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 1st Grade Teacher Workshop | Runge Nature Center | DNS First Grade | - | |
| Liberty Oaks Second Grade Workshop | Liberty Oaks Elem. | DNS Second Grade | - | |
| Second Grade: Life and Land for Sherwood | Sherwood Elem. | DNS Second Grade | - | |
| Lillian Schumacher First Grade Workshop | Lillian Schumacher Elem. | DNS First Grade | - | |
| Lillian Schumacher Second Grade Workshop | Lillian Schumacher Elem. | DNS Second Grade | - | |
| Hybrid DNS Kindergarten: Bears Through the Seasons Teacher Workshop | Crocker Elem. | DNS Kindergarten | - | |
| Hunter Education Instructor Teacher Certification | Runge Nature Center | Hunter Education | - | |
| Lillian Schumacher 3rd Grade Unleashed Workshop | Lillian Schumacher Elem. | Nature Unleashed | - | |
| HED Instructor Training | Southwest Regional Office | Hunter Education | - | |
| Hunter Education Teacher Certification | Winston High | Hunter Education | - |