Irvine Days - Thursday Full-Day Class

Ages 6-11

Winter and Spring Trimester Class Registration Open!

Students in this 6-hour class will explore the woods, meadows and waterways to learn and play in nature’s classroom through each season. Our daily destinations change as we combine outdoor education, nature awareness and ancestral skills, nurturing our connection to the land.
Topics may include the following nature related activities and studies:
 
Fire building and outdoor cooking
Foraging 
Fort and shelter building
Leadership, social connection & the culture of community
Naturalist knowledge of flora and fauna
Nature arts, crafts, tools use
STEM concepts and nature tinkering 
Storytelling
 
This mixed age class will allow for both whole group inquiry-driven learning and small-group work based on interest and experience. We will break for lunch and snack that students must bring from home.
 
 

Winter Trimester:

Minimum age: Student must be 6 by 2/12/24

Maximum age: Student cannot turn 12 before 2/12/24

Please use link below to register:

  Thursdays (9:30-3:30) 

 

 

Spring Trimester:

Minimum age: Student must be 6 by 4/12/24

Maximum age: Student cannot turn 12 before 4/27/25

Please use link below to register:

  Thursdays (9:30-3:30) 

 

We expect this program to fill quickly - don't delay registration!

 

Please contact Laura Ferrara at FerraraL@ExploreNature.org for assistance with registration and discounts.

Please contact Stephanie Holzman at HolzmanS@ExploreNature.org for questions about the classes.