5 hour day with 2 classes (listed below) | $40 per student |
Add Outdoor Climbing Wall | +$10 per student |
Add Roped Tree Climbing | +$20 per student |
Students will learn about energy levels, food webs, animal behavior and specializations. Class activities include bird observation, interactive modeling of how animal populations fluctuate and the study of snakes.
Using only the supplies they have been given, students will be tasked to come up with a creative and hands on solution to protect their egg from a fall.
Students will learn about the basics of flight then work individually to build their own paper rocket. Students can see how their design performs as each rocket is launched high into the sky!
Students begin by learning about the basics of a watershed, then hike through a portion of our watershed, finishing at Bean or Zayante Creek. At the creek, students explore concepts and make specific assessments to determine the health of the creek.
Students are introduced to Earth systems and local ecosystems. They will learn to identify biotic and abiotic components as well as several native plants while growing in their understanding of the carbon cycle.
$10 extra/student
Students have the opportunity to reach for the top as they climb on the outdoor wall.
$20 extra/student
Students ascend into trees using a simple system of ropes and knots.
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All Outdoor Science programs take place at Mount Hermon's Redwood Camp facility located 7 miles outside the city of Santa Cruz, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, along California's Central Coast.
Director of Education
831.430.1239
outdoor.science@mounthermon.org
831.430.1297