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Inside the Outdoors secures funding for waste education program impacting more than 900,000 students

Ian Hanigan March 6, 2018

Inside the Outdoors, OCDE’s popular environmental education program, has netted a sizable grant to present standards-based lessons on the science of...

Inside the Outdoors students and teacher

VIDEO: Inside the Outdoors invests grant funds in a campus garden, field trips and traveling scientists

Ian Hanigan March 8, 2017

Last April, the Inside the Outdoors Foundation was announced as one of 10 national semifinalists in the Blue Bunny Ice Cream...

Weekly roundup: Fullerton scholar earns ride to Yale, the California School Dashboard, mentors in Tustin and more

Ian Hanigan February 24, 2017

He’s a bookworm, an athlete and certainly a role model for his brothers and sister. And now he’s on his...

Students sitting in a circle during an Inside the Outdoors field trip

VIDEO: Memories of an Inside the Outdoors field trip continue to inspire Harvard grad

Ian Hanigan February 23, 2017

Since 1972, OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program has been generating unique memories for students who go on to...

Weekly roundup: OC students at the inauguration, giving back on MLK Day, Sunny Hills’ new aquatics facility and more

Ian Hanigan January 20, 2017

It’s Friday, Jan. 20, and we’ve got another batch of education stories from the week. A number of Orange County...

Students from Irvine at the nature preserve

Inside the Outdoors gives back to the community during MLK Day service events

Ian Hanigan January 17, 2017

Students and staff from OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors environmental education program once again honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by...

That’s a wrap: The top OCDE Newsroom stories of 2016

Staff reports December 29, 2016

Before we finish the 2016 chapter, let’s flip back through the pages and revisit some of the top Newsroom stories from...

A graphic advertising the OCDE Services Showcase

Connect, interact and explore the Orange County Department of Education at the inaugural OCDE Services Showcase

Ian Hanigan October 4, 2016

Local educators, businesses and community partners will get a chance to learn more about the programs and services offered by...

An image of a sign at the Water Expo at Brea High School

Brea Olinda High classes partner with OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program to promote water conservation

Ian Hanigan May 24, 2016

Students enrolled in AP environmental science courses at Brea Olinda High School recently spent their lunch break educating schoolmates and...

There’s still time to cast a vote — or several — for the Inside the Outdoors Foundation

Ian Hanigan May 4, 2016

Have you cast your vote? Or votes? As we mentioned late last week, the Inside the Outdoors Foundation has been...