Have you ever noticed animals in media acting a certain way? There are the wise old owls such as Owl from Winnie the Pooh and friendly heroic dogs such as Lassie. But have you ever wondered why we give these traits to certain animals? “Animythology” hopes to compare the mythology of animals to their actual…
Photo-a-day
November 26, 2020
At Outdoor School, local 5th graders and college students have opportunities to experience nature up close, like these Learning Group Leaders that discovered some baby Eastern Rat Snakes in Fall '19!
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17 hours ago
give.communityfunded.com/r/t72HKDck- Hello ODS Friends & Followers, We have missed you all so much this past year and trust you have found ways to stay connected to each other and the natural world. Tuesday, December 1st is Giving Tuesday and Outdoor School is lucky to be one of the featured programs! Our campaign, called "All-in Outdoors," seeks to raise funds to offset rising program costs for participating ODS schools. If ODS has impacted you in some way, please consider making a donation to ensure that future school children (and counselors!) have the opportunity to experience learning in the great outdoors. Your contribution doesn’t need to be large; can you imagine if every former Counselor gave just $5.00?! To put that in perspective, roughly 4,000 Penn State students have participated in ODS since Xylem has been with the program — you can do the math! And here’s a bonus: if you graduated between 2011 and 2020 and give at least $5, Penn State will match your gift up to $100. The matching funds are limited, so the sooner you donate to ODS the more matching gifts we will receive! Click here to watch our All-in Outdoors campaign video and make a donation. It would be great to hear from all of you! Be well friends, Xylem, Cardinal, and of course… The Phantom Inspector
