Local Outdoor Learning
Advocacy Hub
Every Maine youth deserves meaningful outdoor learning experiences, and their local school is a powerful setting for connection with their natural environment and community.
This Local Outdoor Learning Advocacy Hub is a resource for you to help transform Maine's education towards learning outdoors, whatever your relationship with the school system.
Do you want to introduce outdoor learning to your school or district?
Are you a preK-12 teacher or informal educator working on bringing outdoor learning into your school or district for the first time? These resources will help you make the case to decision-makers, connect with other advocates, learn from other schools and educators, see other communities approach to advocacy and local policies, and connect with a large network of others with a shared goal.
Model Policies
Join an Outdoor Learning Network
Do you want to expand outdoor learning in your school or district?
Are you a preK-12 teacher or informal educator working on bringing outdoor learning into your school or district for the first time? These resources will help you make the case to decision-makers, connect with other advocates, learn from other schools and educators, see other communities approach to advocacy and local policies, and connect with a large network of others with a shared goal.
Training and Practice
Funding and Financial Resources
Advocacy Coaching and Direct Support
Directory of Community Partners
Join an Outdoor Learning Network