About
NorthBay Outdoor School is a 5 day, 4 night residential outdoor education program where students learn while they conduct authentic investigations of environmental issues. NorthBay's education programs are week-long residential experiences focused on academic engagement and social emotional development for middle school students. NorthBay is described as the largest outdoor school in the nation and the nation’s largest outdoor education campus and premier program.
• Ages: 11–13 years old
• Schedule: 5 day, 4 night residential outdoor education program
NorthBay’s mission is to challenge middle school students to realize that their attitudes and actions have a lasting impact on their future, the environment, and the people around them by using Common Core and Next Generation Science standards, character development, and the outdoors as an integrating context. NorthBay is the product of a public and private partnership between the Erickson Foundation, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the Department of Natural Resources. One of NorthBay’s core values is collaboration, shown through partnerships with a diverse group of organizations that support the delivery of the NorthBay mission for tens of thousands of children every year. In 2002, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved a request from the Erickson Foundation to lease 97 of 2,200 acres within Elk Neck State Park in Cecil County, Maryland, and NorthBay opened its doors to students in 2005. NorthBay is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization.
Last updated July 21, 2026.
• Ages: 11–13 years old
• Schedule: 5 day, 4 night residential outdoor education program
NorthBay’s mission is to challenge middle school students to realize that their attitudes and actions have a lasting impact on their future, the environment, and the people around them by using Common Core and Next Generation Science standards, character development, and the outdoors as an integrating context. NorthBay is the product of a public and private partnership between the Erickson Foundation, the Maryland State Department of Education, and the Department of Natural Resources. One of NorthBay’s core values is collaboration, shown through partnerships with a diverse group of organizations that support the delivery of the NorthBay mission for tens of thousands of children every year. In 2002, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved a request from the Erickson Foundation to lease 97 of 2,200 acres within Elk Neck State Park in Cecil County, Maryland, and NorthBay opened its doors to students in 2005. NorthBay is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization.
Last updated July 21, 2026.
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