Learning comes naturally OUT THERE in the world's best outdoor classroom: Oregon's amazing natural landscape. Kristopher Elliott, Outdoor School Leader, shares an update on OSU Extension Service Outdoor School on November 17, 2017. OSU Extension is the institutional home of Oregon's Outdoor School program and holds fiscal, programmatic, and administrative responsibility for the program. The outdoor school experience transforms the learning environment so kids learn better and create strong connections to the outdoors and with each other. Learning comes alive. Kids build skills for life, And Outdoor School supports academic achievement.