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

Session 1: FULL

June 15–18 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Session 2: 4 Spots Left

July 20–23 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Learn wilderness skills, outdoor safety, cooking over the fire, shelter building, natural dye and paint, cordage making, games, and teamwork and much more.

Handwork & Cooking

$450 | Ages 6–12 4 Spots Left

July 27–30 I 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Creative handwork skills like leatherworking, woodworking, plus other handwork skills, and delicious cooking projects.

Ocean Adventure

$360 | Ages 6–12

Session 1: 2 Spots Left

July 6–9 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Session 2: 3 Spots Left

July 13–16 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Explore fishing, fish processing, kayaking, tide pools, and hands-on learning.

Conversational Spanish

$85 per week| Ages 6–17

Build Spanish language skills through interactive cooking activities and skits.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Every week June-August
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Registration: Select camp to sign up.

Orange County Parks & Beaches. Exact address given to registered students. Please contact us for any questions at 949-331-4779 or birdsonggathering@gmail.com

Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 Homeschool Classes

Wild Rangers 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.

2026 Fall Semester -14 Week Session

Mondays or Fridays

Starts Week of September 14, 2026

Mondays Ages: 7-12 Years

Fridays Ages: 6-11 Years

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