24-25 School Year Escorted Outings
Start on Friday, September 6th, 2024.
Registration is open. Click below to Apply.
🦋 Half Morning Group
weekly on Fridays from 9:30am-11:00am
Age: 1.5-3 yrs old with one parent/caregiver
Tuition: $1, 450 ($1, 200 + $250 non-refundable deposit)
Typical Routines
09:30-09:40 meeting and greeting
09:40-10:00 hiking into the spot
10:00-10:30 circle/story time
10:30-11:00 unstructured play time
11:00-11:15 hiking back to 2nd spot (closer to parking lot, and Half-Morning families will leave.)
🦋 Full Morning Group
Fridays from 9:30am-12:30pm
Age: 2-5 yrs old with one parent/caregiver
Tuition: $1, 850 ($1, 600 + $250 non-refundable deposit)
Typical routines
09:30-09:40 meeting and greeting
09:40-10:00 hiking into the spot
10:00-10:30 circle/story time
10:30-11:00 unstructured play time
11:00-11:15 hiking back to 2nd spot (closer to parking lot, and Half-Morning families will leave.)
11:15-11:45 unstructured play time
11:45-12:00 art or a short story
12:00-12:30 picnic and closing circle
More Infos for 24-25 School Year Outings
After the registration, the mentor will contact you once a spot is held for you, and you are responsible to pay in full to confirm the spot. Come join us!
Dates: September 6-June 6 (32 outings in total, details in below.)
Referral & Sibling discount: 5% off for each student when signing up together or referred by a current club member.
Locations: Nature Preserves within 15-25mins drive radius from Menlo Park
Typical Places We will visit: (All are within 20 mins drive of Menlo Park. )
Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto
Shoreline Lake Park
Bol Park in Palo Alto
Portola Valley library Area
Hidden villa
Redwood Grove Nature Preserve
Shoup Park
Foothill Nature Preserve
Holbrook Palmer Park
Tentative plan will be sent out to groups one month before the outing. Details will be sent a week before outings begin.
All Outing Dates: 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/8, 11/15, 12/6, 12/13, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6.
Cancellation Policies: The tuition includes $250 non-refundable deposit. After May 15th, the full tuition is non-refundable unless a replacement student is found.
What the Outings Look Like
GETTING READY TO HIKE
HIKING TO 1ST SPOT
CIRCLE STORYTIME
CIRCLE STORYTIME
HIKING TO 2ND SPOT
UNSTRUCTURED FREE PLAY
VISITING ECO CENTERS
OBSERVING WHILE HIKING
HIKING THROUGH A TUNNEL
OUTING IN RAINY DAYS
CLIMBING A TREE
LUNCH TIME
What Our Escorted Parents Say
"We have loved being a part of Butterfly Outing Group this year and can't wait to join you again next year. You make every hike educational, fun, and magical. Elliot loves coming to hiking group and so do I! Thank you so much for all of the care & hard work you put into each hike."
E's mom
"You passion for outdoors and your approch to teaching have opened our eyes to the wonders of the natural world. But what really rocks is how you have taught us to find the fun in everything, even the most boring stuff. Thank you for sharing us the simple pleasures in life, we are incredibly grateful."
Ch & S's Mom
"I am so happy to find this outing club. I can spend time with my child in nature, not in a classroom. Teacher Nancy is AMAZING!! She taught us a new way to explore, learn and enjoy in nature. We had so much fun!! My son's favorite part was singing songs when hiking. Can't wait to have our next outing!!"
I's mom
"The Little Butterfly outing is so meaningful! My child was having so much fun, kept telling me '开心! 开心! ' (开心 means happy in Mandarin) throughout the outing! , I am so thankful that Teacher Nancy is willing to run this program! Both of us got so much education out of this outing, besides were able to bond with each other during fun time and also difficult time. This is the dream outdoors preschool that I have been looking for!"
A’s mom
"很幸運KCH能遇上充滿愛與耐心的老師，帶領他勇敢的體驗和探索，每次總是有滿滿的樂趣與歡笑，由衷感謝！"
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