Sample Schedule

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9:00-9:15 Drop-off and Gather

9:15-10:30 Nature Walk and Exploration

10:30-10:45  Snack

10:45-12:00 Writing Activity

12:00-1:00  Lunch

1:00-2:15 Science Activity

2:15-2:30 Snack

2:30-3:30 Writing Activity & Reading

3:30-4:00 Clean up, pack up, and wrap up

4:00 Pick-up

4:00-5:00 After-care 

5:00 After-care Pick-up

 

 

 

Each days activities will be guided by a particular theme, including, but not limited to, birds, weather, and water. One day, students will be exploring the nooks and crannies of the park, uncovering insects, and plant life, assembling their own scientific collecting tools. And then the next, they will be reflecting in the de Young tower, writing their very own origin myths, using all they have collected as inspiration. While other days they will be mapping the park, tromping around Strawberry Hill, learning about characters and language, and personifying clouds. Learning through doing–sharpening their scientific and writing minds. 

Explore. Observe. Listen.

In this weeklong outdoor camp, children will explore Golden Gate Park, with its many places, plants, and animals.

 

Document. 

They will take detailed field notes. Learning the power of scientific observation from the best—John Muir, Margaret Mead, John McLaren, Henry Thoreau Walden, just to name a few.



Sketch. Write.

They will learn to transform what they see, hear, and experience into imaginative and inspired stories, poems, and art work.

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