Outdoor Environmental Education

Welcome to Outdoor Environmental Education at the Northern Lakes Impact Center!  The leadership of the Impact Center has been designing quality Outdoor Environmental Education classes, historical reenactments and teambuilding programs for over 20 years.  Our curriculum is currently in use at camps, schools and other environmental centers around the country.  Come see what we can do for your school!

The Impact Center’s comprehensive curriculum focuses on educational concepts geared to meet the Michigan Goals and Objectives for Science Education, the Minnesota Academic Standards and the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards.  All classes are written to provide hands-on, interactive lessons that promote learning and retention among students in a safe, fun “camp” environment  In addition to environmental studies, schools can choose to include social outcomes in their curriculum.  With classes like Climbing Tower, High Ropes, High Teams, Initiatives, Low Ropes and many more, schools can design programs that will teach students conflict-resolution skills, enhance self-esteem and develop leadership potential.

Click here to view our Curriculum Video!

The Northern Lakes Impact Center also offers an extensive "On The Road" program that can bring over 50 different curriculum choices directly to your school  For more information, please click here, or view our On The Road video.

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The Northern Lakes Impact Center does not own or operate its own camps.  Instead, we partner with camps that have the facilities we require to enable us to provide programs that meet the needs of the schools and groups we work with.  Each camp we work with is personally visited and assessed based on rigorous criteria to guarantee that we can provide a safe, comfortable, educational experience for students, chaperones and teachers.

Currently, the Northern Lakes Impact Center offers programs from three facilities in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Please click on the camp or conference center nearest to you to find out about their facilities, programs and pricing.