Mission & Vision

Vision: The Poudre Learning Center provides access, opportunity and choice while supporting our students to thrive in an outdoor environment. 

Mission: To awaken a sense of wonder and inspire environmental stewardship and citizenship by educating all students through outdoor experiences and inquiry learning. 

Values

• We respect nature and each other. 
• We encourage inquiry and exploration. 
• We emphasize the interdependence of humans and the natural world.
• We collaborate with students, families, and community members. 
• We build a culture of belonging to foster academic risk-taking. 
• We take responsibility for caring for our Earth. 
• We acknoledge the necessity of biodiversity. 
• We commit to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. 
• We create leaders in our community. 

Vertically-Aligned Curriculum

Our Curriculum Coordinator works with each class to make the Field Experience unique to them. All activities will be an extension of what the students are learning in the classroom. 

Hands-on Experience

All activities at the PLC are hands-on and encourage students to participate and ask questions. We believe that experiencing learning instead of just reading about it can inspire a life-long love of learning. 

Our Five Pillars

Nature Connection

Students in our programs will participate in activities that connect them to nature to make them feel safe in an outdoor environment. 

Health and Environment

Our field programs will focus on students thriving mentally, physically, and socially through movement activities, building relationships, and using nature as healing. 

Environmental Literacy

Our programs will align with state and national standards in order to create an environmentally literate community that is aware of the environmental issues we are facing. 

Advocacy

Our programs aim to advocate for environmental issues and equity in the outdoors. 

Innovation

Our programs use creative ways to identify problems based on research, student needs, interests & cultural knowledge, and emerging technology.