Pathfinders After School Program
After school programs provide students with a balance of unstructured nature play with instruction in nature crafts, stories, tracking, bird language, wild edible plants, bow drill fire making, shelter building and wilderness skills. The program is always held outdoors (only in the case of extreme weather or unsafe driving conditions will alternate arrangements be made). Some common locations are Foothills Park, Arastradero Preserve, Redwood Grove, Palo Alto Baylands, Shoreline Park and Thornewood Preserve. Fire skills and wild edible plants/gardening are taught at a private garden. All parks are within 20 minutes of downtown Palo Alto.
For 2024-25 we will have three groups of up to 12 children with 3 instructors. Programs start the week of September 4 and run through June 2
Children are picked up from Ohlone Elementary School and dropped off at Peers Park in Palo Alto at the end of the day. All after school programs are taught by Pathfinders' Director Drew Harwell. To enroll or for more information email: [email protected]
2025-26 School Year: Enrollment Opens April 28 (April 21 for returning students)
Mondays September 8 - June 1 (31 Days)
Wednesdays September 3 - May 28 (35 Days)
2024-25 School Year:
For 2024-25 we will have three groups of up to 12 children with 3 instructors. Programs start the week of September 4 and run through June 2
- Mondays for K-1st grade students 2:20-5:30pm, Tuition $2,150
- Wednesdays for 3rd-5th grade students from 1:25-5pm, Tuition $2,350
Children are picked up from Ohlone Elementary School and dropped off at Peers Park in Palo Alto at the end of the day. All after school programs are taught by Pathfinders' Director Drew Harwell. To enroll or for more information email: [email protected]
2025-26 School Year: Enrollment Opens April 28 (April 21 for returning students)
Mondays September 8 - June 1 (31 Days)
Wednesdays September 3 - May 28 (35 Days)
- Mondays for K-1st grade students 2:20-5:30pm, Tuition $2,350
- Wednesdays for 3rd-5th grade students from 1:25-5pm, Tuition $2,550
2024-25 School Year:
- Mondays September 16 - June 2 (28 Days)
- Wednesdays September 4 - May 28 (35 Days)
- October 14 No School PAUSD
- November 11 Veterans' Day
- Thanksgiving Break Nov. 25-29
- Winter Break Monday Dec. 23 -Jan 3, school resumes Tuesday Jan. 7
- January 20 MLK Day
- February 17 Washington's Birthday
- March 7 No School PAUSD
- April 7-11 Spring Break
- May 26 Memorial Day
