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The Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program provides free technical and organizational assistance for schools who wish to create a sustainable outdoor classroom site to be used as an effective educational tool for hands-on, outdoor learning opportunities.
Click on the orange links below or the Quick Links on the right for more info.
About the Program | Planning Guide | Contact a Specialist | Certify
**NEW** Junior Wildlife Scientist Program
Teachers will guide their students through a collection of inquiry-based, hands-on activities designed to help teach the Alabama Department of Education’s Course of Study Standards while integrating STEAM with English-Language Arts.
Students will earn two new merit badges and a new Junior Wildlife Scientist certificate each school year as they complete the Junior Wildlife Scientist activities in conjunction with their schoolyard habitats and outdoor classrooms.
As of May 2024, kindergarten, first, and second grade are available to order now! Learn more…
Why Plant Native Species Webpage
What is a native species? An invasive species? Why should you choose one over the other? Learn about why it is important to plant native plant species instead of non-native species and find out which species are native in your area. Learn more…
Box Turtle Research Program
The purpose of the Alabama Outdoor Classroom Box Turtle Research Program is to provide an opportunity for schools that have developed box turtle habitats through the Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program to research and study the captive box turtles that are in their care. Students collect and record gender, size and brumation data throughout the school year, which will provide valuable information in order to better understand growth and brumation patterns of Eastern box turtles across Alabama. Learn more…
Altec/Styslinger Foundation
Central Alabama Community Foundation
City of Millbrook
Comer Foundation
Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation
Curtis Finlay Foundation
The Daniel Foundation of Alabama
Gordy Mead Britton Foundation
The Hobbs Foundation
Hyundai
International Paper Foundation
John and Joyce Caddell Foundation
Regions
U.S. Forest Service
Vulcan Materials Company Foundation
Walmart
Questions? Contact:
April Waltz @ aprilwaltz@alabamawildlife.org in north Alabama
Avy Elmore @ aelmore@alabamawildlife.org in north Alabama
Allison Mathis @ amathis@alabamawildlife.org in central Alabama
Tyler Burgener @ tburgener@alabamawildlife.org in south Alabama
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