Welcome to MESD Outdoor School!
New website coming soon!
It's time for a refresh, and we're working toward aligning our style with MESD's new website, as well as updating irrelevant links and outdated information. Some pages may disappear as we move to the new site, but you'll still be able to find the most important information here! 
 
Can't find what you're looking for? Contact us! [email protected] or (503) 257-1600

Apply for Spring Seasonal Jobs Now!  Field Instructor, Program Leader, Kitchen Staff, and Nurses needed!
High School Students: Registration for spring is open! — Fall registration will open in August
At Outdoor School we believe that every individual is equal, valuable and welcome. We work to acknowledge and celebrate our differences, whatever they may be. We strive for positive relationships across difference through listening and mutual respect. Inclusion means everyone and together we will strengthen our skills to work and live with others that are alike and different from ourselves. At Outdoor School we are building a community where everyone is protected and honored for exactly who they are.
Registration for Spring 2025 Outdoor School is open!
Fall registration will open in August 2025.
Download Student Leader Registration Card the old-fashioned way (PDF)

​Outdoor School - No Child Left Inside

Oregon's economy and employment are based on its bountiful natural resources: timber, recreational opportunities, agricultural products, water, wildlife, and minerals. The extent to which Oregon's youngsters learn to understand and wisely use their natural resources today will largely determine their economic security in the future.

Outdoor school teaches children about the natural sciences so they can use that information as adults to become knowledgeable citizens and voters. If a child can understand the natural process, then he or she can understand those factors that affect the natural process. Outdoor School teaches the natural process... how nature works!