CURRENT PROGRAMS
Nature Days Curriculum
Frog Creek Adventure School is committed to supporting the growth of the whole child with attention to their physical, social, and emotional needs. Nature Days is an outdoor program for 3-15 year olds in the South Bay of Los Angeles, which includes time for unstructured exploration and play, as well as journaling, enriching activities, and storytelling.
NATURALIST AND ECOLOGY STUDIES:
WILDERNESS AWARENESS:
LANGUAGE AND WRITING DEVELOPMENT:
Students will have an opportunity to cultivate a deep connection to nature. They will be exposed to regional plants, trees, birds, and mammals. Through mentoring, students will use observation, nature journaling, and field guides to develop knowledge about the local ecology. Students will gain information about animal tracking, patterns, and behaviors while exploring the ecology and wildlife landscape.
Through sensory awareness games, journaling, safety assessment, mapping, and exploring, students will have the opportunity to orient themselves to the region and develop comfort with the wilderness environment.
Storytelling will be used to share nature information as well as to develop language. Students will have the opportunity to share stories with the group and develop writing skills in their nature journals.
NATURAL CRAFTS AND ART:
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT:
PERSONAL AWARENESS AND EXPRESSION:
Mentors will expose students to art through nature journaling, simple drawing, and painting. Students will use natural materials to create crafts and art.
Students will be physically challenged throughout the semester. They will be exposed to many games that include running, jumping, crawling, and other physical challenges. Students will hike and explore in different terrains and weather which will help with their balance, body awareness, and physical development.
Students will be supported to develop their passions and skills in the natural setting. They will be supported in developing comfort and confidence in their self-expression and in conflict resolution.
Froglet Nature Days
& Frog Creek Adventurers
Froglet Nature Days (for ages 3-9) and Frog Creek Adventurers (for ages 6-12) are evidence-based programs that foster children's connection with nature, community, and themselves. Classes include time for group connection and activities, and provide ample time for unstructured exploration and play as well as art, storytelling, bushcraft, and other enriching activities. Frog Creek Adventure School is committed to supporting the growth of the whole child with attention to their physical, social, and emotional development.
Adventurers World Explorers
Adventurers World Explorers is for the oldest students at Frog Creek (ages 11-15). Our World Explorers program provides an opportunity for young teens to explore their identities, interests, and potential for effect on the world. It is a child-led, project-based program; this means that the group as a whole will choose our path forward, and our path will involve setting and achieving SMART goals.
We will choose one big project or several small projects to complete in the course of a semester, set with specific parameters of completion, and facilitated by capable and knowledgeable mentors. Projects can range anywhere from building a treehouse, creating a short film, fundraising fun (yet educational) field trips, or anything else we dream up. This program costs a little bit more than the others in order to cover entry fees and project materials. We will have a budget and learn to work within the means of - or otherwise find creative ways to increase - our budget. The only limit to our capabilities is our
imaginations!
Frog Creek S.T.E.A.M.
Frog Creek S.T.E.A.M. class provides opportunities for experiential learning through projects and play. The class is designed to help children build an intuitive, yet concrete understanding of the world and how it works, with the introduction of science experiments and art concepts to build on their current interests and knowledge. Each week we offer a science experiment/experience and an art project, as well as offering other materials for child led projects and ideas. Children are not required to participate in projects if they are not interested, and they are able to play and explore during this class too, but we ask that everyone stays together close by the blanket/class area.
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*Art and science projects vary and are determined by the interest and developmental needs of the kids.
Potential art projects: hot glue guns and tinkering, muti-media collage, tie-dye, flower fairy & gnome houses, messy paint techniques like splatter, spin, & pour, paper mâché, sun catchers, beads & string (paper bead making, jewelry, friendship bracelets) stamp & print making, bookmarks, wood working, animal sketching, and more!
Potential science project: experiments around weather, gardening and composting basics, chemical reactions, tinkering and simple machines, Fall, Winter, & Spring “Tastes” Labs, and more.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FALL SEMESTER BREAKS [2025-2026]:
Native American Heritage Week Break is November 24th to November 28th, 2025
Winter Break is December 22nd to January 2nd, 2025
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SPRING 2026 SEMESTER BREAKS:
Spring Break is March 30th to April 3rd
No class Memorial Day - Monday, May 25th, 2026
Monday Makeup class will be Monday, June 8th, 2026
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Each class meets for 17 weeks, rain or shine.
In the case of potential unsafe weather (flooding, lightning, high wind etc.) we will do our best to offer
class in a safe location but it may be cancelled or shortened and refunds will not be given. ______________________________________________________________________________
How to enroll: Reach out to confirm space! Once confirmed, a $200 deposit is required to hold your spot with the completed enrollment and medical release forms. The deposit is non-refundable and will be applied to tuition. Enrollment is not guaranteed until $200 deposit, forms, and/or screenshot of your enrichment request has been received.
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Completed enrollment form & medical/release form is required each year your child is enrolled.
Sibling discount 10% for additional siblings on same enrolled days – take 10% off the 2nd child’s tuition. Monthly payments are available, when needed. We strive to make Frog Creek accessible to all interested families. Please reach out if you would like to discuss a sliding scale or a payment plan.
Frog Creek Adventure School is an inclusive program. We welcome children with a wide range of developmental, behavioral, and learning abilities. Our mentors may find some children need more support than we have designed the program to offer. In order to offer a safe and supportive program, we may ask parents to secure additional support for their child so they can continue the program.
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OUR PROCESS
Frog Creek is committed to offering 17-week, closed-enrollment classes based on our foundational philosophies. If a group stays consistent, meeting in a consistent space at consistent times, it is shown that the individuals of the group will have opportunities to grow more connected to each other, to their space, and to themselves. The participants will also learn more about who they are, the capabilities of their voice, and the meaning of their actions. We therefore ask families to commit, to their best ability, to the entire semester they sign up for, as it is the lifeblood of the efficacy of the program and its demonstrable developmental results.