Rob Leeper

Great time at the @MDC_online pond in Bois D’Arc last week with the Outooor-U classes from @officialSPS ! Kids caught a lot of fish and learned a great deal about fishing! #Explore!

It’s been a great week the @MDC_online Nature Center for the @officialSPS middle school students in the Outdoor-U class! The naturalists have been amazing and kids have learned a lot about outdoor hazards!

Coach Collier and I had blast taking these kids out to Lake Springfield for the last couple of weeks! Special thanks to the @TheParkBoard for helping us provide this experience for kids! @SPS_PhysEd @HickoryHillsSPS @WPCatAthletics @CherokeeSPS @PViewSPS @officialSPS #ExploreSPS

We had several kids from @HickoryHillsSPS catch their first fish ever today at the @MDC_online Conservation Education pond in Bois D’Arc! It was a great day! #outdooru #ExoloreSPS

Fun times in Outdoor U this July! Students visited the Springfield Nature Center, Missouri Dept. of Conservation pond in Bois D'Arc and Lake Springfield. Thank you to our community partners for helping to make these experiences possible. #ExploreSPS

Fun day on the water with @TheParkBoard at Lake Springfield with the kids from @CarverMSCougars! Mr. Miller and @bodoins_the had them all trained up and ready to go! #outdooru #ExploreSPS @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd

Another fantastic day yesterday at the @MDC_online pond for students AND teachers! The kids from @ReedAcademy1 were awesome! @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd #ExploreSPS #outdooru

GREAT morning at the @MDC_online pond in Bois D’Arc this morning with the kids from @CarverMSCougars! Several new anglers caught their first fish! So Heather Collier and I could be a part of it! @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd

“My hope is that this will be the start of a lifelong desire to spend time on the water as a way to disconnect from a world full of technology and enjoy the peace and calm that comes from connecting with the natural world.” - Robert Woody

Summer. School. 🛶 #ExploreSPS middle schoolers learned to kayak this morning at Lake Springfield as part of Outdoor U -- a class about conservation, Earth science and the great outdoors. It's not too late to enroll in Explore for July! Register now at sps.org/explore

The Outdoor-U Dream Team of @RobertW89217914 & @rleep34 prepared an awesome fishing experience at the @MDC_online pond in Bois D'Arc for the #ExploreSPS class from @PipkinR12. A fun-filled afternoon these kids won't soon forget! 🎣

We had a great time with some great kids from @PershingSPS this morning at the @MDC_online pond! These two caught their first fish ever! @SPS_PhysEd @officialSPS #outdooru #ExploreSPS

SO grateful to be taking kids on field trips again and for the partnership with @MDC_online ! The kids from @CarverMSCougars were great today! @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd @RobertW89217914 #Explore! #springfieldnaturecenter

Great day today @GreatSmokyNPS ! We hiked Laurel Falls, toured Cade’s Cove, and checked out Elkmont today! It was awesome! We figured this was a good place to pray our social distancing.

Hiking fun for our Fitness Adventure class! @CarverMSCougars @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd @TheParkBoard

Campfires and S’Mores in class today in #outdoorawareness @CarverMSCougars @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd

Great day at Sequiota! Thanks Justin, Kiana, Jerome and @TheParkBoard for the cave tour! It was a great experience for the kids! @officialSPS @CarverMSCougars @SPS_PhysEd

Venison tacos and home grown salads… it’s what’s for dinner in Outdoor Awareness today! @CarverMSCougars @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd

Cold day at the range… but these kids were awesome! Proud of the hard work they put in to earn this trip! @CarverMSCougars @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd @MDC_online #andydalton #huntersed

The Range > Class. I’m proud of these students for working hard and fulfilling all the Hunter’s Ed requirements! This is their reward! Thanks @MDC_online @CarverMSCougars @officialSPS @SPS_PhysEd #