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Category: News

Hendersonville Times-News highlights camp partnerships

We were so excited to see the Hendersonville Times-News feature Camp Muddy Sneakers on the front page of its Local & State section!

Transylvania Times celebrates five years of Camp Muddy Sneakers

The Transylvania Times gave great coverage to the fifth year of Camp Muddy Sneakers programming!

Muddy Sneakers throws a party for 10th anniversary

Muddy Sneakers marked its 10-year anniversary with a bash at the Brevard Lumber Yard.

Students get down and dirty with Muddy Sneakers

We are so happy to offer our program in Macon County, and we love this story in The Franklin Press about our work there.

Hendersonville Woman’s Club recognizes Muddy Sneakers

Muddy Sneakers is honored to be part of the Hendersonville Woman’s Club’s “Year of Giving.”

WNC Magazine features Muddy Sneakers

Muddy Sneakers was in the spotlight in WNC Magazine this month.

Pisgah Forest Elementary teacher Cheryl Gardner receives Teacher of the Year award

Pisgah Forest Elementary fifth-grade teacher Cheryl Gardner was recognized as the Muddy Sneakers Teacher of the Year.

WNC Woman shows how Muddy Sneakers connects kids with nature

“Will my shoes actually get muddy?” is the most often asked question to instructors of the non-profit organization Muddy Sneakers when staff first introduce the outdoor science education program to […]

Salisbury Post highlights Muddy Sneakers’ work in the Piedmont

The Salisbury Post published this wonderful feature on our Piedmont program.

Muddy Sneakers launches major NC expansion — second field office to open in Piedmont

This week, classes of fifth graders in the Piedmont and WNC will do something they haven’t done before. They’ll spend an entire instructional day outside, learning the state science curriculum […]

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