Curriculum
The Outdoor School curriculum is closely aligned with the California state standards for fifth and sixth grade. Your child will participate in five curriculum hikes.
WILDLIFE BIOLOGY – the students discover the animals that live at ODS including their ecosystems, adaptations, food sources, and their relationships with other animals and humans.
BOTANY – the students learn to categorize and identify native plants and plant communities including enjoying some yummy edible plants!
GEOLOGY – the students search for fossils, identify and classify rocks, and explore the geographical features of the Santa Ynez Mountains!
ASTRONOMY AND NOCTURNAL ANIMALS – this 
hike is the highlight of the week. The students face their fears of the dark, learn constellations and gaze through Celestron telescopes!
CHUMASH CULTURE – the students discuss the interactions between the Chumash and their environment including survival methods, food sources, and games!
Special Activities
Students will have the opportunity to sign up for 3 special activities at The Outdoor School. The students sign up in the order that they go to bed so you might want to practice with you student now!!!
The following is a list of special activities that may be offered (but not always) at The Outdoor School:
9 mile ridge hike – boating – archery – fishing – old man murphy – secret agent man – frog city – crawdad hunting – winged surfers – the lost redwood – survival hike – rock hopping – candle making – bat cave – broom hockey – lanyards – oasis – animal tracking – waterfall hike – campfire stories – paper making – bill hill – old hag riley – many more!