Of the 56 members of The Out-of-Door Academy 2012 graduating class, eight are moving on to play collegiate sports. The student-athletes were honored at the annual athletics award ceremony in the Petrik Thunderdome at the Uihlein Campus. Click above to view the list of students recruited.

The RAY program is an acronym for Reading and Yak. Students and parents read the same book and then come together in a classroom to discuss it. The book selected this year was "Tunes for Bears to Dance to" by Robert Cormier. Click above to read more.

On Saturday, May 5th, The Out-of-Door Academy celebrated Cinco de Mayo and the arts at the Uihlein Campus at Lakewood Ranch. In addition to the usual musical performances and art displays, this year also featured arts and crafts and food. Click above to view photos from the day.

Linda Wallin has been an art teacher for over 15 years at The Out-of-Door Academy. During the past 15 years, Wallin has developed fun and exciting projects for the students of Out-of-Door. She tries to ensure the art projects are not only fun, but also tie into the curriculum they are working on in their other classes. Click above to read more.

Out-of-Door Track and Field athletes competed last week in the state tournament in Jacksonville. Two athletes made top ten in state! Click above to read more.

As part of a tradition dating back to 1933, graduating sixth-graders at the Out-of-Door Academy's lower school on Siesta Key create decorative stepping stones to leave behind. Next year they move on to the Uihlein Middle School campus in Lakewood Ranch. This year, however, the tradition will have even greater significance. Both the fifth- and sixth-grade classes will be graduating this year, as the Uihlein Campus expands to include sixth-grade students, which means there will be two sets of stepping stones. Click above to read more.