Our Program

Our program is like no other and that is what keeps our teachers and schools loyal and our students smiling. Each school attending has a tailor-made schedule that is both age-appropriate and reflects the goals of the teachers. We aim to make outdoor education applicable to many areas of study. We teach multiple disciplines; our program includes activities in Natural Sciences, Social Studies, Language Arts, Mathematics, and Adventure & Personal Development. All the courses we teach are TEKS correlated.

Our Mission

“The Outdoor School strives to use the outdoors to awaken both ourselves and others to the potential within and around all of us.”

5 Principles

We take the outdoors seriously, and follow these 5 principles: outdoor appreciation, environmental stewardship, experiential learning, interpersonal skills & self-confidence building.

1. Outdoor Appreciation: TOS gives students who have spent most of their lives in an urban setting a chance to experience woods, fields, and lakes.

2. Environmental Stewardship: TOS plants the seed early so that as your children mature their love for the environment is unwavering.

3. Experiential Learning: TOS reinforces classroom learning by allowing students to engage their senses and to learn from experiences such as touching & smelling wildflowers, gazing at stars and tasting wild foods.

4. Interpersonal Skills: TOS treats the children as members of a team where we use proven challenges, initiatives, and ropes course training that enhances children’s cooperation skills, trust, empathy, communication and group problem-solving skills.

5. Self-Confidence: TOS staff guide students to work together to achieve common goals, think creatively to meet posed challenges, and test their perceived limits to overcome physical obstacles.