Ocean Grove- Wild Child

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Spring 2019: Programs run weekly from January 14 - June 7

spring REGISTRATION for continuing families opens Jan 3
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spring Registration for new families opens Jan 5

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Wild Child Freeschool offers a range of outdoor classes for Ocean Grove* students.  Children get the opportunity to connect with nature and each other by being immersed in a diversity of habitats, seasons, activities and adventures.  We strive to keep the program affordable and accessible for homeschooling families. Fun, inclusive, safe and kid-directed learning opportunities abound!  Visit our South Bay/Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz program pages to find out more about our programs.

checklist for OG families

Enrollment
  • Register online below, which includes:
    • Pay the $80 deposit per child to secure your spot.  Your deposit will be refunded to you once Ocean Grove pays the total invoice at the end of the semester.  If you decide to cancel, the deposit is non-refundable.
    • Ocean Grove does not cover the cost of materials fees, you will cover those out of pocket.
    • Fill out child and family information and Liability and Medical Release Forms when you register.
  • ​Submit a Purchase Order (PO) to your Educational Specialist (ES) with the date(s) of participation and CC Shanice.
  • Your PO must be submitted and approved by Ocean Grove before the first date of attendance and by the due date given in your registration confirmation email .  
Drop Ins 

To Schedule a Drop In using Ocean Grove payment, please follow these five steps and allow extra time for processing after you submit your Purchase Order:
  1. Email our Registrar for Silicon Valley, South Bay, and general program questions ,Catkin for Santa Cruz program questions for availability.
  2. Once you have your date(s) confirmed, follow the instruction provided to sign up through our registration website, and fill out child and family information, and Liability and Medical release forms.
  3. Fill out a Purchase Order with the date(s) of participation and send to your ES, and cc Shanice our Finance Specialist.
  4. Contact your Guide for the day to confirm that your child is coming, and to make sure they have your number in their phone​

Fall 2018 cost

We have Registration Incentives to encourage families to register for longer lengths of the program at a time.  This helps Wild Child plan for the future and lightens the administrative load for both guides and our administrative crew.  

Register for 14 - 21 weeks at a time, save $$$!
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South Bay and Silicon Valley
  • $85/day for 21 weeks (save $105!)
  • $87/day for 14 weeks (save $42!)
  • $90/day for 7 weeks
Santa Cruz
  • $70/day for 21 weeks (save $105!)
  • $72/day for 14 weeks (save $42!)
  • $75/day for 7 weeks ​
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​MATERIALS FEES for all Ocean Grove programs:
​$20 per 7 week session

Early Bird Incentive: you get a spot!  Program days will fill!

*If you wish to register for a longer length of time but your Ocean Grove funds do not cover the cost of a 14 or 21 week session, we allow a partial Ocean Grove and partial out of pocket payment, as long as it's scheduled and paid before the session start date.

INFORMATION about partial co-pay for all ocean grove classes

Q:What programs are eligible for Ocean Grove?

The answer to this question is very detailed - it's all new and we want to make sure it's crystal clear.  We hope that in the future it will be more concise for you - but for now please read thoroughly!

A: We want Wild Child to be as financially accessible to as many kids as possible, while still maintaining the quality programming and skills that we offer.  To support these efforts, we are doing something new starting Fall 2017!  For Fall programs, all of our programs will be Ocean Grove eligible - and there will be a portion of each day that is not paid for by Ocean Grove, and is instead paid out of pocket by the family as a small co-pay - so that the guides and kids are able to practice skills not approved by Ocean Grove for a portion of every day.  Ocean Grove programs do not permit students to consume plants, use knives, practice fire building, or climb trees over the shoulder height of a peer.  These are the skills that can be practiced outside of Ocean Grove funded class time.

Copay for all programs will be to cover 1.5 hours of skills based instruction per day.  We only offer registrations for our full 6 hour programs.  We can offer payment plans on the co-pay if needed, or if you financially cannot cover the co-pay, you are encouraged to apply for a scholarship with us.  The guides suggested and approved this Ocean Grove payment change, in order to stay financially accessible and offer all our awesome programs to Ocean Grove families while providing stellar skill instruction for all!  We all unanimously agree!


21 week session Co-pay and Ocean Grove amounts: 
  • South Bay and Silicon Valley = $21.25 copay per day. Your Ocean Grove PO amount per day is $63.75.
  • Santa Cruz = $17.50 copay per day.  Your Ocean Grove PO amount per day is $52.50.

14 week session Co-pay and Ocean Grove amounts: 
  • South Bay and Silicon Valley = $21.75 copay per day. Your Ocean Grove PO amount per day is $65.25.
  • Santa Cruz = $18 copay per day.  Your Ocean Grove PO amount per day is $54.
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7 week session Co-pay and Ocean Grove amounts: 
  • South Bay and Silicon Valley = $22.50 copay per day. Your Ocean Grove PO amount per day is $67.50.
  • Santa Cruz = $18.75 copay per day.  Your Ocean Grove PO amount per day is $56.25.​