Outdoor & Environmental Education Programs

Boojum's outdoor & environmental education programs are offered for groups of 4th through 12th grade students from public and private schools, charter schools, home school students and many other organizations and groups. Boojum programs are designed to integrate well with school study units in science, physical education, health, or ecology. Program goals generally include environmental education, outdoor skills development and team and personal growth.

With these core goals in mind, Boojum's staff team works closely with your staff to determine specific goals for the program and to create a course that complements your mission, academic curriculum and goals for student development. Boojum program partners can expect regular visits by Boojum staff; extensive program planning materials; pre-trip orientations for students, parents and faculty chaperones, and collaborative post-trip evaluation and assessment.

Environmental exploration and natural history interpretation are incorporated into programs and often serve as field work for classroom science courses. Journal writing, group discussions and field study guides are used as tools for integrating environmental education into experiential learning courses. Using a "challenge by choice" approach, each student participates within their own comfort levels in their Boojum experiences (though they are supported in taking on challenges). Programs may be designed to be residential (camps or lodges), base camp (tents) or backcountry (moving camp most days) experiences.