"How Outdoor Learning Increases Academic Improvement"

Special Guest: Stacie Gilmore, Co-founder and Executive Director ofEnvironmental Learning for Kids

Allen is joined by Stacie Gilmore, Executive Director of Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK), a

Colorado-based program that combines outdoor, field-based learning with mentoring and career preparation.

ELK youth have a 98% graduation rate, compared to its surrounding public school system of an astounding 60%

for the same demographic.