2022 – 2023 Annual Report
We are delighted to present our 2022-2023 Annual Report with heartfelt appreciation for our donors, partners, and supporters' incredible impact on our students, educators, and the state.
We are delighted to present our 2022-2023 Annual Report with heartfelt appreciation for our donors, partners, and supporters' incredible impact on our students, educators, and the state.
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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA<br />
With the addition of six new partner schools for the <strong>2022</strong>-23 school year, the western<br />
North Carolina region served a total of 33 public schools, 88 fifth-grade classroom<br />
teachers, and 1,885 fifth-grade students. We welcomed back several long-term<br />
partners including all five Asheville City Schools, four Polk County schools and our<br />
original school partner, Brevard Elementary, for their 16th year of programming. With<br />
the addition of three schools, Henderson County continued to work towards their<br />
goal of providing Muddy Sneakers to all public school 5th graders by <strong>2023</strong>-24. There<br />
is a continued focus to add additional school partners in the High Country where we<br />
currently partner with two Watauga County schools, Valle Crucis and Mabel<br />
Elementary. With more than 57,000 student contact hours, WNC continued to<br />
expand and offered the Muddy Sneakers experience to an additional 400 students.<br />
PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA<br />
The Piedmont region continued to experience steady growth this year as we<br />
welcomed three new schools and served 269 additional students. Expansion took<br />
place in Forsyth, Guilford, and Montgomery Counties. We will continue to build<br />
relationships in hopes of serving more Triad students. Rowan-Salisbury School<br />
District continued to be an avid supporter of Muddy Sneakers, renewing nine<br />
elementary schools and expressing interest in adding more in the years to come. In<br />
total, the Piedmont region partnered with 14 public schools and compiled more than<br />
30,000 contact hours with 1,030 students and 44 fifth-grade classroom teachers.<br />
REMOTE PARTNERSHIPS<br />
For the second consecutive year, remote<br />
partnerships were offered to schools<br />
outside of our current geographic<br />
footprint. In Orange County, Hillsborough<br />
Elementary returned for a second year of<br />
virtual programming and teacherfacilitated<br />
remote expeditions. Wake<br />
County’s Millbrook Elementary joined as a<br />
first time remote partner and found the<br />
Muddy Sneakers Classroom Curriculum<br />
valuable for nearly 100 5th grade<br />
students. Remote partnerships continue to<br />
be an option for schools beyond our reach<br />
and a pathway to introduce Muddy<br />
Sneakers to schools as we anticipate<br />
growth throughout the state.<br />
Hillsborough Elementary, photo courtesy<br />
Jennifer Warren, 5th Grade Teacher<br />
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