Northwest Regional Education Service District
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Northwest Outdoor Science School is a multi-day, overnight experience for elementary and middle school students. Our program is operated by the Northwest Regional Education Service District. Participants in the program live in, and learn about, the natural world at one of our five beautiful sites in northwest Oregon.
Each site has 15-16 staff members who work closely not just with the elementary and middle school students but also with our student leaders, most of whom are high school and college students.
Students learn in the outdoors while participating in hands-on, interactive and experiential activities that are taught mostly in small groups. Our fun field study activities are designed to teach students about nature while actually being in nature, which promotes a curiosity about, and appreciation for, the natural world.
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Our Mission
Northwest Outdoor Science School provides an equitable and inclusive place-based education program to students across Oregon. We foster community through transformative learning and leadership opportunities, where students are immersed in fun, hands-on, educational experiences that connect them to the natural world.
Our Vision
Northwest Outdoor Science School strives to cultivate anti-racism, multiculturalism and diverse racial perspectives in program design, continuous improvement, and decision-making.
We are building inclusive partnerships to educate the next generation of environmental
and global community stewards.
Our Values
Northwest Outdoor Science School accomplishes its mission through programs and services that incorporate the following core values:
- Community
- Connection with Nature
- Fun
- Growth
- Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion