The Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island Environmental Education Program is administered by UGA Extension and is located on six acres of the small, barrier island, Tybee Island, Georgia which is only 3 miles x .5 mile. Our Environmental Education program offers hands-on learning experiences for all school types and grades, with a focus on our local, coastal ecosystems. Each program is customized per specific objectives requested by the visiting group. Every year, we host thousands of guests from all over the southeast in which students get to learn about the natural world around them.Â
Georgia 4-H Environmental Education
The Environmental Education Program is customized per specific objectives requested by the visiting group. The objectives of the Environmental Education Program are to:
- Develop an awareness, knowledge and appreciation for the natural environment.
- Cultivate curiosity, critical reasoning and evaluation skills.
- Develop positive relationships between students and their teachers.
- Make the school program more meaningful by applying knowledge and skills required in the classroom to real-life situations.
- Provide experiences in scientific processes, such as observing, measuring, classifying, etc.
- Develop self-confidence and physical fitness.
- Develop an appreciation for the local and natural history of an area.
Georgia 4-H Environmental Education
The Environmental Education Program is customized per specific objectives requested by the visiting group. The objectives of the Environmental Education Program are to:
- Develop an awareness, knowledge and appreciation for the natural environment.
- Cultivate curiosity, critical reasoning and evaluation skills.
- Develop positive relationships between students and their teachers.
- Make the school program more meaningful by applying knowledge and skills required in the classroom to real-life situations.
- Provide experiences in scientific processes, such as observing, measuring, classifying, etc.
- Develop self-confidence and physical fitness.
- Develop an appreciation for the local and natural history of an area.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action organization.