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Austin Independent School District Outdoor Education Program RecordsAn Inventory of the Collection
Administrative HistoryThe Austin Independent School District began the Outdoor Education Program in 1949. From 1949 to 1956, the program brought sixth-grade boys and girls to Friday Mountain Camp for five-days of nature study, hiking and other activities. In 1956 it became necessary to discontinue the Camping Program at Friday Mountain due to a lack of facilities for the increasing school enrollment. The Board of Education and the school administration decided that outdoor learning experiences of the Camping Program were successful and created the Outdoor Education Field Trip Program. The Field Trip Program consisted of daily field trips for fifth and sixth grade students. Examples of sites visited are: Mount Bonnell, Bastrop State Park, Pilot Knob, State Farm Colony, Whitestone Lime Kiln and Quarries, Balcones Fault Zone, Mansfield Dam and the City Power Plant. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe annual reports, curriculum descriptions, newspaper and newsletter articles, administrative forms and program surveys document the types of field trips that were taken as well as the teacher and students reactions to the programs during the late 1950s and 1960s. Also included are photographs of students on field trips and letters written to the program coordinator Martin McLean. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessOpen to all users. Restrictions on UseNone. Return to the Table of Contents
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Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAustin Independent School District Outdoor Education Program Records (AR.1994.100). Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas. Acquisition InformationDonor #: DO/1978/041 Donation Date: 1994 Processing InformationFinding aid created and encoded by Molly Hults in 2012. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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