Adaptation Exploration Summer Academy
Funding Amount
Free
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Program Type: Free professional development summer academy for K-12 educators
Cost: Free to attend
Partner: Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
Target Participants: K-12 educators and teachers
Focus Areas: Outdoor STEM education; environmental learning; place-based education; adaptation of teaching standards to outdoor settings
Program Philosophy: Teachers can incorporate outdoor/natural environments into classroom instruction; emphasizes experiential learning in nature
Key Components:
- Instruction on planning STEM lessons outside the classroom
- Use of schoolyard as outdoor learning laboratory
- Adaptation of classroom teaching standards to outdoor/natural environment settings
- Learning how to explore the natural environment to meet academic standards
- Methods for engaging students in STEM learning through outdoor exploration
Program Goal: Help teachers find new and engaging ways to teach STEM by incorporating outdoor natural environments; show students exciting ways to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math
Contact Information:
- Pam Bonee, Director of Communications: (865) 603-5142, Pam.Bonee@orau.org
- Wendy West, Manager of Communications: (865) 207-7953, Wendy.West@orau.org
What The Orau Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $285K
- Median grant
- $75K
- Range
- $61K–$150K
- By dollars: Tennessee 52%, Colorado 26%, Pennsylvania 21%. Top recipient cities: Knoxville, TN; Boulder, CO; Pittsburgh, PA.
Example grants
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, TN
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$150K
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO
Research grant
$75K
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Research grant
$61K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- STEM education
- Environmental education
- Teacher development
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