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Outdoor Lab EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH THE PRINCIPALS

The questions you want answered by the people that matter most. Take a look at what both Outdoor
Lab Principals, David Epp and Robb Gneiser, had to say.
WE ARE Champions of experiential outdoor learning as a base for

When you look back at this last year, what is the biggest accomplishment
stewardship of oneself, others and the environment. Q: Outdoor Lab achieved?

WE BELIEVE Outdoor Lab creates the path of lifelong learning. I think we both agree seeing the greenhouses come to fruition at both
sites. The greenhouses are beautiful in architecture and design and

A: are a legacy to the Foundation’s stewardship of the Outdoor Lab
communities.
What program initiatives are you most looking forward to implementing this
OUR MISSION: Inspire community support and advocate for the Q: year?

Outdoor Lab Schools. A: Thanks to increased financial support from the district for our teachers, they are
poised and eager to begin piloting our new Sustainability Class. This class will give
students authentic experiences from food production to recycling waste, thus
Q:
OUR VISION: Enduring program, inspired students, cherished sites. exposing them to activities that make them better stewards of their environment.

How has the intern program and the impact on our youth changed over this
This past year, interns received more extensive training in the art and science
past year?

Outdoor Lab is a week-long residential of teaching, making the high school leaders better equipped to guide the sixth
A: grade students through their experience at Outdoor Lab. We are really
experiential learning program that every Jeffco student excited to see the Youth Advisory Board maximize our
attends in the Colorado wilderness. This 61-year old Q: impact in the high school leader recruitment process.

program has over 385,000 alumni and impacts 7,000 What is one thing you want donors to know about their donations?
Jefferson County students each year. A: experience builds lifelong skills that equate to a lifetime of stewardship in their
Your dollars extend far beyond the students’ week at Outdoor Lab. This

The Outdoor Lab Foundation communities and gives kids a healthy appreciation for their natural world.

supports this vital program through advocacy,
financial support and strategic projects, making Are you a former Jeffco Outdoor Lab student
or high school leader still passionate about
this a leading national program that begins a the program? Then we want to talk to you

lifetime of learning on the trail. about your experience! Connect with the
Foundation at
www.outdoorlabfoundation.org/alumni

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