Mohican Outdoor School

Eco Friendly Facilities

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Green Architecture

With the help of some very generous individual donors, organizations, schools, and foundations from several counties, Mohican Outdoor School purchased 210 acres in Richland County, Ohio, to develop a site for outdoor education and environmental learning (also please see more information on Hemlock Falls property). The new facility has been designed to complement the program and curriculum -- a place where people of all ages can come, learn about the natural environment, and evaluate ways to live lightly on the land.

The new site has buildings designed with programming in mind, rather than adjusting the program to meet the limitations of the buildings. The site is open year-round, and adults as well a children are able to participate in a variety of programs. The site allows Mohican School to manage creative approaches to nutritional food and to be environmentally innovative. Plans call for investigating the use of geothermal heating, self-composting toilets, solar heat, organic gardening, a dining room greenhouse, composting and recycling, to name a few. We are on the cutting edge of what's happening in outdoor education in the United States!

All facilities are working models of sustainable architecture with earth-friendly components and energy and resource conservation. Buildings are creations of spaces which provide comfort while while delightfully engaging the imaginations of children.

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Control the following elements:

R60 roofs/ R44 walls
Geothermal cooling / heating
Recycled newspaper roofing panels
Self composting toilets
Alt. wood heat

More than chasing fireflies

Sep 02 |10:22 AM

Environmental Stewardship

Mission Statement: Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors, Inc. champions environmental stewardship and is committed to providing a unique understanding of the interrelatedness of the natural environment emphasizing cooperative learning in a community-centered setting.

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