State Grant Funding Is Currently Paused

But Your Information Still Matters

While the Washington State Legislature did not renew funding for the Outdoor Learning Grant Program for the 2025–27 biennium, we are not shutting the door on outdoor school. In fact, your information is more important than ever.

Help us strengthen the statewide case for outdoor school!

OSPI and Western Washington University continue to collect feedback from staff who participated in outdoor education.

Responses help document student outcomes, implementation barriers, and the evidence needed for future funding and policy discussions.

If you participated, please complete the survey and share it with the teachers, paraeducators, counselors, nurses, administrators, and other staff involved. Multiple perspectives from the same school are valuable.

Outdoor Schools Washington, a division of the Washington School Principals' Education Foundation (WSPEF), is a proud partner with the WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) on Overnight Outdoor Educational Experiences (Outdoor School). We are a financial support organization, working to provide funding support back to schools and districts that incur costs related to taking students to these experiences. We hope to fund as many schools with as much funding as possible