2026-2027 Outdoor School will be held at Camp Via West in Cupertino, and we'll only operate 4-day programs.
All information is subject to change
The Hub Program Office - open 24hrs while camp is in session: (408) 867-1115, option 8
Health Office, open 24hrs for students, 7am-4pm for calls: (408) 867-1115, option 9
Volunteer Recruiter Office: (408) 573-3056
Walden West Admin Desk at SCCOE: (408) 573-3050
Monday-Friday 9:30am-6:00pm
Walden West Outdoor School is operated by the Santa Clara County Office of Education. We provide environmental science education for 5th and 6th graders in a residential camp setting. Visiting students will explore an outdoor classroom with experienced naturalists and stay in cabins overnight. We teach Next Generation Science Standards for California Public Schools (CA NGSS) through hands-on learning while exposing students to new social settings, exploring different environments, and enrichment experiences. Students leave the program with a new sense of personal responsibility, independence and understanding of the natural world around them.
Walden West Outdoor School collaborates with the Walden West Foundation to ensure this essential program is accessible to all students across the county.
Basic Program Information
For the 2026-2027 school year, we will be hosting outdoor school at Camp Via West in Cupertino! (Quick facilities slideshow)
13851 Stevens Canyon Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
Teachers will assign their students into their own cabin groups. Students from different schools can be mixed in the cabin groups and field class groups.
Volunteer cabin leaders could be high school students, college students, or parents from attending schools.
All meals and lodging are provided.
Students will hike in the local natural communities of Walden West and Stevens Creek County Park.
Teachers stay overnight in the teacher's quarters.
PRICING - 4-day outdoor school program
$550 per student
$360 per school staff member - teacher, aide, and nurse
Day Camp (1-day program during the week of Nov. 9-13, 2026)
These 1-day programs are for 4th graders or 5th graders, depending if their schools send 5th or 6th graders to Walden West Outdoor School
$900 per classroom and includes any school staff member
