Jennifer Campbell (Periwinkle),
Program director
Director, Jennifer (aka Periwinkle) developed her connection to the outdoors as a small child camping, fishing and playing in Oregonian forests. Her love for Outdoor School began when she attended as a sixth grader, learning that getting outside and using all available senses to explore made for a lasting educational experience. There was no question about whether she would participate as a high school cabin leader, and then, post-graduation as a field study instructor. Jennifer was hired as the Philomath Outdoor School Director in 2001 and has been directing ever since. Now providing programming for multiple schools in the Willamette Valley, she feels passionate more than ever about the importance of facilitating positive, interactive student learning that fosters human connection to community, state and planet.
In addition to being an Outdoor School Provider, Jennifer has a BS in Human Development and Family Science: Early Childhood Education, is the Program Director at Sandcastle Preschool (where she had previously taught since 2000), serves on the board of directors of Friends of Outdoor School, is involved with the Oregon Environmental Literacy Program, and stays current with Oregon State University Extension’s Outdoor School Program information.
Reese Grube (Mossbear),
Curriculum Coordinator
Curriculum Coordinator, Reese (aka Mossbear) was born and raised in Oregon, where she spent afternoons in her backyard climbing trees, catching grasshoppers, and taking tumbles. It was only once she attended outdoor school as a student that she realized science didn’t have to take place in a lab. Reese was a leader at WOODS programs through the COVID pandemic and four years at university, and now works to create educational and engaging curriculum for students at outdoor school.
Reese has a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Oregon University with certificates in Holistic Education, Environmental Science, and Conflict Management. During the summers, Reese works as a challenge course facilitator in East Portland.