Irvine Days

Ages 6-11

2025-2026

Registration Opens on May 13, 2025

Students in this full day, 6-hour class will explore the woods, meadows and waterways to learn through the seasons and play in nature’s classroom. Our daily destinations change as we combine outdoor education, nature awareness, and ancestral skills, nurturing our connection to the land. Topics may include:

 
• Naturalist knowledge of flora and fauna
• Fire building and outdoor cooking
• Nature arts, crafts, tools use
• STEM concepts and nature tinkering
• Foraging
• Storytelling
• Fort and shelter building
• Caring for the land and our spaces
• Leadership, social connection and fostering a culture of community
 
This mixed age class will allow for both whole group inquiry driven learning and small group work based on interest and experience with the help of three teacher guides. We pause for lunch and snack (brought from home).

 

Full Day Year Long Thursday Class Registration Links 

2025-2026 Irvine Days - Full Year (September 18 to May 21) - 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

2025-2026 Irvine Days - Fall Only (September 18 to December 11) - 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Child must be 6 years old within 1 month of the start of the class and may not turn 12 years old within 1 month of the start of class. 

We expect these programs 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.