Teen Programs 7th-9th Grade

2024-2025 Class Information

Sessions 1-4 Registration will open to the public Wednesday May 1st at 9:30am

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2024-25 School Year Dates

2024-2025 School Year Dates

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School Year Teen Programs

Nature Sages

Sienna Ranch’s Nature Sages Teen Program is designed to deepen each student’s connection with nature while building an individual sense of self and purpose. Through hands-on creative projects we will build skills related to survival, nature connection, homesteading, and ancient arts. By fostering an awareness of the outside world, we will build connections to our inner experience through personal reflection and group activities. Nature Sages will have the opportunity to grow as leaders as they work together as a team. Hiking, team building activities, and animal interactions/care will be regular aspects of the program as well. Each session has a theme and all activities align with seasonal and ecological changes on the ranch and our surrounding natural landscape. Nature Sages is open to all levels of experience. Whether you have grown up at Sienna Ranch or you are joining us for the very first time- everyone is welcome!

Students in the program are:

Able to hike minimum two miles
Able to sit and participate in group discussions
Able to focus on a project for up to an hour
Excited to challenge themselves in new ways
Willing to work hard on projects that benefit the Ranch community
Ready to be outside in all weather conditions and get dirty

See Class List for times and prices.

Trail Ramblers

Trail Ramblers is our companion program to our Nature Programs that focuses on building confidence and independence through active hiking, team building games and activities, and animal interactions. This high energy class is designed for participants that need to burn off energy and get outside. Students will enjoy playing games, exploring the hills and trails of Sienna Ranch, and experiencing hands-on skills like shelter building and compasses. We will go out in all weather conditions. Since we will be spending a lot of time in Briones please come prepared and on time for this class.

Students in this program are:

Able to follow verbal directions in an outdoor environment
Up for hiking minimum 2 miles/1.5 hours minutes with a full backpack
Willing to participate in group games and active play activities
Ready to be outside in all weather conditions and get dirty

See Class List for times and prices.

Archery Adventures

In Archery Adventures students will experience the thrill of shooting a bow and arrow! Each class students are encouraged to focus on a specific aspect of their shooting form, while reviewing skills learned in previous classes. After gaining a basic level of proficiency and safety, archers may choose to challenge themselves and keep track of their progress through a scoring system. This class is appropriate for beginners and returning archers. With a fully covered shooting line, classes will be held rain or shine! In addition to shooting archery, students will take a break to rest their arms with other fun aspects of the ranch such as playing games, and visiting our animals.

Students in this program are:

Able to follow verbal directions in an outdoor environment with distractions
Ready to be outside in all weather conditions and get dirty
Able to focus on shooting archery for periods of 45 minutes at a time
Able to closely follow safety rules and act calmly on the archery range

See Class List for times and prices.