At Gilmont the outdoor school teachers and the children do all of the work! As a teacher, it is so nice to get outside and enjoy nature with no pressure, no lesson plans and no papers to grade.



The pace is always based on the ability or readiness of the group to move to the next step.  That means it goes faster some years than others and we appreciate that about the program.  The staff has shown an amazing intuition about when “enough is enough” and we should just move on, or “needs more thinking time” and we need to wait awhile.



Each day is broken down into different studies, all of which are covered in the TEKS and most of which are covered on TAKS. The students have a “hands on, real world” experience for 4 days and 3 nights.  They study Earth Science, Physical Science, and Life Science as well as use multiple types of equipment during the process of the week.  The activities are very well organized for the entire day as well as activities.