In the spring of 2013 Ms. Fendell took her Fourth Grade class with High School Outdoor Education Coordinator, Ellie Capers, to the Clem Miller Environmental Ed Center at Point Reyes National Seashore. The trip took place during their block on Human Being and Animal study. The children spent four days before Spring break in the heart of the Point Reyes wilderness area at the beautiful camp. This environmental education center is for the exclusive use of educational groups who, after an orientation session, are left on their own to explore the surrounding areas and experience the beauty.
The class hiked four miles round trip to the seashore and walked four miles another day down the side of a mountain through a canopy of a newly blossoming Bishop Pine in the rain. The children spent an afternoon meandering alongside a native herd of Tule Elk and built sand castles along a creek at McClures Beach. 
The Fourth Graders used binoculars and telescopes to try and count as many of the Northern California Elephant Seals and their pups as possible. Without the Outdoor Classroom grant, this class would not have had these wonderful experiences in such a unique environment that is a part of all of our heritage.-Ellie Capers
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