What happens during Outdoor Ed if it snows? We adapt and students continue to have a great time at two sites-Skycroft and at the LE Smith Center. Lee Derby @ArgylePrincipal Shannon Grigsby Equity Team

Argyle Part II-neither snow, nor rain nor mud will stop these students from exploring the watershed.Lee Derby @ArgyPrincipal Equity Team

#EdTerp Joe Howard M.Ed. ’56 had a dream to get kids outside where they could develop a love for nature and the environment. Sixty years later, the OEEP Staff program he established is still going strong: go.umd.edu/4bw6tvL

2nd graders from Bel Pre Elementary School explore the wonders of trees and seeds with literature and letterboxing!

Calling all students who like to fish! Coming soon to Camp Letts Outdoor Ed location an opportunity to fish. Thank you to the Fishing Program at DNR for making this happen. MCPS Lee Derby Maryland DNR

In the past week and a half Forest Oak MS students demonstrated excellent teamwork as they helped remove the invasive species wineberry during their Outdoor Education program!

Sharing the environment through letterboxing and literacy with over 900 2nd graders in 12 different MCPS schools. It was great to Get Outside!!

Wrapping up AMLMS time at OutdoorEd- a little bit of everything outside!

3 for 3! Despite the rain and swollen creeks the OE staff managed to pull off three stream zooms this week for students at Banneker, Roberto Clemente & Hoover MS. Thanks Nature Forward staff Gina and Jeff for your support! Lee Derby Equity Team The MoCoShow (MCS)

Outdoor Education is for ALL! Longview students shooed away the rain and enjoyed learning about local raptors, hayride through the forest, campfire, s’mores and more.Sarah Starr Lee Derby Equity Team MCPS

Finishing off another week of Outdoor Ed with Hoover MS. The smallest connections to the natural world can make a difference. Even if it is only holding a mud crab in your hand. Lee Derby MCPS Equity Team The MoCoShow (MCS)

Two for Tuesday. Zoomed with students from White Oak and Martin Luther King Middle Schools. Getting them excited and prepared for their Outdoor Ed week with us.Lee Derby MCPS The MoCoShow (MCS) Equity Team White Oak Principal MLKPrincipal

Old dog(me), new trick(class)…these students from Roberto Clemente MS may not have hooked the big one but those smiles show they are hooked on fishing! Thanks @mddnrfish for your rod loaner program. Jeffrey T. Brown Lee Derby

Pulling up oysters (spat) to be transferred to their permanent sanctuary in West River. NBMS students calculated we are transferring over 14,000 spat! Thanks CBF for giving us this opportunity to help the bay! Carlos Baez MCPS @

Another successful Back to School Fair. Looking forward to a great year of outdoor education in MCPS OEEP Staff

MCPS Educators getting skilled in how to use the Confidence Course with their students! Great way to start the weekend and the school year!

Seneca Valley HS IB ESS students picked a great day to explore habitat and find native v nonnative species around Kingsley Environmental Center - with Principal Ricardo E. Hernandez

It's time to "put on the yoke" for a day of service at the Smith Center.  Join us November 23, 1-4 pm, for an afternoon of fellowship, stewardship, and fun.  Please note this event is for adult volunteers or families only-no unsupervised minors.  bit.ly/48wqpNK