Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program

Alabama Outdoor Classroom LogThe 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. 

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orange links below or the Quick Links on the right for more info.


About the Program  |  Planning Guide Contact a Specialist  |  Certify  


Outdoor Classroom News

**NEW** Student Exploration Links - Plants, Wildlife, and Learning Stations
These new webpages are packed with educational information about species of plants and wildlife that are commonly found in outdoor classrooms as well as topical information related to the various learning stations in your outdoor classroom.  Learn more... 

Plant Identification Signs with QR Codes Connected to Educational Webpages **NEW**
Create permanent plant identification signs for the plants in your outdoor classroom with customized QR Codes that link to webpages on AWF's website for common plant species.  Each plant ID webpage includes a description of the plant, photos, the ecological benefits it provides, and maintenance tips for this plant species.  Learn more...

 


**NEW** 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...


 
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**NEW** Field Investigation Activities & Interactive Lesson Plans
Use our new Field Investigation Activities & Interactive Lesson Plans to provide fun, hands-on, inquiry-based outdoor activities for your students that help teach the Alabama Department of Education's Life Science Standards.  Learn more...



 
 
Box Turtle Research Program  **NEW**

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...



Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program Partners

 



 

 

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