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OUTDOOR Education pROGRAMS
bring your class to camp
Columbia Outdoor School provides educational programming focused on outdoor skill development, environmental science and leadership. We accomplish this through fun, meaningful and collaborative learning experiences in the natural environment.
dAY pROGRAMS, let us come to you
We believe that some of the best learning happens outside the classroom. Our outdoor educators can visit your class, taking you just beyond the school yard to provide place based and inquiry focused learning on a variety of subjects.
Team Building and Challenge courses
These programs can incorporates our High and Low Ropes Challenge Courses as well as other initiatives to develop and strengthen interpersonal relationship and your team’s ability to work together. Our adventure-based approach creates a sense of belonging, self-worth, and accomplishment, and teaches the participants about the value of reflection. Participants are presented with unique challenges that require the group to support each other - both physically and mentally - to succeed. Columbia Outdoor School’s Team Building and Challenge Course programs support social-emotional learning, adaptability, and help to develop caring, insightful leaders with passion for self improvement and growth.
Restore Joseph Creek
Today many people in our community, especially our children, have a disconnect to nature and natural spaces – technology, urbanization and societal pressures have changed the experience and interactions people once had with the outdoors. Much of our society has not participated in the outdoors and although there is renewed interest many don’t know how to do this. Specific efforts will be made to involve the education system from Kindergarten to post-secondary to engage them in project work, classroom and field trip lessons, presentations and research and data collection opportunities. Getting our youth outside and experiencing the creek will connect them to the world outside!
Pro D’s for educators
Think Outside your classroom and step into a world of innovative teaching with Columbia Outdoor School's tailored professional development programs for educators.
“Play is the highest form of research.” -Albert Einstein
