Learning Happens Here

Learning Happens Here: Empowering Educators, Enriching Classrooms Across North Carolina

Education is a cornerstone of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR). For more than 50 years, our diverse network of museums, parks, historic sites, aquariums, archives, libraries, the zoo, symphony, and other cultural and natural institutions has sparked curiosity, enriched minds, and inspired a lifelong love of learning.

Valuing Our State’s Teachers as Professionals

Providing Dynamic Place-Based Learning

School Resources, Programs, and Beyond