Outdoor School isn't just a camp for sixth graders, a classic Oregon way of teaching 12-year-olds about science, the environment and social survival. It's also a dirt-cheap way to give teenagers ...

Each year, thousands of Oregon parents hug their kids goodbye and send them tramping into the wilderness for up to a week to learn about their state's natural wonders.

Camp Tamarack in Sisters, Oregon. The Culver School District pulled students from the camp after finding out some nonbinary counselors, who were high schoolers, would stay in cabins with students.

A longtime Oregon coast retreat commonly used for summer camp and Outdoor School is opening its doors to the public.

Camp Tamarack in Sisters, Oregon. The Culver School District pulled students from the camp after finding out some non-binary counselors, who were high schoolers, would stay in cabins with students.

On October 17, a group of sixth graders arrived at Oregon’s Camp Tamarack, located near the town of Sisters, for a three-day stay at outdoor school, a state-funded staple for students. But just ...

Grant High School student Lucy Brewster, pictured here in a self-portrait, started Outdoor School as a mentor. She left feeling more like a student after learning a valuable lesson in resilience ...

More budget cuts are threatening Oregon’s Outdoor School program, which provides hands-on science education to thousands of sixth graders across the state.

Each year, thousands of Oregon parents hug their kids goodbye and send them tramping into the wilderness for up to a week to learn about their state’s natural wonders.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced new guidance for outdoor sports to resume in the state -- and the new guidelines will be based on county risk levels. For the past few months, football ...

Students do not shower while at outdoor school. Anderson also pointed out that the camp has had transgender high school students serve as counselors in past years and it was never an issue.

The Outdoor School program was groundbreaking when it started more than a half-century ago. Since then, more than 1 million children have enjoyed or endured this rite of passage at campsites ...