Upcoming Outdoor School Events
Outdoor School Benefit Concert
Sunday, March 1st, 2026
Join the Outdoor School community to hear amazing performers share their music in celebration of Outdoor School.
Headliner:
Johnny Young
Special guests:
Kaia Müller
The Wild Lilacs
Kelly Bosworth
Sunday, March 1st, 2026
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
McMenamin’s Mission Theater
1624 NW Glisan St, Portland
On-street parking
Tickets available through McMenamin’s.
Thank you to Heritage Bank for sponsoring this family-friendly event!
Outdoor School Advocates Training-Online and Recorded
This February, your voice can help shape the future of Outdoor School. By showing up at the Outdoor School lobby day in Salem, you can help ensure that decision-makers understand just how powerful Outdoor School is for students across our state. (More details coming soon.)
To help you prepare, Friends of Outdoor School is offering a free, online advocacy workshop on Monday, January 26 at noon (PT).
During this one-hour webinar, you’ll learn how to confidently and effectively share your stories and perspectives about Outdoor School. The workshop will be led by Friends of Outdoor School’s expert lobbyists from Thorn Run Partners and will be recorded for those who can’t attend live.
Your advocacy gives voice to those who need it most, explains access to education, shapes thoughtful leadership, and helps build stronger communities—especially for Oregon’s kids.
Thank you for standing up for Outdoor School and for Oregon kids. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
Ongoing Events
Outdoor School Community of Practice
Outdoor school educators have been joining together in this informal group for over five years to share lessons learned, to discuss solutions to challenges, and to build a stronger outdoor school community. The meetings are informal and are driven by questions and discussion items from participants. You are welcome to come to as many of the meetings as you would like! You are not required to attend every meeting to be part of the group. Please consider joining the conversation to both share your insights and gain insights from others! Co-hosted by Friends of Outdoor School and Oregon State University Extension Service Outdoor School.
Join us biweekly via Zoom!
High School Leadership roundtable
Meet with other Outdoor School program providers to discuss the role of high school leaders at Outdoor School and how to improve their experience. The roundtable participants are working together to create high school leadership programs that create a sense of belonging and connection to place for youth, support the mutual interrelationships between high school leaders and 5th and 6th graders, empower youth with skills and confidence to create a healthy positive future for themselves and their communities, and where youth leaders reflect the communities of students they serve. Co-hosted by Friends of Outdoor School and OSU Extension Service Outdoor School.
Join us monthly via Zoom!