YOU CAN HELP: Outdoor education for Roxhill Elementary students

(October 2025 photo)

Roxhill Elementary teacher Shawna Prynne is launching a fundraiser for outdoor education and hopes you’ll help:

The outdoor school experience is one is remembered for a lifetime. When students have the opportunity to attend outdoor school, not only do they experience unique learning opportunities, they also share valuable time with their peers, building strong relationships that will carry on long after outdoor school ends.

This year, our budget has gotten much tighter. In the past, we received a state grant that helped offset the cost of camp, but those funds have been cut from our state budget. Now, the cost of camp is looming over our already tight budget. We want all our 5th graders to continue to have this opportunity, so we need our community’s help.

The funds raised will be used to cover the cost of outdoor school, including tuition, transportation, and substitutes.

Outdoor school should be an experience available to all students, but unfortunately, the required funds can be a limiting factor, especially for lower income schools, like ours. Often, outdoor school is the first and only opportunity our students have to experience nature. We need our community’s support to continue this invaluable learning opportunity for our 5th graders. Thank you for helping us make outdoor school possible for every student.

The donation link is here.

4 Replies to "YOU CAN HELP: Outdoor education for Roxhill Elementary students"

  • WS Neighbor March 2, 2026 (1:39 pm)

    Is the cost per student available?  How many student spots does the program have?Thank you.

    • Shawna Prynne March 2, 2026 (8:06 pm)

      The cost for one student was $488. Next year our student # will be between 40-45, with 6 adult chaperones. Hope that helps, feel free to ask for more info. Thanks! I will post a link to the facility we attend. 

  • Shawna Prynne March 2, 2026 (8:08 pm)

    Here is a link to the outdoor school we attend. https://share.google/vmYSOuviWoRc73W33

  • Former Roxhill family March 3, 2026 (9:03 am)

    My son attended this program last year at Roxhill and had a wonderful experience! In fact, he was just talking about it at dinner last night. This is such a valuable experience for the students. It is a chance to experience nature with their friends and have a safe adventure away from their family. And thanks Ms Prynne, for all the work you do to make this amazing adventure happen for students and advocate for this program. 

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