Outdoor Wonders and Learning

A Professional Development Opportunity for Educators

Who is OWL for?

OWL is open to North Carolina teachers, pre-service teachers and non-formal educators who want to use the content included within the N.C. Essential Standards and outdoor learning as a method of teaching standardized curriculum. 

WORKSHOPS

Workshops are offered throughout the year and are credit-eligible for the North Carolina Environmental Education Certificate program.

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WORKSHOP

CURRICULUM

Open to formal and non-formal educators, OWL offers a free online curriculum guide that provides interdisciplinary activities for teachers incorporating outdoor science education.

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CURRICULUM GUIDE

Outdoor Wonders and Learning (OWL) provides North Carolina teachers, pre-service teachers and non-formal educators with lessons and resources to conduct science education in outdoor spaces for elementary students.

Why outdoor learning?

Research has shown that teaching and learning in a natural setting improves student behavior, creates a renewed enthusiasm towards learning and improves student performance on standardized tests.
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Link to: Workshops

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Link to: Curriculum Guide

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Link to: Become A Facilitator

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Link to: Donate

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LATEST NEWS

UPDATE: New Resources!

Greetings OWL enthusiasts! We wanted to share that there are some newly updated Teacher Resources available. Based on feedback from a collection of workshop participants, the OWL Facilitator Team is…

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