What’s New at Blue Swallow

The Blue Swallow Farm Foundation has been working with administrators, educators, scientists, professors, non-profits, and researchers to encourage outdoor activities for students. We will be regularly posting updates on initiatives we have been supporting in our outreach section.

We have had an exciting spring 2026. Here are some of the activities that we have been involved with and others that are coming up.

  • Conducting Teaching and Learning in the Outdoor Classroom (K-5) in Fairfax Count

  • Launching children’s programming entitled Bio-INSPIRE, connecting people to nature through biophilic design

  • Collaborating with West Virginia University and Accelerated Visions to create an online accreditation course for early childhood educators on outdoor instruction

  • Leading Watershed Wizards for the second summer with a cohort from Washington County Public Schools on watersheds, water quality, and data analysis/interpretation

  • Collaborating with industry professionals on peer reviewed publications on outdoor and environmental education programs

  • Presented the Is It Real? program with George Mason University preservice teachers