Out Teach

10/02/2026

Before today’s Big Dig Wesley International Academy, students put their ideas on paper. Today, we’re celebrating these student design winners as ncratleos volunteers join the school community to build an Outdoor Learning Lab…a space for teachers and students to take hands-on learning outside.

Follow along in our stories as the space takes shape!

09/30/2026

Outdoor learning doesn’t start with a perfect space. It starts with clear routines. Our “Step Outside with Out Teach” resource can help you set expectations and get students ready to observe, ask questions, and learn outdoors. It includes three low-prep K–12 activities you can use in a courtyard, garden, patch of grass, or any other safe outdoor space. Choose one and give it a try. Get the free resource at the link in our bio.

09/17/2026

It’s North Texas Giving Day, and today, your gift to Out Teach can go twice as far!! Children are already asking questions about the world around them: Why did that plant grow? Where did the water go? What made the soil change?

Teachers want to follow where those questions lead. Out Teach provides practical training, lessons, materials, and continued support that help make hands-on science possible within the school day.

Last school year, we worked alongside:

🧒🏽 9,267 North Texas students
🧑🏾‍🏫 642 teachers
🏫 19 schools

Share this with your North Texas friends, and give today while matching funds remain to help create more room for curiosity to grow.

Out Teach helps teachers in schools across the country transform the outdoors into active learning labs that unlock the wonder of science for students.

09/08/2026

A fresh school year is underway and we couldn’t be more excited. New classrooms, new routines, new things to figure out. Ready? Here’s a simple place to start: take students outside and ask, “What do you notice?” Give them a few minutes to look closely. Let them talk about what they see. See where their questions go. Real-world science doesn’t have to start big. Sometimes it starts by stepping outside.

08/21/2026

A new school year is a new chance for students to see what they’re capable of. When students dig into soil, observe insects or work through an engineering challenge, they’re not just learning science. They’re doing the work scientists do.

And when they learn about real scientists from different backgrounds doing that same work, can start to feel like something they could be part of, too.

That’s one of the ideas behind Out Teach Seed Packs™, giving teachers practical ways to connect hands-on learning with real people and real STEM careers. Take a look:

If you had asked me to draw what an inventor looked like when I was a child, I certainly would not have drawn me! As a kid, I never met an inventor and I…

08/06/2026

Learning changes when students can connect what they’re being taught to the world around them. Hear our CEO Jeanne McCarty talk with Magnet Schools of America about bringing learning to life through outdoor education. Listen to the full conversation below.

06/17/2026

Mr. Smith took his students outside for a math lesson. Not because it was easier. Because it helped make learning real. "Benteen in Bloom" shows what's possible when students have opportunities to learn through discovery. Watch the film and help bring more learning experiences like these to students next year.https: bit.ly/MakeLearningReal

06/09/2026

"It was like they handed me the IKEA furniture already assembled." That was how Ms. Joanna Rodriguez described her experience with Out Teach. As a science lead, she'd sat through plenty of professional learning before. What made this different was having practical strategies, coaching, and support she could use right away. The result?

"My students went from curious to mini scientists in no time!"

That's what makes stories like Joanna's so powerful. When teachers have the tools and support they need, students experience learning differently. Every student deserves the chance to experience learning that sparks questions, builds confidence, and stays with them long after the school day ends. Help us make more of those moments possible. https://bit.ly/MakeLearningReal

05/08/2026

always brings us back to a simple question: Who first sparked your curiosity? For most of us, it was a teacher. Someone who made learning feel real. Someone who made space for questions, and made us feel capable of figuring things out. You probably still remember how that felt. That’s the kind of experience teachers are working to create for students every day. And when teachers feel supported, the shift is real:

• 97% feel more prepared to teach science
• 98% report greater job satisfaction
• 99% see a positive academic impact on their students

And students respond differently too. They stay curious longer. They ask more questions. They begin to see themselves as capable. As schools prepare for next year, you can help more teachers and students experience learning that sticks. Help a teacher feel confident and prepared today:

Most students don’t fall in love with science because of a textbook. It starts with a teacher who makes learning feel real, who creates space for curiosity, quest...

05/06/2026

A student stopped in the middle of a lesson, pointed at the ground, and started describing how the same thing happens at his house—how soil moves when it rains and where it ends up.

The class gathered around. The lesson changed. That’s what becomes possible when teachers have the support they need.

For , help more classrooms experience this next school year. https://bit.ly/HonorATeacher26