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Goals
The goal of Komo Kulshan Outdoor School is to provide an intimate, high quality, affordable, residential, outdoor education experience in the Baker River watershed for public/private school students, and to facilitate the integration of sustainable, place-based education into the classroom.

Audience

  • Upper elementary school students living or attending school in Skagit and Whatcom counties, as well as the greater Puget Sound area
  • Teachers of the elementary students as primary instructors, both in the classroom and in the field
  • High school students (selected by their school counselors and/or classroom teachers) as mentors and Clan leaders for younger students
  • Professional specialists (PSE fisheries biologists & cultural historians, environmental educators, retirees, etc.) as possible additional instructors on site, or in the classroom, to enhance the experience through teacher training, program preparation, student participation, and/or learning extensions.

Objectives and Activities

  • Provide a comprehensive, affordable, high quality program for underserved schools and populations within the Skagit/Whatcom and greater Puget Sound areas
  • Acquaint students with their watershed, local ecosystems, and sustainable energy systems and energy efficiency/conservation through a field-based educational experience
  • Develop an understanding of the natural components of these systems and interactions, including human interactions
  • Develop an appreciation for the values of energy and resource conservation
  • Develop and use skills of cooperation and consensus-building
  • Provide training opportunities for selected high school students in a leadership capacity within the program
  • Provide a framework for teachers to implement, document, and share activities focusing on the Baker River watershed /Skagit River watershed and the greater natural and cultural community through experiential education
  • Meet (or exceed) Washington State environmental educational mandates by providing this educational content and experience. Materials are also in alginment with Washington State EALRS(Essential Academic Learning Requirements) and the GLEs (Grade Level Expectations) as provided by OSPI.
  • Meet (or exceed) Puget Sound Energy’s public outreach/education goals and objectives as indicated by the Energy Effeciency Services Department; complement and enhance Puget Sound Energy’s various outreach efforts, educating students and families in the PSE service area
  • Develop and carry out fall and spring outdoor education programs for area youth in partnership with Puget Sound area schools during each academic year.
Click here for a program outline. This document is in pdf format and opens with the free Adobe Reader which can be downloaded from www.adobe.com.

K.K.O.S. is a project of C.A.R.E., which is a member of S.E.E. (Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs), a tax-deductible, non-profit, 501.c3