Fifth Grade Outdoor Classroom

An immersive educational experience packed with hands-on activities and scientific exploration.

Outdoor Classroom

Created in alignment with fifth-grade Earth and Life Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards.

Outdoor Classroom registration for the 2022-23 school year is now open!

During their day at the Gorge students will participate in a variety of educational stations and activities selected by their teacher and enjoy lunch in the beauty of nature. Students will be provided with a workbook, clipboard and pencil when they arrive at the Gorge. The workbook reinforces what they learn and can be taken back to the classroom for review and even given a grade. 

Available Outdoor Classroom Stations:

  • Weather, erosion and fossils
  • Biology - Water lab and food chain/web
  • Water quality testing
  • Landforms in watershed
  • Land ecosystems - geocaching
  • Water cycle

Need to know details:

If a school has more than 150 fifth-grade students, it is strongly recommended to attend over the course of two days.

Everyone attending is required to complete a liability waiver/permission slip prior to the Outdoor Classroom.

Everyone attending will need to bring a sack lunch and a water bottle.  

Program Fees: $5.00 per student; no charge for teachers and chaperones.  If your campus policy is to allow non-chaperone parents to attend, their cost is $5.00 per person and can be paid by the individual on the day of your Outdoor Classroom in the Visitor Center.  

Title 1 Schools:  There is no program fee for Title 1 schools.  If your campus policy is to allow non-chaperone parents to attend, their cost is $5.00 per person and can be paid by the individual on the day of your Outdoor Classroom directly to our office.    

Pay by Invoice: If you are not able to pay program fees at the time of booking, and are not a Title 1 school, you may request to be invoiced after the Outdoor Classroom.  Simply click the “Invoice After” button during the payment portion of your reservation




Canyon Lake Gorge
Operated by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Preservation - Education - Recreation

GBRA Canyon Lake Gorge

Phone: (830) 964-5424

Address:

16029 S Access Rd
Canyon Lake, TX 78133

GPS coordinates: N 29.86304 W 098.18750

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