Reflecting on 30 years of The Outdoor School After 30 years running the show, Deb has decided it is time to step back. Don't worry, Deb is still going to be around at Camp, just taking on some new challenges. We sat down with Deb last...
Making Screen Time Meaningful with The Outdoor School -Miranda Crosby, Program Coordinator In a world of constant screens, it is easy to find ourselves wrapped up in them. Mindlessly scrolling through Instagram, engaging in Facebook posts, watching 5 seasons of your favorite Netflix show in 2 days....
In the pursuit of creating the best program for our schools, we at The Outdoor School make an intentional effort to utilize various styles of play in our activities. For those that aren’t experts at playing like our staff, you might wonder what different kinds...
For the second edition of Teacher Thoughts, we get to hear from Sarah Robenhorst, a 5th-grade mathematics teacher at Guerrero Thompson Elementary in Austin. See below for her thoughts on taking field trips to The Outdoor School. TOS: What is your favorite part of the TOS...
Today's blog is the first post in a new feature, "Teacher Thoughts." This edition of Teacher's Thoughts features Kameron Koeffler, 5th Grade ELA & S.S teacher at University of Texas Elementary School in Austin. We asked Kameron a few questions about why he looks forward...
While it seems like the fall season’s staff training started only a short time ago, we are actually already halfway through our season. Having school groups back at camp has been great. The last activity that student's participate in at TOS is called closure. During...
There are a few events that happen in a person's life that are so significant that time seems to stop. Every detail of the moment is forever burned into our brains so that we can remember what outfit we had on, what the adrenaline rush felt...
At the Outdoor School the "why" is a very important part of our curriculum and culture - this is where most organizations derive their values, philosophies, and especially their programing. Perhaps the most important "why" within any organization is why team members choose to put...
How long have your worked for TOS? I started as an instructor in the Spring of 2010. I enjoyed it so much I stayed for 4 more seasons. 2 more as an instructor, then 2 as a Program Coordinator. In 2013 I came back for another...
How long have you worked for TOS? I started as an instructor in the Spring of 2015. I continued as an instructor for two more seasons and then became a Program Coordinator for two seasons. I came back as an instructor for Spring 2020. In 2021,...