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 | Location | Other Location Name | DNS Unit or MDC Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Unbound Teacher Workshop (SLPS Only) | Carnahan Middle | Nature Unbound | - | |
| Discover Nature Fishing Teacher Workshop (SLPS Only) | Carnahan Middle | Discover Nature Fishing | - | |
| DNS Kindergarten Bears Through the Seasons | Billings Elem. | DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| Unleashed Workshop for Alexander Doniphan Elementary | Alexander Doniphan Elem. | Nature Unleashed | - | |
| DNS 1st Grade Teacher Workshop (DeSoto Primary School Teachers Only) | DeSoto Primary School | DNS First Grade | - | |
| DNS K Teacher Workshop (DeSoto Primary School Teachers Only) | DeSoto Primary School | DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| DNS 2nd Teacher Workshop (DeSoto Primary School Teachers Only) | DeSoto Primary School | DNS Second Grade | - | |
| Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) Training: Hybrid Online/In-Person | Heritage Elementary | MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) | - | |
| Basic Archery Instructor Training (BAI) | North Wood Elem. | MO National Archery in the Schools Programs (MoNASP) | - |