Adventures in The Foothills – Four Night Resident Camp

Grades 4-8

$320/student

Adventures in the Foothills, our exciting, four-night resident camp, is comprised of days in the foothills where students experience physical, earth and life science principles through hands-on lessons, outdoor activities, and team building games. Adventures in the Foothills is rich in content and addresses over 100 California State Standards. Gains in student learning are noteworthy and are measured through pre and post assessment activities. Resident programs include delicious meals prepared by our Executive Chef and lodging in our new bunkhouses. Groups arrive at 10:30 am on the first day and depart at 10:00 am on the last day. Programs for schools can include pool time upon request. Need something shorter? Please call for information on our two and three-night programs.

Mornings

In the morning, students embark on a naturalist-led hike along the Santiago Creek to discover the wonders that lie below the ground and evidence that paints a scientific record of the earth’s cycles and changes. While hiking up Koll Mountain, children study the flora, fauna and ecosystems of the hillsides.  During the physical science hike students embark on a planetary walk, explore our expansive solar panel arrays while learning about astronomy, electricity and everything in between. The physical science hike culminates with a ride on the zip line.

Afternoons

The afternoons immerse students in the culture and science of our themed camps. Students become the miners and forty-niners of the gold rush era, panning for gold, assaying their findings and digging for coal while learning California mining history first-hand. As ranchers, students experience life on the rancho as they explore citriculture in our citrus grove, learn roping, leather working, agriculture, composting, sustainability and more. And lastly, our mad scientists delight their senses and stimulate their imagination with wild, weird and wacky experiments in our research laboratory.

Evenings

Evenings are never dull with activities such as: astronomy shows, a night in the Lucy Lou Mine, a hoe-down square dance, arts and crafts, night time treasure hunt, and a good-bye campfire with songs skits, s’mores and memories to last a lifetime.