Welcome  to TEAM ECCO!

We began designing our programs in 2001 taking teaching beyond the boundries of the classroom.  TEAM ECCO maintains a strong focus on science while incorporating math, history, geography, and language and visual arts.  

Our first adventures traveled on 2 trips with students from 1 school .  The  projections for 2008 year are close to 350 students and adults coming from up to 12 different public schools and 2 homeschool associations.   These students are coming from Henderson, Buncombe, Transylvania, and Rutherford Counties.  Our program calendar is signed in with 15 adventrures through November of '08!   Then you have to add  the unscheduled  in-school visits and programs!   WOW!

We are in the process of listing our ED-Ventures for the 2008-09 school year.  The manatee trips are always a favorite, but there are several new programs as well.  There will be travel to swim with dolphins, explore backwater marshes in kayaks, and a week long marine biology camp. 

TEAM ECCO is proud to offer educational adventures focused on marine education and awareness.  TEAM ECCO involves children from grades 3-12 in hands-on travel learning that  develops stewardship, leadership, and friendship. TEAM participants learn while experiencing adventures in kayak, scuba, snorkel and field exploration.  Adventures include lessons from  trip specific workbooks that incorporate  goals from the NC Standards of Study.  

ART! is done under the instruction of Nora Mosrie,            above photo by UNEXSO
artist and owner  of                                                                                     Nora C. Mosrie, Fine Art and Design Studio                                                                

Drama is done under direction of Denise Purcell and involves creative video.   Our scuba TEAM has been joined by Jay Tustin of Tustin Oceanographic Services.  Photography clinics have been offered by Byron Collins of B Collins Photography.

We also offer the flexibility to come into your school or group bringing  programs that focus on marine studies and stewardship of the seas.   We look at reef systems, diving, marine animals and ocean introduction.  TEAM ECCO offers a one of a kind introduction  to  snorkel adventure with SASY.   ( Sustained Air Snorkeling for Youth)This is a snorkel system designed especially for kids.  We bring our portable pool, fill it with fish, shells, and sometimes even turtles and frogs!  You supply the water and the kids, we will bring the fun!

TEAM ECCO allows each child a level of personal success.  Our adventures incorporate book knowledge as we  develop self confidence, leadership, and responsibility.

The goal of TEAM ECCO is to provide a quality learning experinece with safe exposure to the marine environment.  TEAM ECCO is about thinking ouside of the box.  We believe that experience is the best teacher, and having a successful learning experience can change a life.

I am proud of the quality programs and exceptional learning opportunites that    TEAM ECCO has to offer.  We are a team where everyone explores, learns, and succeeds.   I truly believe that life is learned through experience,  judgement, and decision making.   A child's best teachers are first hand knowledge and exploration. 

If it has to do with water, it has to do with TEAM ECCO.  check out our  "Upcoming Adventures" tab and get involved.  Give us a call or drop us an email.  What are you waiting for?

 Founder & Director   
TEAM ECCO, Inc.  "making education an adventure"                     

Give the gift of adventure.  To help a child develop sef-confidence, leadership,  and stewardship make your donations payable to :

      TEAM ECCO           1217 Forest Hill Drive        Hendersonville, NC      28791

                  Tax donation letter and number sent upon receipt of your gift. 

 Note:  All program and educational materials used are property of TEAM ECCO, Inc. and may not be used or reproduced without express written permission from TEAM ECCO, Inc.