Bay Area, CA
Transported After School Outdoors Program (TAO)

Does your child get outside and into Nature in their current After School program?
Can they engage their creativity with truly fun and adventurous skills such as woodworking and theater arts?

That's about to change. It's time to be outside...

The Trackers Transported After School Outdoors Program (TAO) offers an unforgettable world of ancient skills and arts. We pick your child up from their school and they spend time out of doors while working together to learn about nature, art and the power of community.

After School Nature and Art Program

The afternoon begins as the Trackers Van transports your child from their school to local parks. There, students train stealth, tracking and wilderness survival skills. If you ever loved the books My Side of the Mountainor Lord of the Rings the Rangers Guild is where you want to be. Rangers may build a shelter, learn to carve wood, safely make fire with no matches, craft simple bows or train outdoor fitness arts through fun stealth games. Rangers are also master naturalists, they know the language and sign of all birds, beasts and plants that live in wild.

Transportation from your school

We offer a range of local schools as pick up sites. Every instructor is trained to work with youth and chosen for their high level of safety and competency as drivers. In the afternoon, you then pick your child up at the Berkeley Aquatic Park. A list of schools we currently pick-up from...

• Berkwood Hedge School
• Washington Elementary (Berkeley), the
• East Bay School for Boys
• Oxford Elementary,
• Malcolm X Elementary,
• Chabot Elementary, and
• Peralta Elementary

We are always looking to expand our school rotation! Please Contact Us to be request your school.

How to Participate

We offer day, monthly and seasonal options for registration. Please Note Attendence for your weeks must be consecutive.

Taster Day 1-day Try a day of class, no commitment. Then sign up for a monthly or seasonal membership.
Monthly Membership 4-weeks Choose 1-day week for 4-weeks at one of our locations
Seasonal Membership 12-weeks Choose 1-day week for 12-weeks at one of our locations and save on tuition.

Winter Hours School Release-5:30pm

Mid-Session Enrollment

We offer rolling mid-session enrollment. Contact Us for more information.

About Safety

Trackers leads the way in standards of safety for outdoor camps and programs. We cultivate experienced and mature staff that allow us to teach real skills. We seek to bring environmental education back to true adventure in the out of doors. Trackers is at the forefront of blending "old school" outdoor education with new and leading standards of safety, responsibility and personalized learning. Learn more about our safety policies, programs and philosophies from our blog.

Scholarships and Other Options

Contact Us to learn more about other trial and membership options to connect and learn more about the program...

• A one day drop-in (if you bus visits your school)
• Other seasonal or yearly membership options

We have scholarship awards available of up to 10%-50% of tuition for families in need. Due to limited funds of awards we recommend you apply early to increase your family's chances of acceptance. Submit a scholarship application

Typical Day

2pm-2:45pm School Pick-Up, Homework Time & Nature Play Fitness We pick your child up from your school. Since different schools release at different times, we are mostly traveling then.

2:45pm-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.

5pm-5:30pm Parent Pick-Up & Nature Play Fitness You pick up your child inspired and happy from an afternoon of adventure immersed in nature and the arts.

Transportation and Available Schools

Schools we currently pick-up from...

Tuesday
Berkwood Hedge
Washington Elementary (Berkeley)

Wednesday
Peralta Elementary
Chabot Elementary
Montclair Elementary (Oakland)

Groups forming soon at Tehiyah Day School and Montessori Family School

Contact Us for addtional Berkeley pickup locations

Additional Schools

We plan on significant expanding our pickup locations. If you come from a school that is not listed, we will likely be able to arrange pick-up with 3 or more students registered. If you come from a school that is able to arrange transportation through their own bus system, let us know. To learn more about extending pick-up/drop-off options Contact Us