Save the Date! Third Annual Outdoor School

Student-Facing Staff Conference Coming September 3rd-5th

Friends of Outdoor School is thrilled to announce the third Outdoor School Student-Facing Staff Conference scheduled for September 3 – 5, 2025 at Twin Rocks Friends Camp in Rockaway Beach, Oregon! This conference is specifically designed for Outdoor School Staff who are the instructional and program staff members working directly with students, whether they are seasonal employees or full-time. We are bringing these staff members together from across the state to build community, provide professional development, and empower change.

Registration is free and includes all meals as well as on-site lodging. We hope that staff will be paid by their employers to attend the conference and reimbursed for mileage, however we do have limited stipends if that is not the case. We look forward to having you join us!

Conference website and registration coming soon!

Ongoing Events

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!

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!