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Schedule (All times listed are Mountain Time.)

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Schedule (All times listed are Mountain Time.)

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1-1:10pm Welcome and an update on the Outdoor School for All Campaign

1:10-2pm Open Space Session 1

2-2:05pm Break

2:05-2:55pm Open Space Session 2

2:55-3pm Closing

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Open Space Session 1

1. Campus and local housing challenges - Leslie Dorsey

2. Working with Unions - Jeff Giesen

3. School Recruitment - New Ideas in a New Climate - Colleen Foehrenbacher

4. Update on Outdoor School for All - Peter Smerud

5. The Native Narrative in EE - Joe Walewski

Open Space Session 2

1. Staffing - Nadine Meyer

2. Inclusion in Menu Planning and Food Sourcing - Betsy Booth

3. Enrollment System / Database - Sacha Jackson

4. Landscape of Evaluations in Outdoor Schools - Joe Walewksi

5. Supporting Campers/Students With Behavioral Challenges - Philip Coulling

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ANCA often conducts Open Space meetings where participants are invited to introduce topics and facilitate the discussions. In Open Space, all participants collectively suggest and select session topics and work together to create a session schedule for the given time frame. Open Space recognizes both the talent in the room as well as the topics important to attendees.

We will use this virtual bulletin board in advance of the meeting to share ideas.

If you suggest a topic and it is chosen as a session, you will be asked to introduce the topic and facilitate the discussion among the participants. Again, the facilitator does not need to be perceived as the expert in the room, so you can simply start the conversation and engage accordingly.

This system allows you to co-create your experience, and provides the opportunity for you to be an active participant rather than a passive listener.

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Our program is located in a touristy town and affordable housing is very limited. The majority of our graduate students live on campus in our free housing offered. The housing is double occupancy dorm room style in a summer camp setting. We would love to prioritize solo housing for our adult grad students, but that limits availability. Wondering if anyone else is struggling with housing? -Leslie Dorsey Uof Idaho, MOSS

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Made amazing strides in staff retention, 31% of seasonal staff returned for Spring 2024! Feeling great about the culture shifts and leadership support that inspired and motivated seasonal instructors to continue learning, growing, working and challenge themselves.

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Struggling with parent company culture and a lack of support from above.

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We are! Looking to see if anyone else is or is hearing rumbling of it happening in their area. Jeff Giesen, North Cascades Institute

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School Recruitment - New Ideas in a New Climate? 

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School Recruitment - New Ideas in a New Climate? 

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I am looking to have a conversation to spark some ideas and get the brain juices flowing around School Recruitment. Escpecially in the South, we are seeing an increased aversion to overnights and a rise in strictness from school boards. Would love a collaborative brainstorm! -Meredith Donaldson (Mcdowell Environmental Center)

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How can we support equitable recruiting of diverse audiences with very little funding? (looking at creative/alternative funding models)

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Update on the National Outdoor School for All Consortiium

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What goes beyond "green" and "sustainability" and "resiliency"-- Regenerative!

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ANCA serves a variety of organizations within the nature center field, and a unique category within these organizations is the outdoor school.

Outdoor schools are educational organizations offering immersive and overnight programs that connect participants to nature and each other. These programs are youth-based and academic, focused primarily on public school partnerships where students and classroom teachers participate for multiple days, sharing educational activities and meals.

While outdoor schools hold most programs outdoors, they also have indoor spaces such as classrooms, labs, and dining halls to comfortably accommodate students, classroom teachers, and other adult chaperones. Some outdoor schools have dormitories to host participants overnight.

Outdoor schools are located throughout the US and Canada. They are largely nonprofit organizations, though some are government-affiliated. Several outdoor schools are based in national parks, operating in partnership with the National Park Service.

A Novel Approach to Education

Programs

Programs at outdoor schools have unique features that distinguish them from other educational experiences. Prominent features include:

Education in the outdoors

Students at outdoor schools learn primarily outside, though indoor spaces and equipment reinforce lessons from nature. Programs are rooted in environmental education, where students learn about nature-based topics and ecological processes. Programs are not limited to traditional nature education, however; students may learn about sustainability, energy usage, history, technology, and more.

Multi-day experiences

Programs typically take place over multiple days (most often 3-5 days). This allows students to have in-depth, immersive experiences in a new environment. Such experiences go far beyond the content of a brief field trip, so that students can fully engage in the educational content and process.

Experiential learning

Because outdoor school programs are academic in nature, they go beyond recreational activities by incorporating experiential learning in science, conservation, and sustainability; students learn hands-on through observation and study. For this reason, outdoor schools successfully partner closely with school systems on curriculum and programming, and many outdoor schools are accredited as educational institutions.

Social and emotional learning

Outdoor school programs also feature social and emotional learning that develops participants' sense of self and community. Because they live and learn together, students develop close ties to their surroundings and peers, all the while engaging in the immersive study of ecological processes and how people connect to the environment.

Outcomes

The outdoor school approach motivates change through inspiration and knowledge. By providing firsthand connection to the outdoors, outdoor schools promote environmental literacy within students to help them understand and address the ecological, social, and climate challenges of our time.

Through these experiences, students develop skills in the sciences and natural resources, as well as social skills that will allow them to thrive in collaborative environments such as school and workplaces. The ultimate goal is for systemic change in which communities become more sustainable and socially connected, while empowering students to grow as healthy individuals.

Where are Outdoor Schools?

Outdoor schools are located throughout the US and Canada. The following map shows ANCA members that serve as outdoor schools.

Outdoor School for All

Outdoor School for All is a movement that aims to provide every child with at least one outdoor school experience during their K-12 education. ANCA is coordinating a national Outdoor School for All campaign; many states are currently pursuing statewide legislation, while two states - Oregon and Washington - have already enacted Outdoor School for All state funding.

ANCA's national campaign aims to increase opportunities for children to connect, learn, and be inspired at an outdoor school. Our goals include:

Establishing new outdoor schools

Strengthening existing programs

Providing the funding for more students to access these organizations

We are building a network of current outdoor schools that want to be part of this campaign, and identifying where to focus our efforts. If you would like to help identify the current impact of outdoor schools, please complete this form.

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Outdoor Schools - Association of Nature Center Administrators

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Inclusion in Menu Planning and Food Sourcing

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Inclusion in Menu Planning and Food Sourcing

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How do you plan and develop inclusive and authentic menus and recipes that represent the diversity of the audience that you serve? Additionally, are you able to source food that more directly benefits the minorities who produce and process the majority of the food in the US? How did you find and develop those connections?

Betsy Booth, U of I McCall Outdoor Science School

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Wolf Ridge secured a significant grant to work with Ojibwe and Dakota thought leaders to build a foundation of native cultural knowledge in 30+ lesson plans, in our educators' practice, and in the K12 community of teachers in MN. Content, workshops, etc. What are you doing already? What would you like to learn from our experiences that could translate to your setting? Concerns, questions, hopes? (Joe Walewski)

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We are struggling to get applicants for our entry-level education positions. We call ours Education Fellows. They receive copious training, free housing, free meals and a weekly stipend. We are currently doing 1-year contracts with the potential to continue for a 2nd year with a selective focus for deeper training.

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What is working for folks who are serving a diversity of schools - private, public, rural and urban - how do you recruit and support more than those schools that can easily afford the experience. - Gary U of I McCall Outdoor Science School

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What enrollment system (or database) do you use to track participants across a variety of opportunities -- K12 Programs, Teacher Professional Development Courses, Guest Events (i.e., weddings, yoga workshops, etc.)? We want the one system to rule them all and we are still searching!

Our current system is through Campsite. It is fantastic for summer Day Camp, good for school year K12, and not meeting our needs for guest events.

-Sacha @ UI McCall Outdoor Science School

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Landscape of Evaluations in Outdoor Schools. Who is using evaluations? How are they using evaluations? What do you want from your evaluation process? How can we share evaluation information to enhance peer learning and best practices across the Outdoor School Industry? - Katie Wright

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Landscape of Evaluations in Outdoor Schools. Who is using evaluations? How are they using evaluations? What do you want from your evaluation process? How can we share evaluation information to enhance peer learning and best practices across the Outdoor School Industry? - Katie Wright

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Supporting Campers/Students (and Supporting Staff who Support Campers/Students) With Behavioral Challenges

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Supporting Campers/Students (and Supporting Staff who Support Campers/Students) With Behavioral Challenges

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One of things our summer camp staff (who are mainly college-aged young adults) have struggled with in recent summers has been effective management of and guidance to campers whose behavior is for one reason or another is problematic. I propose a broad conversation that could include a range of behaviors, from microaggressions and misgendering people to panic and anxiety attacks to inattentiveness in class. The issue is not just how to help campers/students correct or redirect their behaviors in a positive manner or overcome obstacles to reintegrate with the rest of the group, but also how to help staff, who may lack the necessary confidence and who don't always take a consistent approach.

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ANCA's OSFA Campaign will be working to support more local, state, and regional efforts for coalition building. If you are interested in starting a local coalition group or network, or if you have already started one and would like some more support, please contact Katie Wright at katiecliffordwright@gmail.com.

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ANCA's OSFA Campaign will be working to support more local, state, and regional efforts for coalition building. If you are interested in starting a local coalition group or network, or if you have already started one and would like some more support, please contact Katie Wright at katiecliffordwright@gmail.com.

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In the past year ANCA's OSFA Campaign has worked to build deeper relationships with other national organizations such as Children and Nature Network, NAAEE, and National Caucus for Environmental Legislators to find opportunities for alignment, collaboration, and support for each other's work to better support local networks. We will continue to work on building additional national partnerships to support local network and coalition building.

ANCA's OSFA Campaign has provided an opportunity for Statewide OSFA Coordinators to  meet on a monthly basis to share best practices and opportunities for peer learning.

ANCA's OSFA Campaign has established a  national evaluation committee to explore opportunities to enhance the use of evaluations across the Outdoor School Industry. Please join the Open Space to learn more about this work and share your thoughts around evaluations.

ANCA's OSFA Campaign will be working to support more local, state, and regional efforts for coalition building. If you are interested in starting a local coalition group or network, or if you have already started one and would like some more support, please contact Katie Wright at katiecliffordwright@gmail.com.

ANCA's OSFA Campaign is also supporting Peer Consults for Outdoor Schools. Please contact Jen Levy for questions regarding Outdoor School Peer Consults.

There are now 3 states with Outdoor School for All Policies approved; Oregon, Washington, and Maine.

Washington now has 55% of 5th/6th graders attending Outdoor Schools and will be requesting additional funds this spring to support more students

Maine's OSFA bill passed with resounding bipartisan support but without funding. The Maine OSFA Coalition is continuing to work to secure funding for the bill.

Minnesota has 2 House bills and 2 Senate bills authored with bipartisan support to establish MN OSFA and funding.

Maryland has gained significant momentum in statewide support of Maryland OSFA.

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All MN students deserve equitable access to outdoor​ experiences where they can learn, play, and grow.

HOWEVER, current access to outdoor educational opportunities is inequitable.​ For too many kids, access to the outdoors is determined​ by race, income, ability, and zip code.​

Outdoor School for All Minnesota is advocating for the establishment of a statewid e grant program to support immersive, multi-day, accredited overnight outdoor education​ program experiences for students in grades 4 to 8 to address these needs and to ensure that​ all students have a chance to benefit from outdoor education.​

What is Outdoor School?

An Outdoor School program is a multi-day, accredited overnight experience where students have the opportunities to participate in outdoor-based learning activities in outdoor recreation, natural science, and cultural history.

Outdoor School program providers work with partnering school groups to meet curriculum goals and state academic standards.

Learn about Outdoor School for All

Click here to see the list of current authors and co-authors of the bills.

Download the Outdoor School for All MN brochure!

Research shows participants in​ outdoor educational activities have:

Only 29% of Minnesota students are able to access Outdoor School.

Outdoor School For All Minnesota will establish a state wide grant program to support immersive, multiday, accredited overnight outdoor education program experiences for students in grades 4 to 8 to ensure that all Minnesota students have a chance to benefit from outdoor education.

Our children are losing their connection to the outdoors. COVID-19 had deep impacts on children. 66% of Minnesota principals say they need mental health support for students, and spending time outdoors reduces stress by 30%.

We must ensure preservation of Minnesota's rich outdoor heritage like hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation for future generations.

Improved social & academic learning

Spending time in nature enhances educational outcomes and leads to better social skills, increased self-esteem, and enhanced health.

Children of color and low income families are less likely to have access to the outdoors and its benefits.

Currently only 29% of Minnesota students are able to access Outdoor School. Teacher surveys indicate that funding is a top barrier to accessing Outdoor School programming. Outdoor School for All Minnesota will provide crucial funding to help close the access disparity gap.

All Minnesota public, private, and, tribal and home schools serving grades 4-8 are eligible.

The legislation provides state funding to ensure every student in the state has the opportunity to experience an accredited overnight Outdoor School Program at some point between grades 4-8, at no cost to students' families.

"Our students benefit from an outdoor education experience because they primarily come from low income families who reside in an urban setting. Many of our families do not have access to such opportunities or trips outside of [Outdoor School]."

- 5th grade teacher, Minneapolis

Outdoor School for All MN in the Media

For media inquiries: Please contact Christine Lekatz at lekatz@neuger.com

Our Partner Organizations

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Let's Get All MN Kids Outside! | Outdoor School For All Minnesota

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Outdoor School for All Minnesota is advocating for a statewide grant program to support immersive, multi-day, accredited overnight outdoor education​ program experiences for students in grades 4 to 8 to address to ensure that​ all students have a chance to benefit from outdoor education.​

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Maine is a beautiful state, with an abundance of natural resources and a rich outdoor heritage, but less than a quarter of Maine middle-school students are currently able to access an Outdoor School program, with rural and lower-income districts being particularly affected. All Maine students should have a chance to gain an appreciation for nature.

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Oregon State University Extension Service - Outdoor School

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Storytelling is uniquely human. It helps us to make sense of our experiences, pass on knowledge, express big ideas, and connect to others and to our environment in meaningful ways.

That's why Friends of Outdoor School is collecting stories-personal and powerful memories from people of all backgrounds and ages.

The Outdoor Stories Project shares the important ways that Outdoor School and other outdoor education experiences positively affect individuals and their communities.

These storytellers may have realized something new within themselves. Discovered a career path. Experienced wonder. Found a community where they truly belonged. Learned something mind-expanding. Realized they could learn, by learning in a different way than possible in their classroom.

Whether it's about personal transformation, the chance to lead others, receiving safe refuge or a kind voice when needed most, learning about our unique Oregon heritage with their own two (muddy!) hands, or the timeless tradition of singing songs while bonding around the campfire, many Oregonians have important stories to tell about the outdoor educational experiences that changed their lives in positive and often substantial ways.

But don't take our word for it. Spend some time here! Learn their stories. Hear their voices. Be changed, too!

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Storytelling is uniquely human. It helps us to make sense of our experiences, pass on knowledge, express big ideas, and connect to others and to our environment in meaningful ways. That's why Friends of Outdoor School is collecting stories-personal and powerful memories from people of all backgrounds and ages.

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At the request of:

Regular Sponsors:

Bill Title:

Relating to outdoor school programs.

Catchline/Summary:

Directs Oregon State University Extension Service to collaborate with Department of Education for purpose of identifying and collecting student data relevant for maintenance of outdoor school programs.

Chapter Number:

Chapter 526

Fiscal Impact:

Has Minimal Fiscal Impact

Revenue Impact:

No Revenue Impact

Measure Analysis:

Staff Measure Summary / Impact Statements

Current Location:

Chapter Number Assigned

Current Committee:

Current Subcommittee:

Subsequent Referral(s):

Potential Conflicts of Interest/Vote Explanations:

Potential Conflicts of Interest/Vote Explanation Documents

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HB3037 2023 Regular Session - Oregon Legislative Information System

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At the request of: Regular Sponsors: Bill Title: Relating to outdoor school programs. Catchline/Summary: Directs Oregon State University Extension Service to collaborate with Department of Education for purpose of identifying and collecting student data relevant for maintenance of outdoor school programs. Chapter Number: Chapter 526 Fiscal Impact: Has Minimal Fiscal Impact Revenue Impact: No Revenue Impact Measure Analysis: Staff Measure Summary / Impact Statements Current Location: Chapter Number Assigned Current Committee: Current Subcommittee: Subsequent Referral(s): Potential Conflicts of Interest/Vote Explanations: Potential Conflicts of Interest/Vote Explanation Documents

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Maine is incorporating teacher certification linked to, a pipeline to future public school tteachers.

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Teacher stipend, varies by size of school, but average, $2000 for lead teacher, 1200 for supporting teacher, 700 for teacher who does work pre/post but perhaps doesn't attend overnight. Larger schools: $2500 for lead teacher and larger amounts for supporting staff.

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For more info, ANCA national osfa coordinator, katiecliffordwright@gmail.com

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For more info, ANCA national osfa coordinator, katiecliffordwright@gmail.com

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mo8l2fTuOTLz0M8octmOXBaKFebaG_vF1liDkxHOCcs/edit?usp=sharing

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We shared a series of questions and observations about the native narrative in our curriculum across the US. It was great and I wrote far more notes than you will see here. Some key points: it should be more than just learning ABOUT the natives of our place, it should also be WITH, THROUGH, FOR; how can we properly train young staff without conveying cultural appropriation; how do we ask guidance without burden; and finally, WHY are we doing this? I will learn so much over the coming year. Expect to learn more from my report at the next ANCA Outdoor Schools Summit in Maryland. joe.walewski@wolf-ridge.org

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ANCA CONNECTS: DEI Discussion Group — Indigenous, Native, Natural: What Do These Words Mean to a Living Culture? - Association of Nature Center Administrators

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ANCA CONNECTS: DEI Discussion Group — Indigenous, Native, Natural: What Do These Words Mean to a Living Culture? Mar 20 2024 Time: 10-11:30am AKT / 11am-12 :30 pm PT / 12-1 :30 pm MT / 1-2 :30 pm CT / 2-3 :30 pm ET As…

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Only two of us attended, nothing of significance to share at this time.

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ANCA Outdoor School Consortium Coordinator: KATIE WRIGHT <katiecliffordwright@gmail.com>

Katie is our fearless leader. She wasn't able to join today, but we have a monthly meeting and our collective efforts will result in learning more about best practices that will be spread outside of this group.

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https://www.wearetheoutdoorindustry.com/jobs

https://www.outdoorindustryjobs.com/

https://www.conservationjobboard.com/

https://ecojobs.com/

https://careers.wildlife.org/jobseeker/search/results/

https://www.earthworks-jobs.com/forest (Global jobs)

https://jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/search/

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The CoolWorks Foundation seeks to empower underrepresented groups to pursue and harness the potential life changing power of Jobs In Great Places. We believe that an opportunity to participate, contribute and benefit from a job and community rooted in our public lands and wilderness areas provides the chance for pivotal growth, and a springboard to create a life rich with purpose, fulfillment and connection to people and place.

We Believe:

Nature is Empowering

We believe that all people can rediscover and redefine themselves when given the opportunity to stand and exist in wild nature. Our natural places restore us and inspire us to see our world on a larger scale, as a planet where every place, every creature, and every person deserves to be treated with kindness and dignity. We hope to restore lives and ambitions by opening roads to experiences in our great outdoors.

Employment is Empowering
We believe that everyone should have equal access to employment, but acknowledge that many individuals face greater challenges in obtaining consideration and offers for employment than others experience. Employment offers a path out of socioeconomic inequality and towards a hopeful future with expanding opportunities. We hope to play a part in bridging those gaps.
Community is Empowering
Confidence is Empowering
We believe that the opportunity to belong to a vibrant community made up of a diverse collection of our peers united in a common mission and goal enriches us all. When we're known, seen, and acknowledged by those around us, it provides the potential for personal and professional growth. We believe that the stability that comes from having our fundamental needs met - a roof overhead and a bed to call one's own, freedom from food insecurity, meaningful relationships with others - these basics can increase the potential to thrive.

We believe that every person possesses the potential to achieve great things, and that confidence is the key to unlocking that potential. If an individual believes they can accomplish something, then they will not only do it, but go on to pursue larger goals. We hope that by offering guidance, personal connections, and encouragement, individuals can build confidence and set out on a path towards discovering and achieving ever greater dreams.

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The CoolWorks Foundation seeks to empower underrepresented groups to pursue and harness the potential life changing power of Jobs In Great Places. We believe that an opportunity to participate, contribute and benefit from a job and community rooted in our public lands and wilderness areas provides the chance for pivotal growth, and a springboard to create a life rich with purpose, fulfillment and connection to people and place.

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Several programs are now teaching bilingually. Some are compensating higher for the bilingual ability, likening that skill to another degree.

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To everyone training or sending future ee leaders into society.... coach your folks to use Outdoor School language on their resumes/CVs'

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15:01:42 From Meg J-ski NatureBridge to Everyone:
	Success: Finalized our accreditation and got great data to support improvement! Huge lift. Huge rewards.
15:01:50 From Margaret Blackburn, NatureBridge (she/her) to Everyone:
	Hiring is going well for spring season!
15:01:51 From Wyatt Steffensen (He/Him) - The Ecology School to Everyone:
	Educator hiring has been going well for us at The Ecology School as we get ready to start our spring season!
15:01:59 From Peter Smerud (he/him), Wolf Ridge ELC to Everyone:
	We have SNOW!!!
15:02:03 From Colleen Foehrenbacher to Everyone:
	Secured our first gift for our capital campaignð¥³
15:02:08 From jen to Everyone:
	New to my organizationâ¦but have inherited a large supply of skull replicas and furs so very excited to introduce programming and displays with these tools.
15:02:09 From Melanie Costello (she/her) to Everyone:
	Reacted to "We have SNOW!!!" with â¤ï¸
15:02:11 From Hilary Lambert to Everyone:
	Success! Wasatch Mountain Institute is in year 3 of offering programs to Salt Lake City School District, and theyâre so happy with the programs.
15:02:12 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
	Reacted to "We have SNOW!!!" with ð
15:02:14 From Bob Fuhrmann, Yellowstone to Everyone:
	Looking forward to continuing and finalizing hiring.
15:02:15 From Joe Walewski to Everyone:
	Our grant proposal was accepted! to work with Ojibwe and Dakota leaders to work on the Native narrative across our entire curriculum and teacher training.
15:02:18 From Amy Koch (She/her) Texas to Everyone:
	New dining hall and new high ropes course under construction at The Outdoor School in Marble Falls TX
15:02:22 From Jeff Giesen, he/him, North Cascades Institute to Everyone:
	No fires yet
15:02:23 From Kim Corson (she/her) McDowell Evironmental Center to Everyone:
	Looking forward to having a full team of full time and seasonal staff for upcoming spring season!
15:02:38 From Emily Volz (she/her) to Everyone:
	Reacted to "Our grant proposal w..." with â¤ï¸
15:02:45 From Meg J-ski NatureBridge to Everyone:
	Reacted to "Our grant proposal w..." with â¤ï¸
15:02:45 From Marlena Nosek - CVNP to Everyone:
	Welcoming new instructors for spring season and welcoming kids to our campus in TWO WEEKS! ð
15:02:56 From Amy Koch (She/her) Texas to Everyone:
	Reacted to "New to my organizati..." with â¤ï¸
15:02:58 From Heather Hahn Sullivan - DLC to Everyone:
	Hired a new marketing manager!
15:03:04 From Scotty Feltman (McDowell Farm School) to Everyone:
	Added cows to our farm and survived the great Alabama freeze of 2024.  Goats decided to kid right in the middle of this earth shattering event
15:03:04 From Philip Coulling (he/him)-Nature Camp, VA to Everyone:
	Enrollment numbers up for summer camp compared to this point last year and leadership team all coming back from 2023.
15:03:10 From Meg J-ski NatureBridge to Everyone:
	Reacted to "No fires yet" with ð
15:03:12 From Amy Koch (She/her) Texas to Everyone:
	Replying to "Educator hiring has ..."
	
	Yay!!
15:03:13 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
	New to my organization and we just got ACS accredited
15:03:20 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
	Hi everyone
15:03:21 From jen to Everyone:
	Reacted to "Our grant proposal wâ¦" with â¤ï¸
15:03:25 From Sarah Cline to Everyone:
	We're wrapping up week 1 of our pre-season training period. 9 smart, enthusiastic new young educators getting ready to rock this work!
15:03:55 From Heather Hahn Sullivan - DLC to Everyone:
	Just got our ACA re-cert done!
15:03:56 From Rick Garber to Everyone:
	Received a significant gift to fund the build out our fundraising program
15:04:02 From Meg Parrott to Everyone:
	We have a whole new department  and year round camp director.  She is amazing and has hiring started and the camp program is amazing.  That puts us 3 months ahead of the last several years.
15:04:31 From Melanie Costello (she/her) to Everyone:
	Just promoted one of our instructors to a leadership role and I'm really excited to see what she will bring to the program in the new role
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15:06:00 From Joe Walewski to Everyone:
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15:06:03 From Melanie Costello (she/her) to Everyone:
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15:06:20 From Sarah Demsky (Camp McDowell - Alabama) to Everyone:
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15:07:00 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
	Hi everyone!
15:07:11 From Dan Auer - ANCA to Everyone:
	Welcome everyone!
15:07:21 From Dan Auer - ANCA to Everyone:
	https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/2024-anca-overnight-camp-outdoor-school-summit-rf9govxznzrwced0
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15:11:24 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
	For folks who just joined, hereâs the Padlet link again: https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/2024-anca-overnight-camp-outdoor-school-summit-rf9govxznzrwced0
15:12:00 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
	Campus and local housing challenges- Leslie Dorsey
	Working with Unions - Jeff Giesen
	School Recruitment - New Ideas in a New Climate - Colleen Foehrenbacher
	Update on Outdoor School for All - Katie Wright
	The Native Narrative in EE - Joe Walewski
15:13:34 From Meg J-ski NatureBridge to Everyone:
	go to the dots that say MORE
15:13:44 From Meg J-ski NatureBridge to Everyone:
	and then join breakout room
15:14:09 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
	Outdoor school
16:00:49 From Colleen Foehrenbacher to Everyone:
	Awesome notes, Margaret! Thanks ð
16:05:03 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
	https://natctr.org/events/calendar/dei-group-03-2024
16:05:46 From Wyatt Steffensen (He/Him) - The Ecology School to Everyone:
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16:05:59 From Dan Auer - ANCA to Everyone:
	Open Space Session 2
	
	Staffing - Nadine Meyer
	
	Inclusion in Menu Planning and Food Sourcing - Betsy Booth
	
	Enrollment System / Database - Sacha Jackson
	
	Landscape of Evaluations in Outdoor Schools - Joe Walewksi
	
	Supporting Campers/Students With Behavioral Challenges - Philip Coulling
16:06:47 From Margaret Blackburn, NatureBridge (she/her) to Everyone:
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16:08:40 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
	Supporting Campers/Students With Behavioral Challenges - Philip Coulling
16:37:32 From Sacha Jackson (she/her): MOSS to Everyone:
	https://mccalloutdoorscienceschool.campmanagement.com/p/request_for_info_m.php?action=enroll
16:37:42 From Sacha Jackson (she/her): MOSS to Everyone:
	Sacha = sachaj@uidaho.edu
16:37:58 From Sacha Jackson (she/her): MOSS to Everyone:
	Dylan = dmporter@uidaho.edu
16:38:39 From Leslie Dorsey to Everyone:
	Attendance!!!!
16:39:12 From Leslie Dorsey to Everyone:
	$150
16:40:55 From Leslie Dorsey to Everyone:
	We have like 18 admin staff as well who can manageenrollments and reports. Seems pretty easy to add and remove staff.
16:46:15 From Dan Auer - ANCA to Everyone:
	https://natctr.org/services/forums
16:55:00 From Dan Auer - ANCA to Everyone:
	https://natctr.org/services/forums
16:55:44 From Dan Auer - ANCA to Everyone:
	https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/2024-anca-overnight-camp-outdoor-school-summit-rf9govxznzrwced0
16:56:10 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
	It was a pleasure meeting you all thank you for such a piece of great information.
16:56:34 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
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16:56:44 From Kim Corson (she/her) McDowell Evironmental Center to Everyone:
	Thanks everyone for a great afternoon of discussion!
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16:57:18 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
	https://www.natctr.org/events/outdoor-school
16:57:27 From Gary - University of Idaho/MOSS to Everyone:
	Great to meet some of you. Cheers! - Gary
16:57:33 From Leslie Dorsey to Everyone:
	UI MOSS is looking for graduate students for next uear. Let me know if you know of anyone who wants to earn a Masters Degree in 10.5 months while working with our K12 residential program. https://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/mccall-field-campus/programs-and-services/graduate-program
16:57:39 From Leslie Dorsey to Everyone:
	Leslie Dorsey ldorsey@uidaho.edu
16:57:41 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
	2025 Outdoor School Summit: January 10-14 at NorthBay in North East, Maryland
16:57:43 From Kim Corson (she/her) McDowell Evironmental Center to Everyone:
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16:58:01 From Kim Corson (she/her) McDowell Evironmental Center to Everyone:
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16:58:20 From Wyatt Steffensen (He/Him) - The Ecology School to Everyone:
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16:59:08 From Gary - University of Idaho/MOSS to Everyone:
	If anyone has positions to fill - email me at garyt@uidaho.edu. I can share with our current grads and post on our alumni job board. garyt@uidaho.edu.
16:59:14 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
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	How can I sign up for the new event?
16:59:14 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
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	https://natctr.org/services/job-board
16:59:45 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
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	We will open registration in the fall.
17:00:23 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
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	Ok can I please get an email reminder or if I can get the link to register as time gets closer?
17:00:25 From Sarah Cline to Everyone:
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17:00:37 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
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	Hey Marilyn! Check our website in the fall. Weâll also be sending messages out when we open registration.
17:00:44 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
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	https://natctr.org/events/outdoor-school
17:00:45 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
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	m.yarkpai@gmail.com
17:00:52 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
	Learn more about the 2025 Outdoor School Summit here: https://natctr.org/events/outdoor-school
17:00:57 From Gary - University of Idaho/MOSS to Everyone:
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17:01:18 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
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	Thank you .
17:01:40 From Michael Blackwell to Everyone:
	Who decided the event would be held south of the Arctic Circle this year? bold move!!
17:01:51 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
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17:02:03 From Michael Blackwell to Everyone:
	NorthBay is a wonderful spot tho!
17:02:09 From Philip Coulling (he/him)-Nature Camp, VA to Everyone:
	My wife, when I told her it would be in MD: "That's not cold enough."
17:02:20 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
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17:03:17 From Margaret Blackburn, NatureBridge (she/her) to Everyone:
	Glad it will be near me next year! Thank you all for a wonderful afternoon ð
17:03:33 From Jen Levy (she/her), ANCA to Everyone:
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17:04:01 From Hilary Lambert to Everyone:
	This was a fabulous event, ANCA team, thanks so much!
17:04:22 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
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17:04:51 From Joe Walewski to Everyone:
	Thank you all for a wonderful afternoon. I am SO EXCITED to see you all at North Bay next year
17:04:52 From Colleen Foehrenbacher to Everyone:
	Looks AWESOME, Rick!
17:05:07 From Philip Coulling (he/him)-Nature Camp, VA to Everyone:
	Looking forward to it!
17:05:26 From Hunter Watson (Mcdowell Env. Center) to Everyone:
	Thank you everyone for such a wonderful, informative afternoon!
17:05:27 From Wyatt Steffensen (He/Him) - The Ecology School to Everyone:
	Thank you everyone! Such a great and insightful afternoon. Cheers!
17:05:37 From Drew Dumsch to Everyone:
	Thank you Jen, Dan and Asa. ANCA Rocks!
17:05:47 From Asa Duffee (he/him) â ANCA to Everyone:
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17:05:51 From Rick Garber to Everyone:
	Thanks!!
17:05:55 From Gary - University of Idaho/MOSS to Everyone:
	Thanks ANCA!
17:05:55 From Lindsey Kessler (she/her), GSMIT to Everyone:
	Thanks so much to everyone for the amazing info!!
17:05:55 From Kelly Baker to Everyone:
	Thank yâall!
17:05:57 From Betsy Booth, UIdaho MOSS to Everyone:
	Thanks all :)
17:05:57 From Peter Smerud (he/him), Wolf Ridge ELC to Everyone:
	Thank you everyone, see you in MD next year.  Peter Smerud, pete.smerud@wolf-ridge.org
17:06:03 From Heather Hahn Sullivan - DLC to Everyone:
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17:06:08 From Marilyn Tarpeh to Everyone:
	Thank you.
17:07:04 From Joe Walewski to Everyone:
	joe.walewski@wolf-ridge.org

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-How to increase buy-in from disinterested staff for food allergens safety/create safety despite lack of buy-in: separate dietary restricted food to a different location for service, perhaps

-Composting on a major scale, any thoughts/experience, especially with oils/salad dressing/hard to compost waste

-Processing/preserving food grown on site legally for use in kitchens

-How to make it worth using 100# of carrots grown on site (scrub, top, peel, cut into sticks) vs buy baby carrots when you're feeding 200 kids...and other versions of this. Salad greens are super straightforward: cut, wash, give to kitchen, put on salad bar.

-Feeding main dishes family style to intrinsically illustrate food consumption and waste, while serving salad bar to maintain autonomy in veg obligations :)

-Even with on-site farming, the main food able to generate at capacity are greens and eggs (which are FANTASTIC things to get to provide)