| "I sincerely believe that for the child … it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow." -Rachel Carson |
The Museum is an excellent resource for educators working to achieve career goals. Here are three ways to become involved:
1 Join the Museum's Educator Mailing List to stay up to date with the Museum's educational offerings. You can also use this link to update your mailing information or request that your name be remove from the list.
2 Join the Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Teachers who join the Friends of the Museum receive regular membership benefits, plus special benefits reserved just for them.
Membership
Benefits 
- Free or reduced admission to the Museum's Special Exhibits Gallery
- Free admission to more than 300 science museums worldwide*
- 10% discount at the Museum Store
- Discounts on Museum classes, workshops, trips, and special Museum events
- Invitations to members-only events
- Subscription to North Carolina Naturalist magazine
- Discounts on Museum birthday parties
- Discounts and priority registration on Museum summer camps
Additional Teacher Benefits
- 15% discount on most Educator Treks
- 15% discount on Museum Store purchases (additional 5% above regular membership)
Call the Friends at 919.733.7450, ext. 350, for more information or for details on group memberships.
Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at (919) 733-4510. The license is not an endorsement by the state.
*Due to ASTC restrictions, the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC, is not a reciprocal museum with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
3 Support the Educators of Excellence Fund
The Educators of Excellence Fund was founded on the idea of empowering educators by improving their teaching skills and inspiring them to remain committed to the profession of teaching.
The Fund:
- Provides a stable funding source for the Museum to continue and expand opportunities for experience-based teacher education
- Enables outstanding educators to experience the natural world firsthand.
- Teaches students about our many ecological connections to the rest of the world by informing and empowering their teachers.
- Maintains a network for exceptional educators across the state for support and continued learning.
Support the Educators of Excellence Fund by participating in the Museum's annual Love in the Tropics fundraising event on Saturday, February 11, 2006, by making a tax-deductible contribution, or by ordering a Hummingbirds in Winter product.
Hummingbirds
in Winter, by John Morgan Matyas, is available in two fu
ll color formats:
- As 5" x 7" note cards; boxed set of eight cards, $10
- As an 18" x 26" signed and numbered limited-edition print, $100 donation to the Fund
Contact Mary Ann Brittain , director of Prairie Ridge, at 919.733.7450, ext. 675, for more information. The Educators of Excellence Fund is a program of the Friends of the Museum.
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