Program areas at Connolly Ranch Education Center
Seasonal programs (ages 3 to 12): crec camps are designed to embrace new experiences as they arise within the magical outdoor setting. Our established inquiry-based curriculum provides spontaneous opportunities to learn from what "just happened; allowing children to deepen their connection with nature, themselves and each other. Programs include, but not limited: summer camp andholiday camps.
Crec is committed to being an active community partner and provides a number of low-cost weekday and weekend programs and seasonal festivals. Additionally, crec partners with over 6 bay area school districts to provide engaging, hands-on, farmbased educational experiences designed to meet California state standards from preschool through high school. Community programs include, but not limited: saturday farm open house, k-12 field trips & middle school science retreats, harvest festival, earth night festival, and green friday.
Educational programs (ages 0 to 12) school-year educational programs follow our unique educational pedagogy, curriculum, and hourglass model of learning & relations . Connolly Ranch Education Center's unique discovery based pedagogy is centered around cultivating social, emotional and ecological intelligence as children of all ages explore and interact with our animals, garden and wild spaces. We lead with inquiry to encourage children to become dynamic learners, mindful leaders, and divergent thinkers. Educational programs include, but are not limited: parent-child class (ages 0-2), playschool (ages 3-5), outdoor afterschool (ages 6-12)