Trinity Center--Sound to Sea

Sound to Sea Program Information

What We Do
Sound to Sea, the only residential environmental education program on the Outer Banks, offers school groups a habitat-based program which includes multi-disciplinary hands-on activities, a Challenge Course and special evening programs. Last year, 125 school groups (over 8000 students-grades 2-12, teachers and chaperons) explored our barrier island and it's five habitats in Sound to Sea programs at Trinity Center on Bogue Banks. Sound to Sea benefits the school group academically and socially, both at Trinity Center and back at school. Teachers, students and chaperons valued our program, judging from comments on their evaluation forms:

All I do when I go with my family (to the coast) is lay out in the sun, swim and lay in a hot tub. Thank you for showing me that there is more to the beach than sun, water and a hot tub. (Student-New Hope Elementary, New Hope)

After reading your literature that was sent to our school, I became very excited about your programs and how they were parallel to our science studies. I hoped that the children would have some different experiences than at school. The expectations and goals were definitely fulfilled. (Teacher-Burgaw Elementary, Burgaw)

I learned I could depend on and trust other members of my school. (Student-Charles Erwin Middle, Salisbury)

I was very impressed with the (Sound to Sea) instructors. Their temperament, patience, sense of humor, concern for the development of each child, attitude, conflict resolution skills, energy-level and preparation was excellent. (Teacher-Erwin Open Elementary, Greensboro)

You gave me the trip of my life. It was almost better than Disney World. (Student-Claxton Elementary AG Program, Greensboro)

It makes us proud to read that, from a student's perspective, Sound to Sea compares so favorably with Disney World.

Who We Are
Sound to Sea is a non-profit educational service for public and private

school youth, their teachers and other supervising adults. The program is sponsored by Trinity Center, a camp and conference center owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina. Trinity Center developed Sound to Sea as an earth stewardship outreach ministry. The classes and hands-on activities appeal to students from a wide range of capabilities and backgrounds.

Where We Are
All Sound to Sea programs are held on site at Trinity Center, located on Rt 58, 7 miles west of Atlantic Beach, on Bogue Banks. Trinity encompasses 62 acres of salt marsh, maritime forest, freshwater pond, sand dunes and 1/3 mile each of sound and beach front.