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Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program
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
Outdoor Classroom News
AWF Youth Wildlife & Conservation Art Contest Winners
The Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF) invited all K-12 students from public and private schools and from homeschool associations in Alabama to design artwork for our NEW educational outdoor learning station signs. There are 14 different categories, and the winner of each category will receive a $250 prize. View the winners...
Junior Wildlife Scientist ProgramTeachers 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...
Alabama Outdoor Classroom Program Partners
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| 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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