TEAM ECCO Ed-venture Center

Suite #2

318 N. Main Street

Hendersonville, NC 28792

TEAM ECCO is a 501 c 3 public charity under IRS code staffed by volunteers.      Your donations support educational programs and materials.                           Give a child the gift of adventure.  

 Team ECCO is in our 9th year of designing educational options while thinking outside of the box.  The classroom at our new Ed-venture Center has affored us the opportunity to develop new classes and programs.  Our curriculum of interactive programs has been divided into 3 sections:  SEA SCHOOL, SEA LINKS, and SEA VENTURES.  We have also begun the new AQUA GUIDES volunteer training program.     

   SEA SCHOOL is all about marine studies that happen at the Ed-venture Center from private programs to after school and week end camps to  Summer day camps.  We also offer free CREATURE FEATURES one Saturday every month.  On days we are open to the public, we invite visitors to view our aquariums, color a fish, work a game sheet, or ask a question.  The Team ECCO Ed-venture Center is a place for families to just come and spend time together.

   SEA LINKS brings the animals and programs of the Ed-venture Center to you. In our effort to enrich science programs, we will bring live specimens and interesting information to enhance marine understanding.   SEA LINKS are designed to be interactive and rewarding, and are ideal for all ages and groups.

   SEA VENTURES are the programs that take your traveling for marine and maritime encounters.   These ed-ventures wander through NC, SC, TN, GA, and FL, and provide opportunities for kayak, scuba, snorkel, and field exploration for children in grades 3 - 12 and adults.

   AQUA GUIDEs are a group of specially trained volunteers who work with our tanks and animals.   They also greet visitors, answer questions about our ocean communities, do tank up-keep, and assist with programs.   These guides worked together to design the TURTLE ANGEL fundraiser, make field guide cards, and create activities you can do while at the Center.   The AQUA GUIDE program is sponsored by Economy Drugs, Southern Alarm & Security, and Dr. John Strickland, DDS.

    We welcome 2010 as the Team ECCO Year of the Turtle.  Partnered with WTZQ radio 1600am, our Ed-venture Center will focus on turtle encounters and information and serve as the base for our Turtle Ed-bassadors.  Our 5 aquatic and 2 land turtles will gladly come to your school or group to promote these quiet animals that share our habitat.   

    If we want the next generation to be responsible for the world they are to inherit, then we have to show them what that world is all about. If they do not understand it,  they will not respect or care about it.

     The philosophy behind TEAM ECCO is: experience is the best teacher, and a positive learning experience can change a life.   This cornerstone guides us to lead by example, face fears, leave comfort zones, and do it all with a group of kids following faithfully.  All of us wearing smiles.

   The mission of Team ECCO is: to teach marine and maritime awareness focused on stewardship for water environments.        

This mission is designed to foster stewardship, develop leadership, and build friendship - all life skills critical to team work.

  Learning is about the whole child.   Each ed-venture takes the main theme of science, and then blends in math, history, sociology, language, and visual and/or dramatic art.   Learning is a byproduct of our unique teaching - the kids have no idea until they put it into play at another situation in their life. Generalization of a concept.  Perfect.

    I am proud of our quality programs and exceptional learning opportunites.  This is a team where everyone explores, learns, and succeeds. Life is learned through exposure and exploration.

    If it has to do with water, it has to do with TEAM ECCO.  Check out our gallery of photos and know those pictures could be of you.  View our CALENDAR and get involved.  Give us a call or drop us an email.  Your best adventure is just a click away!

Yours for the Kids,

 Brenda J.  "BJ"   Ramer

Founder & Director    TEAM ECCO, Inc. 

 "making education an adventure"                     

Donations may be made payable to Team ECCO at:

      Team ECCO     318 N Main Street,   Suite 2,     Hendersonville, NC      28792

                  Tax donation letter and number sent upon receipt of your gift. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

 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.