Job Type: Full Time Location: Townsend, TN Compensation: $65,000-75,000 annually Benefits: Medical insurance, dental insurance, paid annual leave, paid holidays, paid sick leave, doubled holiday pay, retirement matching, free meals, program discounts, Tremont Visitor Center discounts, and more. Our Values and Culture We create experiential education programs focused on the natural world, knowing such learning and research opportunities are uniquely| Tremont Institute
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week from Tremont! To kick off the week, we're sharing insights from one of our longtime Schoolyard Network participants, Elizabeth Cade, second grade teacher at Christenberry Elementary in Knoxville. The schoolyard is the safe space where students and nature meet. It is the| Tremont Institute
Job Type: Part-time; up to 30 hours per week, including evenings and weekends Location: Townsend, TN Compensation: Starting at $16/hr Benefits: Doubled holiday pay, retirement matching, free meals, program discounts, Tremont Visitor Center discounts, and more. Our Values and Culture We create experiential education programs focused on the natural world, knowing such learning and research opportunities are| Tremont Institute
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont delivers experiential learning for youth, educators, and adults through programs that promote self-discovery, critical thinking, and effective teaching and leadership. We believe that education creates lasting positive change for people and our planet.| Tremont Institute
Written by Willow Rutter, University of Chicago Student & Summer Intern at Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Last month, Tremont and partners had an incredible opportunity to meet with members of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) of Congress right here in the Smokies and spread Tremont’s mission to those on Capitol [...] The post From Capitol Hill to Look Rock: Public Policy in the Smoky Mountains appeared first on Tremont Institute.| Tremont Institute
All summer long, kids and adults have been exploring the depths of the Middle Prong, climbing to mountain tops, and discovering curiosities everywhere in between during Tremont's summer camps. We rounded up some of our favorite summer camp photos below - click an image to view the full photo albums. [...] The post Tremont Summer Camp Highlights appeared first on Tremont Institute.| Tremont Institute
Each year, Tremont’s Virtual Naturalist Week invites people to step outside and rediscover the wonder right outside their door. Whether they explored big city sidewalks, backyard woods, or apartment balconies, our participants made it clear: you don’t need a national park to feel connected to nature—just a little curiosity. From June 16 to 21, [...] The post A Look Back at a Record-Breaking Virtual Naturalist Week 2025 appeared first on Tremont Institute.| Tremont Institute
This week, we had the joy of welcoming WBIR reporter Aaron Velasquez and videographer Jillian Taylor to Tremont for a glimpse into our summer camp experience—and they truly jumped right in! From river critter catching to marshmallow roasting, they followed along with campers as they explored the Smokies. Aaron later wrote to| Tremont Institute
TOWNSEND, TN — After drawing participants from 13 states and all ages ranging from toddlers to retirees last year, Virtual Naturalist Week is back. Hosted by the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, this free, family-friendly event takes place June 16–20, 2025, and invites people everywhere to step outside, explore their own patch of| Tremont Institute
Written by Elizabeth Davis, Tremont Land Manager If you’ve tried to hike the falls trail in the past month, you’ve probably been greeted by yellow caution tape and a disappointing sign, “Spruce Flats Falls CLOSED due to repairs.” If you trespassed beyond these barriers, however, you would have borne witness to some impressive feats| Tremont Institute
Written by Erin Rosolina, marketing director at Tremont. Cover image: Old Trail School students from the Tremont archives; year unknown. Last week, I had the chance to sit down (virtually) with Ronald Teunissen, who’s been bringing seventh graders from Old Trail School in Ohio to Tremont for more than two decades. I knew he’d been a| Tremont Institute
For Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked recent trip leaders to share a few thoughts about Tremont's teaching staff. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond, either through written testimony or by recording a video. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all! Pictured above: Point Elementary School students, courtesy of Alisha Oetting. "The [...] The post Celebrating the Tremont Team for Teacher Appreciation Week appeared first on Tremont Institute.| Tremont Institute
