Out Teach

Coaching and inspiring teachers: to help all elementary students build the early knowledge and skills they need to succeed in school and life, Out Teach equips teachers to use outdoor spaces for engaging, hands-on experiences that make science real, relevant, and relatable for every student every day. We provide teachers in historically underserved communities and schools with proven professional learning programs, including job-embedded coaching, group trainings, professional learning communities, as well as online resources, so they can harness the power of outdoor experiences to accelerate learning and spark a passion for science. Last fiscal year, Out Teach trained and coached 765 teachers to unlock the performance of over 19,125 students and reached additional teachers through workshops at conferences and webinars.

Promoting broader change through community engagement: Out Teach conducts research, presents at national conferences, leads conversations on social media channels, and places stories in media outlets to inform communities and education decision-makers about the importance of early and effective science instruction, the benefits of real-world learning outdoors, and the results we've achieved.

Building outdoor learning labs and providing instructional tools for schools: we believe in the power of learning through experiences. By going outside the classroom to bring learning to life, we help every student grow a scientific mindset that empowers them to ask questions, expand learning, and move from theory to action. To provide more equitable access to real-world science experiences, Out Teach designs and builds outdoor learning labs at underserved elementary schools. We also provide schools and districts with expert advice on improving campuses with outdoor learning features designed to integrate science seamlessly into instruction. Our corporate partners provide funding and volunteers to support our mission and in fy2023, we rallied more than 600 volunteers to help us construct outdoor learning labs. Last year, our labs brought science to life for more than 118,000 students in 188 schools.

Out Teach equips teachers with the confidence and know-how they need to transform the outdoors into active labs that brings learning to life in science and beyond by focusing on personalized professional learning, outdoor spaces and easily accessible resources. During the year ended june 30, 2023, Out Teach programs reached 1,596 teachers and 39,900 students. Out Teach also reaches more than 118,000 students each year who have access to Out Teach outdoor learning labs at their schools.out Teach's business model includes multiyear strategic growth campaigns in which funding is raised in the early years for deployment in the latter years. Out Teach raised 7.6m between fy2020-fy2022 and has completed the third full year of a 5-year strategic plan. In the last two years of its strategic plan, Out Teach is activating those resources and investing in its organizational capacity, and those showing a deficit at the end of fiscal year 2023. In management's opinion, Out Teach's strategic plan is on track.