Together We Thrive

- Help Us Grow a Generation That Thrives Outdoors

At Open Air Education Foundation, we believe that the best classrooms don’t have walls.

They have wildflower meadows, open skies, muddy hands, and curious minds!

In a world that moves faster every day, many of us - especially our children - are growing up feeling disconnected from the natural world. Screens replace green spaces. Busy schedules replace time spent outdoors. Yet studies show what our hearts already know:

🌿 Time in nature reduces anxiety, depression, and stress.

🌿 Outdoor learning builds resilience, creativity, and joy.

🌿 A strong bond with nature creates lifelong advocates for our planet.

We are on a mission to ignite a lifelong love of learning through nature; starting with the youngest learners and growing out into our whole community. Through nature-based early education, environmental learning opportunities, and community engagement events, we are nurturing a future that is joyful, resilient, and deeply connected to the earth.

Why Support Us?

Because every child deserves the chance to learn under the open sky.

Because teachers deserve world-class, hands-on training to inspire the next generation.

Because communities thrive when we reconnect with the natural world.

And Because we know…

The child who plants a seed learns patience and hope.

The family who walks a forest trail learns wonder and gratitude.

The teacher who leads a lesson outdoors plants roots that last a lifetime.

Your donation directly supports:

• Nature-based early education for children

• Community environmental education events that bring families together

• Professional development for educators passionate about outdoor learning

• Tools, resources, and spaces that let nature be the teacher

Nature supports our wellbeing - and our wellbeing supports nature’s future.

Through early education, community action, and environmental learning, we are rekindling this essential bond — nurturing children and communities who thrive alongside the earth, not apart from it.

🌎 Big Change Starts Small.

A single seed can grow into a mighty forest — and your gift today plants the seeds for a stronger, greener, more connected future.