The video is transmitted over the teleconference system. If your time is limited, or if you are a repeat visitor, we can omit the video viewing. Through an additional camera in our elephants' habitat, students are privy to the private lives of the elephants residing at the Sanctuary. The program is flexible and can run as long as 45 minutes. Students at a Nashville school learn about the Sanctuary by going on an electronic field trip.
Elephants communicate with each other and enjoy being together.
Once you have RealPlayer, you can click on the button which best describes your modem speed connection to see and hear Tarra and Jenny on a typical day at the Sanctuary. The Elephant Sanctuary has developed two units focusing on the study of elephants. The K - 3 unit consists of 35 pages of background information for the teacher and learning activities for children. The curriculum for grades 4 - 8 consists of 72 pages of instruction, background information, charts and graphs, activities, etc. Areas of study, such as social studies, literature, math, and science have been integrated into the units.