Watershed Summit
Students Speak: Watershed Summit Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Grade: Kindergarten to 12th grade Length: 1 day event in May Location: Varies Cost: Free Audience: Deschutes County ...
Central Oregon and its amazing array of beautiful rivers, bountiful snowpack, diverse vegetation, and fascinating geology gives teachers and students unlimited opportunities for using the natural world as an outdoor classroom. Together our network of partners offer over 30 different outdoor education programs that connect students to nature, engage students in science practices, and deliver content knowledge about local natural resources issues.
Use the filters below to find outdoor programs for your grade level and budget. Information has been updated for the 2022-2023 school year. Coming Soon – Updated PDFs with program lists for all K-12th grade programs. Stay tuned!
Students Speak: Watershed Summit Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Grade: Kindergarten to 12th grade Length: 1 day event in May Location: Varies Cost: Free Audience: Deschutes County ...
The Upstream Project Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Grade: Kindergarten to 12th grade Length: 1-2 days Location: Deschutes River, Metolius River, Whychus Ceek, Tumalo Creek, or Little De...
The Nature of Fire Discover Your Forest Grade: 6th-12th grade Length: 2+ days Location: Classroom presentations and field trips Cost: Free Timeframe: April and May NGSS Standards: LS2...
Student Stewardship Projects Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Grade: Kindergarten to 12th grade Length: 1-2 days Location: Deschutes River, Metolius River, Whychus Ceek, Tumalo Creek, or L...
Pond Study: Nature Immersion Field Trip Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Grade: K-2nd grade Length: 2 hours Location: Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Cost: Contact pr...
Planetarium Experience Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Grade: K-12th grade Length: 30 minutes Location: Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory or at your school Cost: $250 for ...
NatureHoods: “Bear” Necessities: How Plants and Animals Use Their Surroundings to Survive Children’s Forest of Central Oregon Grade: Kindergarten Length: 4 1-hour less...
Nature Discovery Kit Rental Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Grade: K-12th grade Length: 2 week rental with 45 minute naturalist visit Location: Your school Cost: $150 for a 2-wee...
Middle Deschutes Watershed Council
Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon offers the NatureHoods Education program for K-2 classes in Central Oregon. The free program is offered as four 1-hour lessons in the schoolyard or nearby park. The lessons align with Next Generation Science Standards and reinforce science learning done in the classroom. Title I schools are given priority for the NatureHoods Education Program.
To Learn more about NatureHoods and how to schedule a program at your school click here.
The Children’s Forest partners developed a wide array of virtual learning resources to support learning during the pandemic. These resources continue to be available as a way to supplement your classroom activities. Learn about resources.
Ready to facilitate outdoor learning with your students? Find both local and national curriculum resources covering a wide range of topics here.
The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon believes that accessible opportunities with nature must be provided for children and youth of all abilities, backgrounds, and ages. The Children’s Forest welcomes students and participants of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or marital status, age, sensory, physical or mental disability to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students and participants of our programs.