-Cultural from Across the World.

Criminal Background Checked.

Well Trained.

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We look forward to seeing you…

at the Rock!

www.rockeagle4h.org/ee