Program Overviews

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Program Overviews:
 

Registration:

Registration is now open for all of our programs. Programs require completing a registration form, waiver, and submitting payment at the time of registering. If you need an ESA invoice we will supply you with one within 48 hrs. We understand that there is some delay in  ESA payments, and your spots are secure while we are waiting on funds to arrive. 

Class Dates/Times:

Class dates and times vary. Please see individual program pages for more information and the calendars below. 

• Our desert school semester/yearly programs are 1.5  hrs or 2 .5 hrs long and every other week.
• Our Conservation Biology program meets weekly for 1.5 hrs.
• Our drop-programs vary and are 1.5 hrs - 2 hrs long.

Locations:
The majority of our programs will take place at Paradise Valley Park in N. Phoenix or Thunderbird Conservation Park in Glendale

Some of our ala carte programs will take place at other locations in the Glendale, Scottsdale, N. Tempe, Phoenix area. Please visit the program pages for more information.

Cost:

Cost varies for our programs and some are free, please visit the program pages for more information.  We do offer sibling discounts for our desert school semester/yearly programs as well as a material fee option for much younger tag-along siblings. For our ala carte programs we offer bundle discounts if you register for all of the programs.  We are an Empowerment Scholarship Account approved vendor.

We do offer a material only fee for tag-along siblings: $50 Fall, $50 Spring. If there is a younger sibling(s) in the family they are welcome to tag-along at no cost. If you would like the younger sibling(s) to receive any handouts, participate in craft/art projects, use resources we will have available for exploration, etc. we will ask that you pay a supply fee to help us cover these costs. 

Program Pages:

For further details about each program including cost, class schedule, outlines, enrollment information and more please visit the following landing pages:

• ECO Inchworms - Toddler-PreK (ages 1-5 approximately) - Every other Thursday 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• ECO Trailblazers - K/1st-3rd Grade (ages 6-9 approximately) - Every other Tuesday or Thursday 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
• ECO Explorers - 4th-7th Grade (ages 8-12 approximately) - Every other Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or every other Thursday 1:00  pm - 3:30 pm
• Conservation Biology - 8th-12th Grade (ages 13-18 approximately) - Every Wednesday 10:00 am - 11:20 am 
• Cabinet of Curiosities - ages 7-14 approximately - One Friday per month 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Survial Skills - ages 8-13 approximately - Every Monday 10:00 am - 11:30 am or every other Tuesday 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 
• Wildlife Wonders - ages 7-14 approximately - One Friday per month 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Tree Hugger Club - ages 7-14 approximately - One Friday or Monday per month 10:00 am -12:00 pm - locations vary
• Nature Journaling  Club - ages 7-14 approximately - One day per month Monday, Wednesday or Friday 10:00 am -11:00 am
• Free Family Hikes and Geocaching  - all ages - One Friday per month 10:00 am -12:00 pm - locations vary 
• Free  Accessible Family Bird Outings  Nerdy For Birdies - all ages - One Friday or Saturaday per month 10:00 am - 12 :00 pm -  locations vary and are wheelchair/stroller accessible
• Free Mental Health Nature Journaling Club - ages 16-adult - One Saturday per month  10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Online Zoom Programs - Zoology - ages 8-12 approximately - Every other Monday  12:30 pm - 1:30 pm PDT/PST and Conservation Biology - ages 13-18 approximately - Every Wednesday  12:30 pm - 2:00 pm PDT/PST 
• Private group events and fieldtrips

Ages note: Our ages/grades for each program are recommendations and we trust that you know what content level your child(ren) can handle. So we are ultimately leaving the program selection up to the parents to decide. If you are unsure about which program would be best for your child(ren) please reach out to us via text, phone or email. If you have multiple children we recommend registering for the program that fits most of your children(s) ages/grades.

Coming soon...

• Nature Journaling Club online
• Educator Workshops
• Guardians (Adult Classes)

Visit our FAQs page if you have further questions. You can also message from the website, email us or call/text 678-457-0802.

If you would like to help us ensure that no child is left inside please consider making a donation to our scholarship fund, which will help cover program costs for families that need financial assistance.