COVID-19 Distance Learning
Sienna Ranch is operating our Session 4 classes virtually online through zoom.All classes will feature a weekly 40 minute live Zoom (online video) sessions with your favorite Sienna Ranch instructors! Classes will include the familiar Sienna Ranch welcome howl, gratitude and nature news traditions, games, songs, interactive activities, virtual Ranch connection time (yes, there will be baby goats:)), age-appropriate online resources, nature scavenger hunts, independent nature missions, and independent assignments that will get your children connecting with nature right where you live. There will also be hygienically prepared project kits for classes like woodshop and pottery for families to pick up from the Ranch and complete at home, with Zoom-guided classes led by your regular instructors.
**NEW** SESSION 4 START DATE: All Session 4 classes start the week of March 30th
Onsite Session 4 Enrollment Change Policy
If health authorities and charter school rules allow us to return to in-person classes mid-session we will do so, however we are totally excited to offer a full session of online-facilitated nature experiences.
Please read the below options. If you are choosing Option 2 or 3, or 4 please EMAIL admin@siennaranch.net with your changes no later than Wednesday March 25th by 3pm.
Options for Session 4:
- Change nothing. Your enrollment switches to a virtual class until we can resume in person. You can still use your vouchers from charter schools (please reorder if you cancelled them). And payment plans will still be charged on April 6th.
- Switch existing enrollment that is not offered online (archery, equestrian, and ranch connection) to one of our online options.
- Cancel enrollment, receive Sienna Ranch credit for future programming that never expires.
- Cancel enrollment, donate tuition to help us keep our doors open.
**Credit Policy - Session 4, 2020 only:
We know many families are facing uncertain times at the moment so we are offering some more flexible options.
- If you don't love our online classes (you will, we promise) you will only be financially responsible for the classes that you have already taken.
- For Charter School Families: The charter schools we have spoken with are offering to pro-rate vouchers for the remainder of any classes that are dropped mid-session so you would not lose your voucher balance. So, if you decide to drop, in most cases you can just have your charter school edit your purchase order to cover the classes you have taken. Please check with your specific charter school to confirm their policy on this.
- If you really can't try our exciting online offerings, no worries. We will waive our usual 15% processing penalty and apply 100% of your existing payments towards credit to future programming. As always, our credit never expires and can be used for any Sienna Ranch program for any member of your immediate family.
Nature Program Schedule
Classes
Junior Ranchers, Explorers, and Nature Sages
Our mission for Session 4 is to keep our students engaged, learning, and building their naturalist identities while also providing them with stability and support through interacting with the land and animals that we all know and love. This session at Sienna Ranch, students will get to engage with each other and their instructor, while learning what it means to be a naturalist wherever you are! Each week during their 40 minute Zoom class, our students can expect to visit with a Sienna Ranch animal, explore the Ranch with their instructors, craft with their class using items provided, and play fun nature-based games. Students will receive thematic weekly homework challenges to keep them observing the natural world throughout their week.
Distance Learning Class Package | Junior Ranchers | Explorers | Nature Sages |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Hands on projects and activity kits. Assemble your own using our instructions, or pick up a kit from the Ranch | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Build Kits & Instructions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1-2 Weekly Animal & Nature Adventure Videos | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
1-2 hours age appropriate independent activity aimed at supporting caregivers with facilitating nature connection, developing skills, deepening understanding of nature, and giving direction to independent outside time | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Supplemental live sessions by request | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Woodshop
Distance Learning Class Package | Tree Forts & More | Junior Woodshop | Coyote Club Woodshop | Woodshop Extension |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Weekly Recording of 40 min live session | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Build Kits & Instructions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Weekly Animal Interaction Video | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Weekly 30 mins bonus material | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Supplemental live sessions by request | ✔ | ✔ |
Pottery
Distance Learning Class Package | Critters & Clay | Coyote Club Pottery | Pottery Extension |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ | ✔ | |
One Weekly 40 min recorded session | ✔ | ||
Pick up project kits including clay, tools and glazes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Pick up/drop off projects for kiln firing at your convenience | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Weekly Animal Interaction Video | ✔ | ✔ | |
30 mins bonus supplemental material | ✔ | ||
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Supplemental live session with instructor by request | ✔ |
Let's Play at the Ranch
Distance Learning Class Package | |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ |
Weekly Animal Interaction Video | ✔ |
Bonus supplemental material | ✔ |
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ |
Garden Extension
Distance Learning Class Package | |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ |
Bonus supplemental material | ✔ |
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ |
Leadership Extension
Distance Learning Class Package | |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ |
Bonus supplemental material | ✔ |
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ |
Ranch Chefs
Distance Learning Class Package | Junior Chefs | Coyote Club Chefs |
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One Weekly 40 min live session | ✔ | ✔ |
Ingredients list for you to gather in advance (simple, cheap and easy to get ingredients) | ✔ | ✔ |
Weekly Recipe to be prepared during live session, or on your own time using recorded session | ✔ | ✔ |
Weekly Animal Interaction Video | ✔ | |
Bonus informational video from Eliot (one cooking term or technique, plus a recipe to try at home) | ✔ | ✔ |
Email support with instructor by request | ✔ | ✔ |
Supplemental live session with instructor by request | ✔ |