Hello Friends, The sunday before the students came the ocean roared with 20 foot waves and perfect conditions. Surfers rode one of the biggest waves in the world at Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, Venus, Jupiter and the Moon were aligned and the weather was perfect for the beginning of another week at the outdoor..

It doesnt get much better than these days. Thanks Bancroft and Valle Verde for bringing a little spunk to the outdoor school. We had a week of high energy fun and lots of amazing sightings that can be added to the Hot Spot. The weather was warm in the sun and cold at night. THe..

Few weeks come together like the one I just experienced. We had a beautiful week of sunshine, moonshine, ocean love and the freshness of a forest after the rain. The St. Edward’s, St. Theresa’s and St. Joachim communities came together with kindness and clarity. Much love and respect to the children, teachers and parent chaperones..

The Martinez week was glorious after about 4 inches of rain fell the weekend before. This hot spot includes fungus and salamanders which will become the norm as the winter rains begin to fall. The greatest highlight of the week was that ALL of the students witnessed the dancing of the whales during both beach..

Journal time once again.  Halloween it is and the forest finally is beginning to change with a little help from our friend the Rain.  October 30th was a strange day on the central coast due to the warm south wind (up to 40 knot gusts) and the precipatation mixed with thunder and lightening.  The Beach..

Greetings from my cubicle —  This past week with the Kirby and Hearst students was amazing!  The weather was ideal fall conditions; hot during the day (86degrees at the beach) and cool at night.  The sky was clear with a little breeze out of the east and south which slowly throughout the day switched to..

It was a special week with the Vintage Hills and Parkmead communities.  One reason that it was special is that we were able to celebrate what we were calling the Harvest Full Moon but which I researched and learned was actually the Hunters Moon.  The moon was full on Tuesday and was amazingly large and..

The seasons are changing as the cold wind from the North followed the Valley View students for their 4 day adventure at Loma Mar.  The sun worked its magic during the day, but the clear, crisp nights with stars and planets (Jupiter) in full view, made the nights pretty cold.   This week began with a..

Mohr was our first Pleasanton school group to visit for the year.  What a beautiful week!  We celebrated the fall equinox by being aware of the abundance of life that is present during this time of the year.  The garden is definitely awake and alive.  The students were able to taste the bounty of our garden and..

Tolenas Elementary and Montair Elementary schools opened the 2008-9 outdoor school year for Exploring New Horizons at Loma Mar.  It was a beautiful week with ideal weather, a full moon, bad tides during the day and a lot of nature highlights.  A 6ft south swell hit the coast early thursday morning which made for a..