Conservation education programs engage students through hands-on, outside activities. Students get excited about lessons that connect them to nature, and research shows a decrease in student behavior issues on the days students are engaged in conservation education.
Attend an MDC teacher workshop to receive training on how to improve conservation education in your Missouri classroom, home-school class, or youth group. Learn how to incorporate our curriculum in your lessons for students in grades pre-K through 12, and find out how to apply for grants and equipment loans.
Testimonial
“I have never had a class as excited about learning science as the one I have taught this year using this curriculum.” — DNS teacher
Testimonial
“As a teacher and Missouri taxpayer, I think that the Department of Conservation and all of the educational support it provides is, by far, the best use of my tax dollars.” — DNS teacher
Upcoming Workshops
| Workshop | MDC Office | Other Location Name | DNS Unit or MDC Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS - Unleashed Teacher Workshop - SBU |
Southwest Baptist University bolivar |
Nature Unleashed | - | |
| DNS - Kindergarten Bears through the Seasons - SBU |
Southwest Baptist University bolivar |
DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| Second Grade: Life and Land for Shoal Creek Ele Team | Shoal Creek Elem. | DNS Second Grade | - | |
| Discover Nature Fishing Teacher Training |
Hermann City Park Hermann |
Discover Nature Fishing | - | |
| Basic Archery Instructor Training (Hybrid) | Tipton Elem. | MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) | - | |
| Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) Training: Hybrid Online/In-Person | Sappington Elem. | MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) | - | |
| Discover Nature Schools-Unleashed Teacher Training |
Versailles City Park Versailles |
Nature Unleashed | - | |
| DNS Unfolds MSU - Pre-service |
Missouri State University Springfield |
Nature Unfolds | - | |
| MSU DNS Unhooked | Southwest Regional Office | Nature Unhooked | - | |
| Discover Nature Second Grade: Life and Land in MO | Northeast Regional Office | DNS Second Grade | - |