What is the Komo Kulshan Outdoor School (KKOS)?
Begun in 2003, KKOS is a residential, outdoor, environmental education program for upper elementary school students, their teachers, parent chaperones, and trained high school leaders. Based on a watersheds theme, the program includes pre and post classroom lessons, the 3 day/2 night field school, and extensive, pre-season teacher training. • What does the name mean? Komo Kulshan is the original name for the mountain we now call Mount Baker. It is one of the most common ancestral names for the mountain, and is in the Lashootseed, or Coast Salish, language. The mountain, and its watershed, is the focus of our field studies. • Who does the program serve? Any public or private school, or group of school students with a teacher (i.e., homeschool associations), who wish to attend. However, due to its location (the Baker Lake basin), most schools attending are from the greater Puget Sound area of Western Washington. The curriculum was originally designed for upper elementary grades, although
