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..
Well, it’s spring time, and you can feel it. You can feel it in the suns warm rays shining down on the organic garden. You can feel it in your toes, as you carefully walk through the Pescadero Creek. You can hear it in the cacophony of bird songs, playing all day in the forest…
Greetings Friends & Families of ENH – Many of you know that this past fall ENH lost a dear friend, and co-founder, Gary Nightengale. As we approach summer, we will be hosting a celebration of Gary’s life, and an opportunity for friends to gather and remember the amazing contributions made by Gary. A celebration of..
Whoa. Time flies when you’re at outdoor school! Thanksgiving and the winter holidays flew by faster than a Peregrine. The Exploring New Horizons crew and students piled on their raingear and boots in preparation for the winter. The rains came and went, the Pescadero (Oh, Pescadero!) Creek raged, and hundreds of colorful and groovy fungus..
It’s been yet another rocking week at the outdoor school. The boogie was rocking, the banana slug song was rocking, and with all of the excitement, the earth rocked right along. On Tuesday evening, the students at Exploring New Horizons learned a practical lesson in plate techtonics, when the San Jose centered earthquake took us..
