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Education

Help Your Students Find Aim

Start a Missouri National Archery in the Schools program at your school and watch your students find aim like never before. We offer teacher training and equipment grants to help get your program going.

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Tools For Teachers, Fun For Students

Get your classroom buzzing about nature. Our Discover Nature Schools instructional units feature full-color student guides, a teacher guide, teacher training and grant guidelines. See which unit is right for your class.

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Discover Nature Programs

Designed to help families and women gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to know more about nature and enjoy more outdoor adventures. Find a Discover Nature Families or Discover Nature Women program near you.

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Discover Nature Places

Looking for a great field trip? Bring your students, youth group or family to one of our nature centers, shooting range and outdoor education centers, or fish hatcheries. Find one near you.

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  • Education Grants Our education grants support Discover Nature Schools instructional units, Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program and field trips for K-3 students. We also offer the United Sportsman's League grant for Missouri FFA chapters. More
  • Inside the Classroom Discover Nature Schools and Missouri National Archery in the Schools are MDC's leading classroom programs. Use them to inspire students of all ages and abilities. Other classroom resources cover a wide range of topics, including Arbor Day and endangered species. More
  • Outside the Classroom The best place to learn about nature is in nature. Our places and programs help get your class or youth group outside and into Missouri's world-class nature. Opportunities include hundreds of conservation areas, including staffed nature centers, and star MDC programs such as Discover Nature Families and Discover Nature Women. More
  • Training Get training to improve conservation education in your classroom, home-school class or youth group. Offerings include MDC's Discover Nature Schools instructional units, Missouri National Archery in the Schools Program and national curriculum programs such as Project Learning Tree and Project WILD. More
  • Missouri Tops in These Things from TreesWith all the talk about development of new technologies and tech businesses floating around, here’s a down-to-earth reminder that Missouri still has strong roots in the land. More
  • When the Ice Storm is Over: Damaged TreesHope if you’re reading this during Missouri’s current ice storm that your electricity stays on to keep you safe and warm…. More
  • Turkey at the DoorI expected to see a turkey this week, all golden brown and featherless—not a very live bird staring in the back door... More
  • Keeping Wildlife Outside Your HouseIt’s that time of year when the nights cool down and the mice, skunks, and squirrels are looking for a cozy winter home. More