Education & Childcare

The Pelvic Method is a pelvic health physical therapy practice with a downtown Chattanooga office on McCallie Avenue and a second location in Ooltewah. Its website says it serves women, men and adolescents. Care starts with a first visit built around a conversation and a whole-body evaluation, followed by a personalized plan with exercises and self-care tasks to do between visits. The site lists concerns it works with, including bladder leakage or urgency, bowel dysfunction, abdominal or pelvic pain, painful intercourse, pelvic organ prolapse and post-surgical recovery. Appointments are one-on-one, and an internal exam is only done when appropriate and with the patient's consent, according to the website. You can request an appointment through the site.

Greg Nipp's Guitar Instruction is a private music teaching studio on Ringgold Road. Greg Nipp, who runs the studio, teaches guitar and bass lessons for students from beginner to advanced levels. According to his website, he has taught in Chattanooga since 1994. Lesson styles listed there include rock, blues, metal, country and pop. The site also says online lessons are available over FaceTime and has pages for lesson information, testimonials, questions and contact.

Fort Bluff Camp is a Christian camp and retreat center in Dayton, Tennessee, north of Chattanooga. Its website puts it about six miles northwest of Dayton, on 68 wooded acres at the edge of Dayton Mountain with a view over the Tennessee River Valley. According to its website, the camp has operated since 1976 and runs summer camps, sports tournaments for Christian schools and retreats for churches and groups. The site has pages for housing, activities and sports facilities, and worship and meeting space. The camp also lists rental options on its site, including Lake Haven Cabins, The Bluff House and The Bluff Cabin, along with off-campus lodging information.

Audubon Acres is the 130-acre home sanctuary and headquarters of the Chattanooga Audubon Society, split down the middle by South Chickamauga Creek. About five miles of trails run on both sides of the creek, connected by a swinging bridge, through forest, wetland, meadow and hilltop habitat. History is part of the visit. The grounds hold the restored Spring Frog Cabin, the site of Little Owl Village and trees labeled for a Cherokee Arboretum, with names written in the Cherokee syllabary. The Visitor's Center has a gift shop and exhibits, including a timeline museum and a bird egg collection. According to its website, the creek is open seasonally for paddling, swimming and floating, picnic tables and a fire ring are available for groups, and pets are not allowed. The society, which its site says was formed in 1944, also runs field trips, group visits, camps and facility rentals here.

The Speech & Hearing Center is a nonprofit clinic on Encompass Drive offering audiology alongside speech-language, occupational and physical therapy. Its website dates the organization to 1953 and says it serves patients of all ages. Hearing services named on the site include hearing tests, hearing aid fittings, repair and maintenance, hearing protection, newborn screenings, pediatric VRA, tinnitus treatment and industrial OSHA testing. It carries hearing aids from brands such as Phonak, ReSound, Starkey and Unitron, plus over-the-counter models and CapTel phones. The therapy side also includes hippotherapy. According to its website, the center uses a sliding fee scale for patients who are uninsured or underinsured, and its Hear Chattanooga program helps qualifying adults buy hearing aids.

Camp Vesper Point is a camp and retreat center at 3216 Lee Pike in Soddy-Daisy, on the Tennessee River. It is a ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, and its website says the camp has operated since 1954 on a 135-acre property. The summer camp serves campers in 3rd through 10th grades, with high school and college-age counselors. The site describes a Christian program that mixes worship, fellowship, recreation, skill building and cabin life. Outside of summer, the site says groups of 30 to 200 can stay overnight, and day groups of up to 200 can book it for retreats and conferences. Facilities listed include a large dining room with a fireplace, a meeting space and rustic cabins with bunk beds. The site also lists summer registration, a photo gallery and a camper resources section.

Insane Rhythm Music Lessons is a music studio on Brainerd Road in Chattanooga that teaches private, one-on-one lessons. According to its website, the instruments taught are drums, guitar, piano, violin and viola, voice, ukulele and bass. The website says lessons are available in the studio or online, and that students can pay monthly or by the lesson. It also says the studio teaches students from age six up and that lessons can be scheduled through its website. The site says the studio was founded by its owner, who is also an instructor, and lists several instructors on a team page.

The Bunny Hive Chattanooga is a children's class studio on Cherokee Boulevard. According to its website, it offers developmentally focused classes for children from birth through age five, with a grownup attending alongside each child. Class options include Grownup + Me classes, a program that runs from expecting parents through preschool age, and 8-week groups. Families join through a monthly membership or a class pass. The studio can also be rented for birthday parties and family gatherings. The site invites newcomers to book a class or request a studio tour.