Outdoor School
Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30am-5:00pm • Main Office: 408.573.3050
The Hub Program Office - open during program hours: 408.573.3060
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
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 Sanborn County Park.
Teachers stay overnight in the teacher's quarters.
Pricing (updated Aug. 11, 2023):
5-day program = $410 per student/teacher/aide/nurse
4-day program = $390 per student/teacher/aide/nurse
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