2024 - 2025 PROGRAMS
Ventura Wild Fall 2024
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How to Register (Fall Session II)
Registration is NOW OPEN for any remaining spots available in our Fall Session II programs. Please continue scrolling for registration links and more info on our program offerings.
At this time, you are welcome to sign up for more than 1 program. Thank you!
About Ventura Wild
Ventura Wild is an education initiative of Ventura Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We provide meaningful outdoor learning experiences to connect children to nature and instill a deep sense of belonging. Our programs listed below are offered throughout the school year, including Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions.
Click to learn more about our teaching philosophy.
The lands we visit are the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Chumash People.
MONDAY
Heron Homeschool
Age: 7 - 10 yrs
Drop Off
Dates: Nov. 4 – Dec. 16 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 25
Day: Mondays
Time: 9:30 – 1:30 PM
Age: 7 – 10
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ojai & Ventura
Price: $425
Lead Staff: Amy Davis
TUESDAY
Drop Off
Dates: Nov. 5 – Dec. 17 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 26
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 9:00 – 1:00 PM
Age: 5 – 7
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ojai & Ventura
Price: $425
Lead Staff: Amy Davis
Coyote Homeschool
Age: 5 - 7 yrs
TUESDAY
Drop Off
Dates: Nov. 5 – Dec. 17 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 26
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Age: 5 – 7
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ventura
Price: $300
Lead Staff: Melissa Ruiz
Ventura Explorers
Age: 5 - 7 yrs
TUESDAY
Ojai After School
Age: 8-10 yrs
Drop Off
Dates: Nov. 5 – Dec. 17 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 26
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Age: 8 – 10
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ojai
Price: $300
Lead Staff: David Parziale
WEDNESDAY
Drop Off, Bilingual Homeschool
Dates: Nov. 6 – Dec. 18 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 27
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 9:00 – 1:00 PM
Age: 6 – 10
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ojai & Ventura
Price: $425
Lead Staff: Jenny Jacobs
Niños y Naturaleza
Age: 6 - 10 yrs
WEDNESDAY
Drop Off
Dates: Nov. 6 – Dec. 18 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 27
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Age: 5 – 7
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ojai
Price: $300
Lead Staff: David Parziale
Ojai Explorers
Age: 5 - 7 yrs
WEDNESDAY
Parent/Guardian & Child
Dates: Nov. 6 – Dec. 18 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 27
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Age: 2 – 4
Max Group Size: 10 participants
Location: Ojai & Ventura
Price: $300
Lead Staff: Sara MacCracken
Big Bear Little Bear
Age: 2 - 4 yrs w/ guardian
THURSDAY
Drop Off
Dates: Nov. 7 – Dec. 19 (6 weeks),
No program Nov. 28
Day: Thursdays
Time: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Age: 7 – 10
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ventura
Price: $300
Lead Staff: Melissa Ruiz
Ventura After School
Age: 7 - 10 yrs
THURSDAY
Drop Off, Girls Rite of Passage
Dates: Sept. 12 – Dec. 5 (7 classes),
FULL - waitlist only
Day: Every other Thursday
Time: 3:15 – 6:00 PM
Age: 11 – 13
Max Group Size: 8 female-identifying youth
Location: Ojai & Ventura
Price: $450
Lead Staff: Sara MacCracken & Thrive Wellness
Stepping Stones (Rite of Passage)
Age: 11 - 13 yrs
FRIDAY
Drop Off
Dates: Sept. 20 – Dec. 20 (7 classes),
FULL - waitlist only
Day: Every other Friday
Time: 9:30 – 1:30 PM
Age: 10 – 13
Max Group Size: 12 participants
Location: Ojai & Ventura
Price: $475
Lead Staff: Amy Davis
Hawks Homeschool
Age: 10 - 13 yrs
Ventura Wild would love to hear from you
Email: venturawild@venturalandtrust.org
Phone: 805-643-8044 x 4
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1284, Ventura, CA 93002