School Forests in Minnesota

Welcome to the School Forest Program Website!

graphic of School Forest logoA School Forest is an outdoor classroom. Students learn and apply math, art, science, language arts, and geography while gaining an appreciation and awareness of natural resources.

For students, School Forests develops:

  • self-esteem
  • sense of community
  • skills
  • knowledge base
  • life-long critical thinking
  • real-life situations in their forest
  • frequent, enjoyable outdoor experiences
  • engagement in learning

For schools, the School Forests program provides:

Open the door to natural resources for your students today!

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Highlights About Our School Forests

image: Rockford Middle School teachers congreate around a glacial boulder in the school forest

 photo: A slope along Phalen Boulevard is being restroed with native prairie plants. image: Concordia Creative Learning Academy School Forest image: Big Woods School forest
Rockford Middle School Forest City Academy

Concordia Creative Learning Academy

St. Michael-Albertville Middle School

image: Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund logoFunding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).