Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    IN 2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, CAMPUS CLOSURE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES, ECHO HILL OUTDOOR SCHOOL PIVOTED TO A VIRTUAL OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEACHING PLATFORM. OUTDOOR SCHOOL ONLINE SERVED ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS. THE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WERE LED BY TRAINED EHOS STAFF NATURALISTS. EHOS ALSO CREATED A 24-EPISODE ONLINE NATURE SERIES CALLED OUTDOOR INSIDERS IN 2020. THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ON EHOS WEBSITE AND PROMOTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. THROUGH FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS, WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND WORLD WATCH AND ENJOY THESE LESSONS. ECHO HILL OUTDOOR SCHOOL'S 242 ACRE WOODED CAMPUS WAS ALSO OPEN FOR GUIDED TOURS FOR FAMILIES AND HOME-SCHOOL LEARNING GROUPS IN 2020. IN ADDITION, THE CAMPUS WELCOMED MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SINGLE DAY PROGRAMS IN FALL, 2020. 726 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY INTERACTIVE, VIRTUAL LESSONS AND THROUGH IN PERSON, ON-CAMPUS VISITS IN 2020. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO OBSERVED THE PRE-RECORDED NATURE SERIES ON THE EHOS WEBSITE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $560.2K

  • Environmental Education Programs

    ECHO HILL OUTDOOR SCHOOL, LOCATED IN KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND, PROVIDES YEAR- ROUND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS. IN 2024, THE SCHOOL SERVED ABOUT 6,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM PUBLIC, PRIVATE, HOMESCHOOL, AND ADULT GROUPS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH SINGLE-DAY AND MULTI-DAY EXPERIENCES. PROGRAMS SUPPORT CLASSROOM LEARNING AND MEET ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY STANDARDS, NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, COMMON CORE, AND MARYLAND COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STANDARDS, WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN 2024, ECHO HILL ADDED THE PATHFINDER, A NEW HIGH CHALLENGE COURSE TO HELP STUDENTS SET GOALS, BUILD CONFIDENCE, AND WORK AS A TEAM. THE SCHOOL ALSO BUILT A WIGWAM AND LONG HOUSE TO GIVE STUDENTS HANDS-ON LEARNING ABOUT EARLY LIFE IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.4M