Annual ranch calendar
View upcoming sessions & class offerings as well as important Sienna Ranch holiday breaks and closure dates.
Nature connection
Calling all future naturalist, farmers, artists, and animal lovers! Bay Area nature connection classes for students age 2-15.
2026/2027 school year
Session dates
Weekly class offerings
Nature classes
Ranch Play
Children age 2-4 and their adult join our naturalist educators for animal visits, garden tending, nature crafts and ranch story time.
Junior Ranchers
Early childhood class focused on exploration, foundational nature-based learning, and unstructured play for Prek-1st Graders.
Explorers
Sienna Ranch’s core class for 1st-6th Graders offers seasonal curriculum of nature-based crafts, wilderness skill development, and social-emotional learning.
Nature Sages
The 7th-9th Grade Sages class provides a capstone experience for teens, emphasizing leadership development, peer mentorship, and in-depth learning in ecology and environmental stewardship.
Trail Ramblers
Designed as a companion to our nature classes for 3rd-8th Graders, Trail Ramblers is a hiking and hand-on skill based program designed to get kids exploring out on trail.
Specialty enrichment classes
Archery Adventures
3rd-8th Graders build hand-eye coordination, learn about proper archery techniques, and enjoy team games at the archery shooting range.
Critters & Clay
Hand-building pottery class for K-6th grade students teaches creativity, fine motor skills, and artistic expression through fun, nature-inspired clay projects.
Foodie Farmers
K-6th Grade food education class teaches kids gardening principles like composting, companion planting, and plant growth, while exploring cooking concepts and making local, seasonal recipes.
Woodshop Wonders
K-6th Grade woodworking class offers free-build and guided projects, teaching kids building techniques while creating nature-inspired objects and developing engineering and and artistic design skills.
Horse Connection
A non-riding equine class for K-6th Graders that teaches horse behavior, health, and caretaking, while focusing on student mindfulness practices and confidence building.
Social Group
A class for 2nd-6th Graders designed to support nature connection, physical movement, and peer interaction for neurodiverse students.
Teen apprenticeships
Farm Hands Apprentice
This leadership class in our Session 4 prepares students ages 13-15 to participate as summer camp apprentices in our Farm Hands classes. Learn how to lead nature games, mentor younger students, and build confidence.
Animal Apprentice
For ages 14-16 our afterschool animal apprentice class merges learning through science and hands-on livestock tending with our sheep and goat herds.
Equine Apprentice
This horse handling class educates students age 14-16 on proper handling and care for horses in preparation for our summer camp equine apprenticeship program.
Year-long courses
Everything Ranch Class
Designed as a year-long commitment class, Everything Ranch Classes for ages Prek-9th offer a unique experience for students to learn throughout the seasons at the ranch.
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