Outdoor Educator Institute Celebratory Engagement

Transitions

After a decade of cultivating Black, Indigenous, and People of Color outdoor leaders across California, Justice Outside announces the transition of its flagship Outdoor Educators Institute (OEI) to owner, director, professional coach and facilitator of TayloredFit Solutions, LLC, Emily Taylor.

The free training program—one of the few of its kind in the nation—has equipped hundreds of young adults ages 18–26 with wilderness certifications, career pathways, and lifelong community connections in a field where people of color remain critically underrepresented. TayloredFit Solutions guiding, facilitation, has been an integral part of the OEI success with her 10 year investment of OEI facilitating cohorts, mentoring program leads and consulting the development of the Alumnx and Pathfinders Programs. She has facilitated some aspect of every cohort; whether it was behind the scenes season planning, facilitating water to rock adventures, or hosting programs during the pandemic, she has been a leader in her dedication to securing a future for Global Majority.

TayloredFit Solutions is poised for its next chapter of growth and impact with the acquisition of OEI and announcement of TayloredFit Foundation, a .

“When we built OEI, we weren’t just creating a training program—we were making a statement that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color belong in the outdoors. Not as visitors, but as leaders shaping the future of this field,” said. Emily shares that belief. This isn’t an ending—it’s OEI coming into its own”
— Kim Bailey, President & CEO of Justice Outside

Outdoor Educators Institute Celebratory Event

Come celebrate the journey, reminisce the adventures with community, and honor your legacy of exploration.

Community Celebration Collaboration

Elevated Legacy

  • Gathering

  • Collaborating

  • Celebrating

  • Honoring

  • Nourishing

Celebration Program

  • We welcome all to the quaint grounds of Camp Via West with refreshments, introductions and a gentle time to mingle, connect and reminisce over adventures at a cultivated creative art space-

    OEI Journey of Explorations

    Find yourself in adventure through the enormous, gallery of past memories, choose medium and your creative style to celebrate the memory.

    Cohorts are invited to celebrate closing the adventure gap, by leaving a legacy contributing a memory, important words or creative art on the Justice Outside OEI Legacy Mosaic Project

    The afternoon unleashes joyful play activities, an invitation for a nature hike and opportunity to receive the beautiful offerings of our rich legacy community like massages, acupuncture treatments, herbal tinctures, food tastings.

    After a breaking bread, enjoying a nourishing dinner, throw on some layers, bring the tissue and the laughter to share memories of adventures the watching,

    OEI Cohorts: The Movie

    Stay warm by the bonfire and/or the ground with dance moves in the silent disco.

    Bridging our last camping experience together with the first of many more to come is easy with lodging the woods. Stay up late connecting or go to bed early to wake for morning intentions, yoga and continental breakfast.

    Honoring our ancestors dreams, our closing circle bridges opportunities for deeper connection. Intentional departure is the healing element to move our visions forward. As we close the chapter on OEI, join TayloredFit Solutions on a collaboration bridge of building invested visions of sovereign adventures for the Global Majorities in our communities.

  • April 25 - 26, 2026

    Saturday | Apr 25

    2p Welcome / Hors’doeuvres
    Collaborative Art Circle

    3:30p Community Activities

    4:30p Elevated Legacy Offerings Nature hike / Meditation Circle

    5:30p Celebration Dinner / Dessert

    6:30p OEI Movie

    7:30p Silent Disco Bonfire

  • The celebration doesn’t have to end! This exciting engagement includes a lodging option . Camp Via West offers comfortable indoor lodging including a twin bed, bedside cubbies, bathroom and shower facilities.

    There is access to a private space and bathroom if needed.

    ADA /wheelchair accessible

    Confirm lodging on/before Apr 10

    What to Bring-

    • Personal clothes, toiletries, items

    • Bedding - sleeping bag/sheets and blanket, pillow

    • Headlight/nightlight

    • Water bottle

    • Yoga Mat (if joining morning meditation)

  • Taught by Gmom Harriday and shared with all, nourishing cohorts with deliciously loved food is the TayloredFit Solutions way. Arrive to refreshments and hors’doeuvres. Join us for celebration dinner before and desserts after the showing of OEI Cohort: The Movie

    Saturday

    2p Welcome Hors’doeuvres /Refreshments

    5:30p Dinner/Dessert

    Sunday

    7:30a Continental Breakfast

    Confirm attendance before Apr 10

    1. RSVP dinner

    2. Communicate dietary needs

    Help minimize waste, bring a water bottle to refill drinks/water.

  • Hosted in the spirit of outdoor connection, this engagement is centered to connect decades of intentional work in a nature-based space. Camp Via West provides a the perfect experience for the spectrum of participants attending encapsulated in nature. Most activities are mobile, outdoors and the campus is available for indoors at any time.

    Comfort in the outdoors is a critical part of planning! This hybrid experience is in a nature setting. The following items are encouraged to bring to enjoy comfort throughout the engagement:

    Clothing:

    •layers - sweatshirt, hooded jacket, gloves, cap. Thermals/wool (for evening Silent Disco)

    •shoes - sneakers, hiking boots. flip flops (for-showering)

    Personal:

    •Picnic blankets / beach mat

    •Water bottle

    •Headlight/flashlight

    •Yoga mat (for-morning meditation)

    •Sunscreen

    •Bug spray

    Sensory Regulation

    Camp Via West lush campus provides a plethora of sensory regulation areas among the campus grounds from outdoor calming pods to hammocks and swings. Attendees are encouraged to find balance and sensory regulation w/o pressure to engage beyond comfort and welcomed to explore the grounds to do so.

April 25-26, 2026

 

Camp Via West

Join the celebration hosted at the quaint setting of Camp Via West, tucked in the hills of Cupertino, CA.