Our Mission
Fall in the Field seeks to promote environmental awareness, stewardship, literacy, and a love of nature through field-based experiences that provide a background in natural sciences, fine arts, and culture. Fall in the Field takes the classroom outside, surrounding students of all ages from all over Southern Oregon in the rich biodiversity found in the Cascade-Klamath bioregion. The major goal of Fall in the Field is to help students develop a sense of place, become critical thinkers, and understand the importance of sustainable lifestyles.
Curriculum
Fall in the Field offers place based curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. We strive to hit on major cross-cutting concepts and utilize multi-disciplinary lessons whenever possible. This provides a unique opportunity for students to get outside and learn about subjects like biology, ecology, geology, culture, art, and many others.
NGSS Standards
Middle School (6-8)
MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
High School (9-12)
HS-LS2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
HS-LS2-6: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
Fall in the Field 2019 Statistics
1,227
Students Served
27
Schools Served
60%
Title 1 Schools
Contact Fall in the Field
SOU Environmental Education Graduate Program
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6876
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