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
Jessy Cellars (featuring: Jack Prince)
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 Community of Practice

Outdoor school educators are joining together in this informal group 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.

This meeting is 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!