Recognition
and Awards
The Outdoor School strives to engage in professional opportunities as a means for growth.
AWARDS
- The Outdoor School is an Exemplar Model to Improve K - 12 STEM learning for Urban Students. More information can be found at the dedicated Outdoor School website: http://tstem.thsp.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=274785&pageId=689248.
A promotional/informational video was also created.
- 2008 Organization of Biological Field Stations Human Diversity Award. The Human Diversity Committee promotes and encourages activities, programs and approaches that increase the involvement and engagement of underrepresented groups in field science.
More information about the award can be found at: http://www.obfs.org/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=59&meid=108
The staff at the Outdoor School has attended the following conferences:
- CAST 2008 - Ft. Worth, TX
- Region One ESC Statewide T-STEM Best Practices Conference 2009 - South Padre Island, TX
- NSTA National Conference 2009 - New Orleans, LA
The Outdoor School has also been recognized in various professional literature.