Thanks to the generosity of several key donors, an estimated 74,000 additional students each year will now have the opportunity to experience outdoor education through the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation. These financial gifts come at a crucial time where 2,000 schools are eager to implement the Outdoors Adventures curriculum, but lack the funding to do so.
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In North Texas, the Sportsmen's Club of Fort Worth stepped forward with major funding to bring Outdoor Adventures to 100 schools across the greater Tarrant County area, impacting students in districts like Northwest ISD, Birdville ISD, Burleson ISD, Azle ISD, Decatur ISD, and Springtown ISD.
In East Texas, a group of generous donors, Wilson, Susan, and Ashley Stout, along with Evan Peterson, Jonny Mac, and Stacey Powers joined forces to fully fund 26 schools in Tyler ISD. Their investment makes Tyler ISD the second-largest district in Texas where every campus has the Outdoor Adventure curriculum.
Farther south, the Los Huellas Foundation brought outdoor education to life for more than 30 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD. And in a groundbreaking national milestone, Dr. Don and Val Senter Family provided the support needed to implement Outdoor Adventures in all 95 schools in Anchorage School District, Alaska. Their contribution marks the first time a large school district outside Texas has been 100% funded through a single donation, paving the way for similar district-wide efforts across the country.
“Thanks to the generosity of these donors, more than 74,000 students will learn wildlife conservation and outdoor skills that many would never otherwise be experiencing. The skills taught through Outdoor Adventures will forever change these students’ lives.”
OTF’s Director of Education, Scot McClure
Founded in 2010 in Dallas, OTF’s K-12 outdoor education curriculum now serves 1550+ schools in all 50 U.S. states and internationally with more than 160,000 students enrolled annually. OTF’s Outdoor Adventures curriculum can be taught as a P.E. course, local elective or with agricultural science and wildlife management in private and public schools.
Outdoor Adventures is a fun, interactive course where students are taught lifelong skills using an integrated, 40-unit curriculum comprising math, science, writing and critical thinking skills. The 400+ lessons cover lifelong skills including angler education, archery, hunter education, boater education, orienteering, survival skills, camping, outdoor cooking, challenge courses, backpacking, mountain bike camping, paddle sports, rock climbing, shooting sports, CPR/first aid and fauna, flora and wilderness medicine. OA teachers can pick units specific to their region and local ecosystems.
About Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
The Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation is a public nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in the Dallas, Texas area. OTF’s Outdoor Adventures K-12 curriculum may be taught in any public or private school, and is most often taught as a PE course. More than 28 million classroom hours of outdoor education have been taught since the program started.
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