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Haw River Learning Celebration – Now Online!

The Haw River Assembly has created a virtual online tour of our wonderful annual field trip, since we can’t bring do it in person this year. There are six episodes that let you experience online the activities fourth-graders and our volunteers participate in during the field trip, including water monitoring, solutions to pollution, cultural history, art, geology and more. Join us in sharing our love for the river, and exploring nature.

The videos (produced by videographer Fred Tutman, and Elaine Chiosso, HRA Executive Director) bring together expert volunteer presenters from our Learning Celebration,with our naturalist guide, Chris Carter, and his assistant, Althea Clayton. Episodes are enlivened by animation from Tim King, music by Jonathan Henderson, and the magic of fantastic puppets from Paperhand Puppet Intervention. Episodes are 12 to 18 minutes each in length, and can be viewed separately.

We’re offering these videos free to schools, and everyone to view online at home. We hope you enjoy them!

Thanks to all of you who made contributions to bring this project to reality! A donation of any amount to support this video project is greatly appreciated. You can make an online donation directly at http://hawriver.org/join-hra/#lc-crowdfunder  Or you can mail a check payable to HRA with memo line of “Learning Celebration” to HRA PO Box 187 Bynum, NC 27228.  

Thank you to all of the schools, teachers, parents and who have participated over the last 30 years. We missed being with you, and hope to see you out at the river next year!

Coming Soon!

  • Guides to How the Learning Celebration Matches Up with NC’s Essential Science and Social Studies Standards!
  • More Education Videos!

Saturdays on the Haw

Saturday’s on the Haw is our way of connecting you with your river! One Saturday a month we invite you to join us near the river for trainings and tutorials, plant identifications, paddling, mini clean ups and so much more!

To check out about what’s coming up next month, take a peak at our page with agenda’s and sign up sheets.

Did we forget to cover an issue? Looking for a lesson for your kids or students that we haven’t covered yet? These videos are for you guys! Submit a question or topic for discussion here.

Check Out All Six Episodes of the Virtual Learning Celebration!

Episode 1 Stream Watch – Virtual Learning Celebration with corresponding Teacher’s Guide

Episode 2 Water Protectors -Virtual Learning Celebration with corresponding Teacher’s Guide

Episode 3 Wild Clay – Virtual Learning Celebration with corresponding Teacher’s Guide

Episode 4 Art and the River – Virtual Learning Celebration with corresponding Teacher’s Guide

Episode 5 Animals and the River – Virtual Learning Celebration with corresponding Teacher’s Guide

Episode 6 We Speak for the Trees – Virtual Learning Celebration with corresponding Teacher’s Guide

How Can You Help?
We had not envisioned this in the budget we created for 2020 – so your financial support would be greatly appreciated.
You can make an online donation directly HERE
Or you can mail a check payable to HRA with memo line of “Learning Celebration” to HRA PO Box 187 Bynum, NC 27228.
Together we can do this!
Other Education Tools
Did We Forget Something?

Looking for a lesson for your kids or students that we haven’t covered yet? These videos are for you guys! Submit a question or topic for discussion here.