The Orcutt Union School District is pleased to be able to continue an Outdoor School/Science Camp program for sixth graders. Alice Shaw, Joe Nightingale, Patterson Road, Pine Grove, and Ralph Dunlap schools attend Outdoor School at Camp Whittier, located near Lake Cachuma. In addition, Olga Reed and Orcutt Academy K-8 will go to the Catalina Island Marine Institute October 19-21.
For the 2022 – 2023 school year, camp dates are as follows:
| Camp Dates | School |
|---|---|
| October 25 – 28 | Ralph Dunlap |
| February 7 – 10 | Pine Grove |
| March 7 – 10 | Joe Nightingale |
| March 14 – 17 | Patterson Road |
| April 18 – 21 | Alice Shaw |
Health and Medication Forms
Parents/guardians need to complete health forms for their student for Camp Whittier and CIMI. They also need to have their physician/health provider complete the district medication form for any medications (prescription and non-prescription) that their student will take to camp.
These health forms are available below.
Camp Whittier
For Camp Whittier, we have created two informational videos:
Part 1: The Outdoor School Experience (10 mins)
Part 2: Getting Ready for Outdoor School (10 mins)
We also have slides from district credentialed school nurses Iran Rahbar and Michelle Romine with Medication information for Outdoor School here.
Parents/guardians must do online registration for Camp Whittier here.
