Our Mission
Fall in the Field seeks to promote environmental awareness, stewardship, and literacy 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
Elementary (3-5)
3-LS1-1:Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
4-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.
5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Middle School (6-8)
MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Fall in the Field 2018 Statistics
1,076
Students Served
15
Schools Served
80%
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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