The National Archery in the Schools Program has reached a major milestone capping its 23 years of archery youth education excellence: Delaware has become the 50th state to join the program. In coordination with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Hunter Education, NASP® archery instruction and participation will soon be an option for Delaware students in grades 4-12!

Dr. Tommy Floyd, NASP® President said, “We are overjoyed to announce that the state of Delaware has joined our program! After recently signing the memorandum of agreement with our newest jurisdiction, we can now say that NASP® is available to U.S. schools in all 50 states. We cannot say thank you enough to the staff and leadership of DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife for their patience and persistence in this wonderful effort for kids and conservation in Delaware.”

“Delaware is proudly known as ‘The First State’ to have ratified the US Constitution, but we can also take pride in becoming the 50th state to join the National Archery in the Schools Program, which will open our young people’s lives to another great recreational activity,” said DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Director Pat Emory. “Through the State's Office of Hunter Education, we look forward to partnering with NASP® and bringing archery education into Delaware’s school systems.”

Since 2002, NASP® has become the largest and most successful youth archery program in history, providing in-school archery lessons to over 23.5 million students, growing at a rate of 1,300 new schools each year. State fish and wildlife agencies across the country continue to support NASP® because of its proven ability to develop new archers, reaching over 1.3 million students annually, with significant numbers of students finding pathways to the outdoors.

NASP® will now begin working with the DNREC to identify pilot schools, coordinate basic archery instructor training for DNREC staff and pilot school educators, providing in-school archery in Delaware. If you are an educator interested in bringing NASP® to your Delaware classroom, please reach out to info@naspschools.org.

NASP® would like to say a huge thank you to the tremendous support of the many NASP® sponsors and partners that will make our final U.S. program launch a reality. NASP® sponsors and partners make opportunities like this possible across all jurisdictions. Thank you!

For more information about the National Archery in the Schools Program, please visit:https://www.naspschools.org

For more information about NASP® Sponsors and donors, please visit: https://www.naspschools.org/sponsors-donors/

For more information about Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, please visit: https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/