My child went in extreme cold weather in January or February a few years ago. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t take away from her experience. The extreme cold made it less pleasant to hike and be outside in general. She came home with a “meh” experience.

Anonymous wrote:My Outdoor Ed was in early February back when MCPS did a full 5-day week. It was lots of fun! +1 to good clothes (some extra in case of getting wet) and enjoy the quiet in your house this week.

Mine too! Right after a big snowstorm and still snow on the ground, my boots weren’t waterproof so my mom sent me with a supply of Wonder Bread bags and rubber bands. I enjoyed every minute of it. Especially, for some reason, KP duty.

I wish my kids had this opportunity, instead it’s a two day (and not sleepover) Outdoor School.

I don't think it's a waste. I actually wish it was still 5 days like when I was growing up.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia where we spent plenty of time outside doing a lot of things and my kid's still go there on a regular basis. Also the schools I went to were very poor. I had never even heard of "outdoor ed" until I moved to Montgomery County. It sounds like some hippy dippy bullshit. When I was a kid we just called that playing outside.

It sounds like you would benefit from learning more about Outdoor Ed.

They should just make it a summer camp for rich families with too much money and time on their hands or just eliminate it altogether. Talk about a waste of tax dollars. Just take a vacation to the mountains.

Total waste of tax dollars

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Anonymous wrote:I think outdoor ed in January is insane. If it was this week, I would keep my kid home because of the temps. However, this coming week the temps are going to get into the 50s. The only questionable day is Monday (tomorrow) when there's supposed to be some mixed precipitation. Which days are your son going? I think it will be okay.

Well, you’d be raising an annoying wuss who would grow to hate you if you kept him home.

Amen

My kids’ middle school always seems to get the Jan/Feb time slots, too. It is fine and the kids have a great time especially because they don’t know any differently! The rain is a bigger issue than the cold in my experience, but the teachers and outdoor ed facility leaders find ways to work around it, change times of activities to mesh better with the weather, etc. For sure pack rain gear because if it rains they need it simply to walk from building A to B to their cabins and so on.

Ours was cancelled b/c of water main break at facility

I went many years ago and my daughter went last year. It's a wonderful program. Don't worry about it. Your child will have a wonderful time regardless of the weather!

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia where we spent plenty of time outside doing a lot of things and my kid's still go there on a regular basis. Also the schools I went to were very poor. I had never even heard of "outdoor ed" until I moved to Montgomery County. It sounds like some hippy dippy bullshit. When I was a kid we just called that playing outside.

It sounds like you would benefit from learning more about Outdoor Ed.

They should just make it a summer camp for rich families with too much money and time on their hands or just eliminate it altogether. Talk about a waste of tax dollars. Just take a vacation to the mountains.