Subscribe To Receive Monthly Emails of Upcoming Workshops Subscribe Now Upcoming Workshops & Events ONREP workshops are offered at NO cost to Oregon educators through external funding that covers all materials, fees, and instruction costs, unless otherwise noted. For more information about our workshops, including our cancellation policy, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or Contact Us with your questions. Workshops tailored to Outdoor School are indicated with 'ODS' in the title. Registration is required for all workshops. You can also peruse some of our previous workshops if you are interested in seeing what we have offered in the past. Scheduled Workshops ODS/ONREP: Teaching the Whole Student with Nature Journaling - OnlineJoin us on Zoom two Thursday afternoons to experience and explore nature journaling, a flexible, engaging, and adaptable teaching tool that helps students develop both scientific and social-emotional competencies. We will utilize How to Teach Nature Journaling, by John Muir Laws and Emily Lygren, available online as a free pdf. Date: January 9, 2025 to January 16, 2025Location: OnlineFind out more Fire Ecology and the Human Relationship In this workshop teachers will gain foundational understandings of fire ecology in Oregon, Indigenous use of fire, and current social-cultural impacts. Participants will hear perspectives from an Indigenous Cultural Fire Practitioner, and will get a sneak peek at a few of the lessons in the curriculum "Fire Ecology and the Human Relationship". Date: February 6, 2025Location: OnlineFind out more Wildfire Resilience Education for All: Educator TrainingJoin us for a rich and diverse 2-days of training in comprehensive fire science, fire safety, ecology, smoke, and community resilience curricula to use with your students! Participants will receive hands-on training with individual activities and field experiences, and we will share how to embed Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITEK) and a trauma informed approach into your teaching. Date: February 20, 2025 to February 21, 2025Location: Southern Oregon Find out more Forestry in Action: Connecting Careers and the ClassroomWhether you're introducing students to nature-based careers or expanding their understanding of the green economy, this workshop will leave you with the tools and inspiration to bring forestry careers to your students in engaging and meaningful ways. The day includes a field trip to one of Weyerhaeuser’s local tree nurseries. Participants receive 2 Project Learning Tree guides - Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers curriculum and The Journeys of Black Professionals in Green Careers. Date: March 5, 2025Location: Eugene, ORFind out more Bring it Inside - Growing Up WILD Using the Growing Up WILD curriculum, we’ll explore the reasons why environmental education doesn’t end at the door and ways to extend it into the classroom or learning setting. Participants receive their choice of a print copy of the Growing Up WILD guide in English or Spanish. This workshop qualifies for Oregon Registry Online (ORO) professional learning credit. Date: March 8, 2025Location: Medford, ORFind out more Trees, Seeds, and Interdisciplinary Needs: Using Science as a Thread for Connected Learning In this workshop, we’ll explore how to create dynamic, interdisciplinary lessons that make science an integral part of your students' learning experience. Using engaging, hands-on activities from Project Learning Tree, we’ll demonstrate how science can serve as a thread that connects and enhances core subjects like math, language arts, and social studies. Date: March 15, 2025Location: Junction City, ORFind out more ODS/ONREP: Black Oregonians’ Connection with Nature - Historical Context and Current RealitiesHow can educators support Black students' experiences with nature? Come to this workshop series to learn about the historical context of the Black Oregonian experience in the outdoors - including uncomfortable truths about lived experiences, current realities, and what environmental educators can do to support fostering joy in nature connection. Date: April 8, 2025 to April 22, 2025Location: OnlineFind out more Other Opportunities Project Learning Tree’s Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide is now available in Spanish! Get learners excited, engaged, and ready to learn this school year through hands-on nature-based activities from Project Learning Tree. If you work with multilingual learners, Project Learning Tree now offers their best-selling nature-based curriculum in English and Spanish! You can purchase your copy of Explora tu Ambiente: Guía de Actividades K-8, directly from PLT. Filled with 50 nature-based activities to do with multilingual learners! Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP) is the state sponsor for Project Learning Tree in Oregon. We frequently feature PLT’s Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide and activities in ONREP workshops. We look forward to offering Explora tu Ambiente: Guía de Actividades K-8 in future ONREP workshops. Growing Up WILD is now available in Spanish!Project WILD's Creciendo WILD guide is written entirely in Spanish. Creciendo WILD is an early childhood education program that builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature and invites them to explore wildlife and the world around them. Through a wide range of activities and experiences, Creciendo WILD provides an early foundation for developing positive impressions about nature and lifelong social and academic skills. Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP) is the state sponsor for Project WILD in Oregon. We frequently feature Project WILD’s Growing UP WILD guide and activities in ONREP workshops. We look forward to offering Creciendo WILD at ONREP workshops. Monitoring the Yaquina River to the SeaPresented by Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center and Oregon Shores Coastwatch Program Date: February 1, 2025 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., PT Location: Newport, OR Audience: Open to 5th - 8th grade teachers. Learn how you can engage your class in community science from the beach to the forest. This collaborative approach will fully engage your students in the study of how our local habitats are impacted by climate change and other human impacts. Become part of the solution; join us! Lunch provided. Sign up by emailing Honoring Our Rivers AnthologyThe 2024 Honoring Our Rivers Anthology of student art and creative writing selections has just been released as a digital flipbook! Youth and teachers, you can plan to enter in 2025! Entry by April 30, 2025. Teacher Workshop: Field Studies in the BahamasDate: June 28 - July 3, 2025 Location: Forfar Field Station, Andros Island, The Bahamas Cost: FREE! Participants will be responsible for the cost of transportation (airfare) to and from the Field Station. This workshop will provide teachers with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to conduct field studies and incorporate meaningful travel experiences into their teaching and learning practices. They are welcoming teachers that are new to Forfar Field Station or new to offering field studies experiences for their students. Apply by December 31, 2024