Every Student Learns Outside™

Success Stories
A collection of stories about educators and their students who use PLT in the outdoors.

Chestatee High School, Gainesville, GA
When kids take the lead, good things happen.

James Selser Memorial School, Chicopee, MA
By engaging community partners, an energetic teacher connects her students to “New England’s Greatest River.”

Red Creek School, Alcova, WY
Red Creek—1 teacher, 7 grades, fewer than 15 students, and a whole lot of learning!

Burlington Middle School, Burlington, CO
A remote location can make EE professional development challenging—but this teacher has found a way to make it happen.

Lakeside High School, Hot Springs, AR
An outdoor classroom from the 1970s becomes a learning center for the 21^st century

Shadeville Elementary School, Crawfordville, FL
A PLT-certified school offers plenty of outdoor opportunities to kids and teachers.

Mabelvale Middle School, Little Rock, AR
Getting urban middle school kids outside succeeds with creative programs and a dedicated teacher.

Oil City Elementary Magnet School, Oil City, LA
A focus on the environment turned around a school in danger of closure. Now enrollment and test scores are up, and Oil City is celebrating its prestigious National School Change Award. For the full story, read the April 2007 issue of NSTA's Science & Children magazine and the September 14, 2008 issue of Newsweek magazine, and watch KTAL-TV news clip of students engaged in PLT in the outdoors.

Heyburn Elementary School, St. Maries, ID
Fourth graders in northern Idaho help solve the mystery of dying fir trees.

Every Student Learns Outside with PLT!
In response to the growing interest in encouraging children to get outside, PLT is accelerating its efforts to help educators make outdoor experiences part of their everyday lesson plans.