Association of Nature Center Administrators · Request for Proposals: 2025 Outdoor School Summit Programming

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Request for Proposals: Outdoor School Summit Programming

2025 ANCA Outdoor School Summit
January 10-14 at NorthBay in North East, Maryland

ANCA is the only association focused solely on professional development and best practices for administrators of nature centers, overnight outdoor schools, and environmental learning centers. The ANCA Outdoor School Summit brings together leaders from organizations that share the unique challenges of housing and feeding program participants for multiple days. The Summit fosters a space to solve problems and build connections in this particular field.

This year, we are excited to invite participants to submit proposals in advance for a limited number of planned Facilitated Discussions, conversational sessions in which all participants contribute to the discussion. Facilitators guide the dialogue and do not give a formal presentation. These sessions last 90 minutes.

We will select a limited number of Facilitated Discussions and are interested in sessions on the following topics:

Advocacy & Political Involvement
Equitable Pay & Hiring in Environmental Education
Fundraising
Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Media & Marketing
Outdoor School for All
Program Evaluation
School Pushback on Overnight Programming
Universal/Accessible Design & ADA Compliance

Facilitated Discussions will take place on Sunday, January 12 and Monday, January 13.

The deadline for program proposals is December 2.

If you have any questions or want to discuss your idea, please contact ANCA Director or Programs & Member Services Daniel Auer at membership@natctr.org. If your proposal is accepted, you will have an additional opportunity to finalize session information after you receive your acceptance notice.

Facilitator Requirements

You will be asked to facilitate the discussion if your topic is selected. If you are new to facilitation, we will work with you to find a co-facilitator to help you manage the session! All facilitators must register and pay for the Summit as Participants or Sponsors.

Presenter/Facilitator Name *

First Name

Last Name

Employer/Organization *

Job Title *

Email *

Verify Email *

Phone Number *

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Proposed Topic of Facilitated Discussion *

Please tell us a little more about your proposed topic, even if you have more questions than answers! *

Co-Facilitator Info

Will you be co-facilitating your session? Please tell us about your co-facilitator. If you have more than one co-facilitator we will collect their name when we confirm your session.

Co-Facilitator Name

First Name

Last Name

Co-Facilitator Email Address

Verify Email

Verify Co-Presenter Email Address

Verify Email

Don't Forget To Hit Submit!

If you have multiple program proposals, please complete and submit this form for each proposal.