JULY 2026 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
Outdoor Lunch at Irvine Nature Center (Field Trip)
Catching frogs at Irvine
Live Snakes & Snake Facts
Irvine Host Team & Outdoor Classroom Program Coordinator, Mrs. Jasmin
Imagination Woods
Enhancing our Marsupial Knowledge with Sweet Potato, the Opossum
Log Balance Game!
Maps Help Us Explore
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2025 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
"The Edgewood Outdoor Neighborhood Classroom" is a project through Majestic Education Consulting that assists children in their pursuit of understanding the majestic qualities of God through hands-on nature-based activities. As research continues to highlight the benefits of nature play in child development, the Outdoor Classroom also aims to strengthen child development in areas such as: team work, critical thinking skills and problem solving. Since 2022, the Outdoor Classroom has hosted over 70 nature-based activities in Edgewood, Maryland ranging from Art to Food Science to Public Speaking. Set in a residential neighborhood, many local families are afforded the opportunity to walk to its' location and participate in these nature classes. Unforgettable Guests Speakers (and their creature friends!) have visited the Outdoor Classroom, ranging from Naturalists at local Nature Centers to NASA Scientist, Dr. Kirby Runyon.
Each July is filled with fun-filled nature adventures and community service. We invite you to join us as we learn together!
About the Founder: Jasmin Field (top left) is the Founder and Program Coordinator for The Edgewood Outdoor Neighborhood Classroom. Certified by the Association for Nature Based Education (ANBE) in 2021, Jasmin has been thrilled to dive deeper into her fascination with nature and bring the vision of the Outdoor Classroom to life. Through her Year of Service as an Americorps member in 2013-2014, she completed 1700 hrs of service to students in Baltimore City as Site Coordinator for Literacy Development. Additionally, she has served as Lead Pre-K Teacher at the renowned Goddard School and worked as Director of Conferences for a non-profit in Washington, DC (2008-2011). She is a graduate of Michigan State University with a B.A. in Theater. Her 2025 nature journal publication was featured in: Seeing Ourselves in Nature: Stories from Educators & Children of Indigenous, Black & Other People of the Global Majority, a wonderful resource for Early Childhood Educators.
2025 Outdoor Classroom Photo GALLERY
Public Speaking & Projection Outdoors
STEM: Popscicle House Building
Eagle Ice Cream Cones: Pre-K Environmental Science
Art with A Bread Canvas: Rainbow Toast
Top Left: Cardboard Creation Vase & Flowers/Bottom Left: Pre-K students create fruit kabobs after learning health facts about bananas and strawberries/Right: Shorty the Horse from 'Unbridled Journey' teaches us about the importance of animal relationships and strong mental health
Left: Elementary student, Greg, is "wowed" by birdfeeders made during Food Science!
Right: Students challenge reading fears by practicing read aloud skills in the Literacy Lounge
Center: Class-planted Memorial Garden honoring the memory of 2024 teenage violence victim, former High School Freshman, Warren Grant
Mud Monster Scientific Explosions turned to Art
The Launch of the Outdoor Classroom's Little Free Library for the Community
2024 Classroom Photos & Videos
BlueberryPainting.mp42024 Activity: Painting pictures with Blueberries in The Outdoor Classroom!
Summer 2024 Naturalist, Ms. Breena, brings her owl to visit us from Willow Grove Nature Center!
Did you know Beavers have iron in their teeth to help eat and cut wood? Awesome Beaver facts with Ms. Breena
Does this belong in the Compost or Recycling group? Sorting can be sticky!
Pre-K Ocean Sensory table with Swimming Creatures and Bird Feathers
Cucumbers are 96% water! Make a healthy snack choice as you consider what to put in your body
Keeping local water clean is essential to health for animals and people. In this activity, we created polluted waters with oil that took almost 4 days to remove from the ocean animals!
Work together to keep your neighborhood litter free! Create a trash clean up crew like we did, and compete to see who can clean up the most!
Watching animals swim in trash-filled waters made these Pre-K Students eager to rescue them
HealingActivitiesOutdoors.mp4Nature Activities with Children Promoting Strong Emotional & Mental Health:
Creating Blueberry Tea, Building Sand Candles, Outdoor Literacy & Neuroscience Models
SUMMER 2023 PHOTO GALLERY
Mrs. Lauren from the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center introduces the class to Arthur the Corn Snake! He gets his name from the corn fields you can find him in.
Ethel the Turtle shows off her shell before stretching her legs in the grass during Mrs. Lauren's visit.
Marshall decorates an "Encouragement Rock" for Edgewood residents, left on display near the sidewalk.
My, how you've grown since you were born! Mr. Justin, our STEM Coordinator, helps with accurate measurements. Greg, you've grown to be 65 inches at 9 years old!
Did you know you can calculate how long a tree has been alive by measuring the width in inches?! This one measured: 59. Great work, Madison!
Mama birds get a cozy nest ready for their baby eggs. They collect anything they can gather, including sticks and even cigarette butts! Awesome nest building, Lillian.
It's TRUE, Mariah! All vegetables and fruits are formed from a single seed. Let's have a taste of your cabbage and use descriptive words to describe the taste for your audience in The Speaking Circle!
Tree bark can serve as an awesome animal bridge! Watch this teamwork as Princeton and Greg ensure the animals cross to the opposite side. Great job problem solving with various animal sizes, you two!
SUMMER 2022 PHOTO GALLERY
"Sorting Out Speech" in the Log Circle!
Creating Leaf Hair Styles
Did you know alkaline in celery calms stomach burn? We loved learning this and other celery fun facts!
Creating Celery Soup- a common food for many
Ready for Camp Play!
Mud Paint Creations
2022 FAREWELL MARSHMALLOW ROAST