Bay Area, CA
Transported After School Outdoors Program (TAO)
Get your kids outside! Trackers’ afterschool program offers a perfect, necessary balance to a long day of classroom instruction. With us children have an opportunity to move, explore and reconnect with nature. Creative, active lessons wake up the children to the world around them and to their own competence. Children practice working together, tending to the land and to one another. Trackers kids do more than learn, they engage.
The afternoon begins as the Trackers Bus transports your child from their school to a local park. There, students train in tracking, wilderness survival skills, homesteading and storytelling. We may learn to carve wood, safely make fire with no matches, make pickles or sew a magic cape.
The Trackers Transported After School Outdoors Program (TAO) picks your child up from their school to spend time out of doors working together to engage with nature and outdoor skills.
Transportation from your school
We provide pick up at several local schools. All instructors are chosen not only for their outdoor expertise, but also for their high level of safety consciousness and competence as drivers. At the end of the day you pick up your child at a convenient location.
New for 2013-2014 A non-refundable $75 deposit is due for pre-registration. By submitting your deposit to us you lock in our early registration discount for your program, even if you later choose a payment plan!
Please note that all our 2013-14 school year programs require a 10-participant commitment per location. If the enrollment requirement is not met or we are unable to schedule a program at your location your deposit will be refunded in full.
Download our 2013-2014 After School Pricing Sheet
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Membership Details
Class is not offered during holiday and no-school day breaks
Taster Day Try a day of class at any school we currently pick up from, no commitment
Seasonal Membership Enjoy flexibility by registering by the season
Yearly Membership Save on tuition and attend Trackers all school year
Available Days and Time
Different days for different schools are available. Contact Us to learn more.
Program Hours School Release - 5:30pm or 6pm (depending on your school release time)
Download our 2013-2014 After School Pricing Sheet
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Mid-Session Enrollment
We offer rolling mid-session enrollment. Contact Us for more information.
Payment Plans
Payment plans are available and advance payment always includes an Early Bird Discount
Download our 2013-2014 After School Pricing Sheet
Scholarships and Other Options
We have scholarship awards available of up to 10%-20% of tuition for families in need. Due to limited funds we recommend you apply early to increase your family's chances of acceptance. Some of our schools also offer scholarships through their parent associations. Submit a scholarship application
Typical Day
2pm-3pm School Pick-Up We pick your child up from your school. Since different schools release at different times, we are mostly traveling then.
3pm-5 or 5:30pm Guild Activities Our instructors introduce the activity for the afternoon. Since this is Trackers we always go out of doors (come rain or shine). It could be animal tracking, wilderness skills, survival and more.
5:30 or 6pm Parent Pick-Up & Games You pick up your child inspired and happy from an afternoon of adventure immersed in nature and the arts.
