CODS provides a program of environmental education and living history in the outdoor classroom. The program is specifically designed for students in the 4 th grade. To foster environmental stewardship, community and individual responsibility through dynamic, integrated learning in an outdoor setting. An active learning program about nature. Students participate in hikes, scientific observation, and games to provide a meaningful, active experience.
All programs are interdisciplinary.
In Coloma, the heart of the California Gold Country. Just across the American River from the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park at Sutter's Mill. Through outdoor education with professional interpretation, students experience an authentic introduction to nature, exploring natural processes firsthand. At Coloma Outdoor Discovery School the students live and work together with others from varying backgrounds. This means that mutual support and cooperation become essential.