Out Teach

OUT TEACH EMPOWERS TEACHERS WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OUTDOORS TO UNLOCK STUDENT PERFORMANCE.

COACHING AND INSPIRING TEACHERS: FROM GROUP TRAININGS AND DIGITAL COMMUNITIES TO ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAININGS, OUT TEACH'S APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PUTS TEACHERS AT THE CENTER. AS A NETWORK OF PEERS, OUT TEACH UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES TEACHERS FACE BECAUSE OUT TEACH HAS LIVED THEM. OUT TEACH GOES BEYOND EXPECTATIONS TO HELP EVERY TEACHER TAP INTO THE WONDER OF SCIENCE. TOGETHER, OUT TEACH EMPOWERS TODAY'S STUDENTS SO THEY CAN TAKE ON (AND SOLVE) TOMORROW'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, OUT TEACH SUPPORTED OVER 1,200 TEACHERS AND 30,000 STUDENTS IN CRACKING OPEN NEW WAYS OF LEARNING, THINKING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

BUILDING OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS: WHETHER OUT TEACH IS HELPING SCHOOLS SEE EXISTING OUTDOOR SPACES IN A NEW LIGHT OR WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD PERMANENT OUTDOOR LEARNING LABS, OUT TEACH CUSTOMIZES ITS APPROACH TO EACH SCHOOL. OUR TEACH MAKES GOOD ON THE PROMISE OF TURNING THE WORLD INTO AN EXCITING LAB - FOR BOTH TEACHER AND STUDENT. OUT TEACH'S PARTNERS PROVIDE FUNDING AND VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, OUT TEACH RALLIED MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IT CONSTRUCT 16 OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES AND ASSEMBLE OUTDOOR LEARNING TOOLKITS, PROVIDING MORE THAN 11,375 STUDENTS WITH MORE ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME. OUT TEACH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OVER 20 ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DESIGN FUTURE OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES.

PROMOTING BROADER CHANGE: OUT TEACH'S MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IS FOCUSED ON AN AMBITIOUS GOAL TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE MORE THAN 250,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS TO BECOME TOMORROW'S FEARLESS INNOVATORS. HOW? BY TRAINING MORE THAN 10,000 TEACHERS TO MAKE REAL-WORLD SCIENCE A PART OF EVERY SCHOOL DAY. BACKED BY A $10 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAMPAIGN, OUT TEACH'S THREE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES HELP STUDENTS GET THERE: ELEVATING SCIENCE EDUCATION - THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF RESEARCH SHOWING THAT SCIENCE PROVIDES A POWERFUL LENS FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH EVERY SUBJECT, FROM MATH TO READING, AND LANGUAGE ARTS. EVERY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP TRANSLATES INTO EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORT FOR THE IMPACT OUTDOOR, HANDS-ON LEARNING CAN HAVE WELL INTO THE FUTURE.INNOVATING TO GO FURTHER - FROM CREATING DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR TEACHERS TO BUILDING OUT CUSTOMIZABLE RESOURCE LIBRARIES AND DEVELOPING REPLICABLE MODELS, OUT TEACH PRIORITIZES INNOVATIONS THAT PAVE THE WAY FOR GREATER IMPACT AND BROADER, NATIONAL REACH AND SCALE.EVIDENCE BUILDING - WITH SUPPORT FROM EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS STATES, DISTRICTS, AND CORPORATIONS, OUT TEACH WORKS TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE THAT STICKS. BY BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT EARLY SCIENCE IMPROVES TEACHING AND LEARNING ACROSS THE BOARD, OUT TEACH ENABLES AN EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT CREATES REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS TO ACCESS SCIENCE WHEN IT MATTERS MOST FOR THEIR FUTURES - EARLY ON.