Homeschool Outdoor Skills

Where kids learn, play, and discover the outdoors while building real-life skills.

Summer Camps & Fall Classes

Outdoor Wilderness Skills

$360 | Ages 6–12

June 15–18 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

July 20-23 | Aug 3–6 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Explore wilderness skills, including outdoor cooking, shelter building, natural dye and paint, fishing, and games.

Ocean Adventure

$360 | Ages 6–12

July 27–30 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Aug 3-6 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Explore fishing, fish processing & cooking over the fire, kayaking, tide pools, and games.

Friday Outdoor Wilderness Skills

$95 | Ages 6–12

July 17, 24, 31 I 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

An introduction to wilderness skills in one day. Great opportunity to get a glimpse of our fall classes.

Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 Homeschool Classes

Wild Rangers Outdoor Skills Class

Children will be inspired to explore the natural world through outdoor skills, science, geography, natural play, primitive cooking, fishing, plants, animal tracking, tide pool exploration, and wilderness skills.

This class is designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and inspire a lasting appreciation for learning and exploring outdoors. Students are encouraged to ask questions, take thoughtful risks, and develop independence as they engage with nature through hands-on activities, observation, and teamwork—all while spending time away from screens. Through learning age-appropriate survival skills—such as navigation, shelter building, outdoor safety, basic tool making, and cooking—students gain problem-solving abilities, responsibility, and leadership skills. Along the way, they discover that the outdoors can be an exciting, engaging, and rewarding place to learn.

Mondays or Fridays

Mondays Ages: 7-13 Years

Starts Week of September 8, 2026

Fridays Ages: 6-12 Years

(Fridays Registration through Red Apple Academy)

Time: 9am-2pm

Location: Orange County Parks & Beaches

*Locations provided to registered families only.

Guardians of the Wild (for Littles) Class

This is Parent & Me Outdoors program for children ages 3–7 and a caregiver, where learning happens through exploration of the natural environment. The class is designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and foster a love of being and learning outdoors.

Each day includes circle time, songs, games, shared snack, stories, crafts, journaling or drawing, cooking or a nature-based activity, Spanish language exposure, and plenty of time to explore, wonder, and play. Class is guided through hands-on activities, repetition, and immersive nature exploration.

Children learn outdoor safety skills, identify plants, animals, track wildlife, gardening, and create with natural materials found in nature. Early literacy, numeracy, and Spanish are woven into storytelling, movement, and sensory play.

2026 Fall Semester -14 Week Session