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The 2008 New Orleans National Charter School Presentation by members of the Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School is now available online with narration by Troy Schlegel, EE Educator. Click to view!

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The Oakwood Charter Sustainability Fund has been established with the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation.  Oakwood EE has become a national leader in environmental education through its model as a charter program. If you or your company would consider becoming a one-time or long-term sponsor, we will acknowledge your giving with a promotional link from this site. Click to donate now or click to learn more.

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The 2007 Summer Academy and 2008 May Workshop Multimedia Project is close to being ready for release. The contents of this project includes hours of video and complete textbook references to Oakwood teacher training and visiting educator training for the Summer 2007 Academy and a video-recorded presentation made in May 2008 for regional educators who wanted to learn more about starting and maintaining a charter school. If you were one of the educators who hoped to make a 2008 academy, please ask for a copy! Email either Troy Schlegel or Kirby Schultz for details and availability. If you want a copy and are an educator, please let us know who you are, school, mailing address and contact information. This product is only available to educators.

We are now officially listed on the Wisconsin DNR list of "Green and Healthy Schools"  More. To view a video interview of the signing of the pledge, click here.

The Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School was awarded a Dissemination Grant for the 2007-2008 school year, running through July 31, 2008! 

A complete CD of information on the Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School from Brainstorming through Dissemination Renewal is available for educators and school administrators interested in reviewing our process of:

This excellent resource is available because of our commitment to the current Dissemination Renewal Grant to assist schools. For a copy, please email Kirby Schultz or Troy Schlegel .

The Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education established the Oakwood Environmental Education Charter School in June of 2003.  The charter school was established to utilize the 26 acre Sheldon Nature Area ecosystem located directly behind Oakwood Elementary School as an environmental education laboratory . 

The Sheldon Nature Area committee has developed the nature center into an environmental education learning center through dedicated community volunteers over the past twelve years.  The committee chairperson, John Walsh, has been the catalyst that transformed the site into a beautiful living environmental educational laboratory.  The vision of becoming an Environmental Education Charter School , utilizing partnership with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Sheldon Nature Area was initiated by Dr. Steve Maassen, an Oakwood Elementary School parent.  Dr. Maassen has had a passion for improving student’s education by utilizing the Environment as the integrating content for all curriculum areas.