San Mateo Outdoor Education

Teachers Schedule

Daily Schedule:

  7:00 Wake up
  7:50 Breakfast line up
  8:50-3:30 Beach
9:15-9:45 Set; students at village meeting place for songs and skits
9:45-12:00 Trail lessons
12:15 Lunch
  1:25-1:50 Set; students at village meeting place for songs and skits
  1:50-3:15 Trail lessons
  3:15-3:30 Apples in dining hall
  3:30-3:45 Teacher time (meet and return to dining hall)
  3:15-4:15 Cabin leader time off (Wednesday 3:30-4:30)
  4:15-4:45 Cabin leader meeting (Wednesday 4:30-4:45)
  4:45-5:50 Showers, skit practice, recreation (teacher patrol)
  5:50 Line up for dinner (5:45 on Monday)
  7:25-9:00 Evening activities
  9:00-9:30 Prepare for bed
  9:30 Lights out
  9:00-10:30 Teacher patrol (Thursday night to 11:00)

Activity Meeting Place:

Buckeye & Garden: Small Campfire (Rainy day: Bandshell)
Big Trees and Nature Lab: Shipwreck (Rainy day: Dining hall porch)
Earth Dance: Dining hall
Ocean Odyssey: Arboretum/Simcock
Night Hike: In cabin

Activity Schedule:

    Village A   Village B   Village C
Monday   Discovery Hike
Ocean Odyssey
  Discovery Hike
Night Hike
  Discovery Hike
Earth Dance
Tuesday   Beach
meet at stop sign at 8:50
Earth Dance
  Green Day
Buckeye and Garden
Ocean Odyssey
  Green Day
Big Trees and Nature Lab
Night Hike
Wednesday   Green Day
Big Trees and Nature Lab
Night Hike
  Beach
meet at stop sign at 8:50
Earth Dance
  Eco Day
Buckeye and Garden
Ocean Odyssey
Thursday   Eco Day
Buckeye and Garden
Campfire 7:15
  Eco Day
Big Trees and Nature Lab
Campfire 7:15
  Beach
meet at stop sign at 8:50
Earth Dance
Campfire 7:15
Friday   9:10 Students are dismissed
    Students are dismissed from cabins and taken to the luggage area by naturalists.
    Teachers direct students where to pile bags at the luggage area.
    Students group together with cabin leaders.
    Teachers direct groups to Arboretum/Simcock for a slide show.
    Teachers meet in Gyro for billing, evaluations, and lunch.
    Teachers: Remember to check the contraband box, unclaimed medications, and leftover mail to return items to students.
    11:00 Closing ceremony
    11:15 Load buses and depart