2025 Arkansas Environmental & Outdoor Education Conference

Outdoor Education: Enhancing Learning Beyond Classroom Walls will cover a variety of topics. We will define what outdoor education is and is not. We will look at the variety of educational benefits of outdoor education. The session will cover a variety of ideas and best practices when incorporating outdoor activities to classrooms regardless of age. We will look out to align outdoor education with NGSS standards. The session will also cover a variety of resources for teachers that include other PD offerings, books on outdoor education, the Outside for 5 program, and other opportunities.
Target audience: Classroom teachers, PreK-12 grade, School administrators, Non-formal educators, Program directors