Sean McLelland

Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation, the leading provider of outdoor
skill, safety and conservation curriculum to schools nationwide,
has received a $100,000 grant from the International Order of T.
Roosevelt to fund a partnership aimed at raising youth awareness
and education about wildlife conservation.


“This dynamic partnership between two leading conservation
organizations is an ideal match,” OTF Executive Director Sean
McLelland said. “Through it, we’ll work together to engage youth
in outdoor education across the country. OTF’s Outdoor Adventures
curriculum is used in schools in 47 states, making it a perfect
partner for IOTR to achieve its goal of furthering wildlife
conservation.”


McLelland accepted the grant at IOTR’s Naples, Florida, gathering
in late April.


“As the nation’s premier conservation group, The International
Order of T. Roosevelt is proud to partner with Outdoors Tomorrow
Foundation to reach future outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen,” IOTR
Executive Director Luke Hilgemann said. “Through this
partnership, we can educate the next generation about the
importance of the conservation lifestyle so that we may protect
our heritage well into the future.”


OTF operates through its Outdoor Adventures program, a fun,
interactive course where students are taught lifelong skills
using an integrated, 34-unit curriculum comprised of math,
science, writing and critical thinking skills. The 300 detailed
lesson plans cover angler education, archery, hunter education,
boater education, orienteering, survival skills, camping, outdoor
cooking, challenge courses, backpacking, mountain bike camping,
paddle sports, rock climbing, shooting sports, CPR/first aid and
fauna, flora and wilderness medicine. OA teachers can pick units
specific to their region and local ecosystems.


Founded in 1981 in Dallas, the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation is a
public nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. For many schools, grant
money offsets the cost of the program, plus OTF offers matching
funds for equipment as new schools join. The resulting classes
can be taught as a P.E. course, local elective or with
agricultural science and wildlife management.


The Outdoor Adventures education program is offered in1070
schools in 47 states nationwide with more than 90,000 students
participating each year and more than 550,000 program graduates.
Each OA student spends 180 hours learning outdoor education per
year. The program has totaled 18 million classroom hours of
outdoor education to date.


Named after the pioneer of conservation Theodore Roosevelt, the
International Order of T. Roosevelt is a proactive hunting and
conservation foundation focused on sustaining the North American
model of wildlife conservation.


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Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation
Since 1981, the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation (OTF) has made its
mission to teach outdoor education and promote wildlife
conservation through the Outdoor Adventures program, currently in
1070 schools across the country. The curriculum, impacting more
than 550,000 students since it began, is accessed by 110,000
students annually in 47 states, including archery, shooting,
fishing, camping, first aid, boater safety, hunter education,
outdoor cooking and more. The OTF also provides grants for
equipment, free workshops and teacher training and is accredited
by state parks and wildlife commissions from each state. More
info about Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation, and how to bring the
Outdoor Adventures curriculum to a school near you, go to
gootf.com.