Texas Tech University

Registration for the OLE! Texas Initiative Designer Training Seminar

This virtual training is held over Zoom. Individuals who complete the entire training, including the completion survey, qualify for 12 continuing education credit (CEU) hours. For more information about the purpose and philosophy of OLE! Texas, please explore the OLE! Texas tab at the top right of this page.

Registration for the 2026 OLE Designer Training Seminar is now Open. Any registration forms completed after 4:00 PM on June 24, 2026 will be considered for 2027.

2026 Dates:

Thursday, July 9, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Friday, July 10, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

*Must attend both days

Two-step Registration Process:

  1. Fill out the following registration form.
  2. Submit the registration fee of $1,000 by July 1, 2026 (payment information below) OR receipt of scholarship award email. Scholarship Application Form Link

Payment Information:

The only accepted form of payment is a check made payable to TTU Department of Design, with TTU-CNL written in the memo, and mailed to:

Department Of Design Texas Tech University

Box 41220

Lubbock, TX 79409

Registration Form:

You are registering for the OLE! Texas Designer Training Seminar, which is an intensive two-day seminar offered by the Texas Tech University Coalition for Natural Learning. It is a synchronous online course that combines the educational component with the design workshop component.

Trained OLE Designers work with childcare centers to provide designs for outdoor learning environments that satisfy the OLE! Texas philosophy and best practice indicators. Participants who complete all parts of the training, including the course evaluation, will be eligible for 12 hours of Continuing Education Professional Hours.

*Design Background:
*Are you interested in receiving Continuing Education Professional Hours for the training?
*Do you currently work in the design background category you selected above?
*Are you capable of creating scaled drawings, plans, and/or layouts?
*After training, will you be dedicated to, and an advocate of, the OLE! Texas philosophy.
*After the training, do you commit to provide childcare centers with the minimum of: 1) coordination of design workshop preparations, 2) coordination of design workshops, and 3) illustrative master plan