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Wildwood's
Outdoor School Program
“Let
Nature be Your Teacher.”
The Outdoor
School Program was started in 1963 by Marjorie Powell Allen and
Bob Allen, they dreamed of developing a program that used the
outdoors as a teacher. From 1963 to 1980, schools from the
Kansas City area sent their students, teachers and
administrators to Allendale for a memorable outdoor education
experience. In 1980 Wildwood Outdoor Education Center began
managing the program, and for over 25 years Wildwood has offered
this unique program to thousands of students from the Greater
Kansas City Area.
The Outdoor
School Program is offered in the Spring and Fall. This two,
three or five day residential program provides an unforgettable
experiential learning experience for students from the Kansas
City area. Students are joined by their teachers and parents,
who stay with them in their cabins and help lead activities.
The outdoors is the classroom, and the forest, pond and meadows
are their biological laboratory, as they learn about basic
subjects like language arts, ecology, math, geology and
history. Nature becomes their inspiration for writing essays &
poems, offers a hands-on classroom to introduce and apply
concepts from the classroom and awakens a curiosity and
appreciation for the interrelationships of the inhabitants and
their habitats supported by this beautiful, natural 150 acre
facility.
All Outdoor
Schools participate on the Adventure
Challenge Course for a day to work on team building,
problem solving, creative thinking, cooperation, conflict
resolution and learning about themselves and team-mates.
The Outdoor
School Program is the ultimate field trip. Studies have shown
that school and students who participate in an Outdoor School
program have increased scores in science, self-esteem and a
greater appreciation for learning.
The Outdoor
School Program is an
ACA Accredited program.
User Group Manual
The
User Group
Manual (link is PDF
format) is designed to provide you with
information and practices to keep you safe and the
facility a safe place for your group to enjoy.
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Outdoor School
The Outdoor School Program was started in 1963
by Marjorie Powell Allen and Bob Allen. They
dreamed of developing a program that uses the
outdoors as a
teacher . . . |
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Corporate Challenge
Wildwood’s Corporate Challenge Program has
provided team building experiences for adults
from the Greater Kansas City area and companies
from the USA . . . |
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Adventure Challenge
Wildwood has been a leader in team building and
ropes course programming for twenty-five years.
Wildwood offers over 30 challenges located
throughout twenty
acres . . . |
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Summer Learning
For 25 years Wildwood has offered children from
the greater Kansas City metropolitan area an
opportunity to participate in this 5 day
residential program . . . |
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Summer Adventure
The Summer Adventure Program is Wildwood’s
traditional summer camp program for girls and
boys ages 8 to 14. The residential program
is a week long program . . . |
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Women of Wildwood
The WOW Program is a 5 day residential program
for girls only. Give your daughter an
opportunity to experience the outdoors with
other girls and have a weeks worth of
fun . . . |
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Leadership Camp - CANCELLED - |
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Wildwood Retreat Experience
A retreat
is a deliberate withdrawal from the stresses and
distractions of daily life designed to empower
groups and/or individuals. It gives the group
or individual an opportunity to get away from
the noises, pressures and hectic pace of one’s
daily life. |
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Testimonials
Read what Wildwood's former staff and customers have
to say about their experiences at Wildwood. |
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Camper Email, Photos, and
News Using
Bunk 1
Want to maintain contact with a camper?
Register with Bunk 1 and they will provide you
with email, photos, and news.
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