Outdoor School is an opportunity to get your students fully immersed in learning about science, nature, art and community through a multi-day/overnight
adventure. Outdoor School has been a part of Oregon's education history for over 60 years!
Since 2017 Measure 99 provides funding for ALL Oregon 5th and/or 6th graders to attend Outdoor School free of cost! Schools and school districts
must apply for the state funding from the OSU Extension Service.
Please contact us before submitting your application for funding
to ensure appropriate costs are recorded.
adventure. Outdoor School has been a part of Oregon's education history for over 60 years!
Since 2017 Measure 99 provides funding for ALL Oregon 5th and/or 6th graders to attend Outdoor School free of cost! Schools and school districts
must apply for the state funding from the OSU Extension Service.
Please contact us before submitting your application for funding
to ensure appropriate costs are recorded.
Overnight Program
Rogue Outdoor School offers multi-day overnight programming in Southern Oregon. Our core Outdoor School program is 4 days and 3 nights (other program lengths available upon request). Outdoor School programs take place at Camp Myrtlewood in Southern Oregon. We provide heated cabins, teacher lodging, restrooms, showers, meals, indoor and outdoor meeting areas, instructors and spectacular field study locations. All of our curriculum is NGSS/ Common Core aligned and hands-on, exciting and fun! Our facilities can accommodate up to 80 students and 15 adults per session.
You provide 1 adult chaperone per cabin group and a medication administration trained staff member per 30 students. Outdoor School is a place for all students and we encourage classes to bring extra aides and assistants to help make the experience a success for students with specific needs.
Typical Outdoor School Session Schedule (4 day/ 3 night program)
You provide 1 adult chaperone per cabin group and a medication administration trained staff member per 30 students. Outdoor School is a place for all students and we encourage classes to bring extra aides and assistants to help make the experience a success for students with specific needs.
Typical Outdoor School Session Schedule (4 day/ 3 night program)
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Day 1
10:30 am Arrive on Site/ Orientation/ Tour/ Move in to cabins 12:15 pm Lunch 12:50 pm Cabin Time 1:25 pm Field Study Intro 1:45 pm Field Study #1 4:45 pm Recess 5:15 pm Cabin Time 5:50 pm Dinner 6:40 pm Class Meeting 8:00 pm Campfire 9:30 pm Lights Out |
Day 2
7:00 am Wake Up 7:45 am Breakfast 8:20 am Community Chores 9:00 am Field Study #2 12:00 pm Lunch 12:45 pm Cabin Time 1:30 pm Field Study #3 4:30 pm Recess 5:00 pm Cabin Time 5:50 pm Dinner 6:40 pm Class Meeting 8:00 pm Campfire 9:30 pm Lights Out |
Day 3
7:00 am Wake Up 7:45 am Breakfast 8:20 am Community Chores 9:00 am Field Study #4 12:00 pm Lunch 12:45 pm Cabin Time 1:30pm Field Study #5 4:30 pm Recess 5:00 pm Cabin Time 5:50 pm Dinner 6:40 pm Evening Program 8:00 pm Campfire 9:30 pm Lights Out |
Day 4
7:00 am Wake Up/ Move Out 7:50 am Breakfast 8:20 am Community Chores 9:00 am Field Study Wrap-Up 10:50 pm Lunch 11:20 pm Closing Activities 12:00 pm Buses Leave *** Ask us about our optional day trip to the coast for 5 day programs! |
Classroom Visits
In addition to the overnight program, when you sign up for Rogue Outdoor School we will provide pre and post curriculum. Leading up to your overnight Outdoor School our instructors will visit your classroom twice. This allows us to extend the Outdoor School experience, prepare students for the learning they will participate in while at camp and for our instructors to get to know the students before they come out to ODS.
After your overnight ODS experience we provide curriculum for you to lead to help students to reflect on their learning and share their ideas for action.
After your overnight ODS experience we provide curriculum for you to lead to help students to reflect on their learning and share their ideas for action.
Lesson Schedule
Pre-Lesson 1: What is ODS
(Teacher led) In this lesson students get an overview of what Outdoor School is and are introduced to the I notice, I wonder thinking routine we will use to study the land. |
Pre-Lesson 2: Where are we?
(ODS Staff Led) In this lesson we learn about the Rogue River watershed and the people who have lived here since time immemorial. |
Pre-Lesson 3: Interview An Organism
(ODS Staff led) In this lesson we will explore adaptations of animals as we build connections between how where we are influences who we are. |
Post ODS Lesson: Gratitude and Action
(Teacher led) In this lesson students reflect on their time at ODS and find ways to share their gratitude. Students also learn about ways they can turn their appreciation for the land into positive, protective actions. |
Curriculum
All curriculum is NGSS aligned, hands-on, and place-based for the Southern Oregon ecological region. The theme of our Outdoor School curriculum is:
"How does where we are influence who we are?"
"How does where we are influence who we are?"
At ODS students will...
* Develop their own questions and use observations to form conclusions.
* Contribute their knowledge, skills and passions in collaboration to create group understandings.
* Explore a variety of ways to reflect, share and connect with others.
* Examine the relationship between adaptation and place.
* Reflect on their personal connection to place and recognize the ways they can make an impact.
* Contribute their knowledge, skills and passions in collaboration to create group understandings.
* Explore a variety of ways to reflect, share and connect with others.
* Examine the relationship between adaptation and place.
* Reflect on their personal connection to place and recognize the ways they can make an impact.
