Community Courses
GirlVentures’ offers custom-designed experiences for groups looking to enhance their community through outdoor adventure-based activities. Our Community Courses provide our clients the opportunity to co-create outdoor experiences that meet the needs and goals of their community. Our programs operate daily throughout the fall, winter and spring utilizing the vast and inspiring public lands, preserves and local parks of California. Adventures can even be as close as your backyard when GirlVentures brings our mobile activities to you!
Whether you have a specific adventure in mind, or general set of goals you hope to achieve, GirlVentures can help you make it happen with our range of skills and resources. Our community courses are open to mixed gender organizations, schools and community groups of all ages and sizes.
“Excellent retreat. Well organized. Girls learned to collaborate, take initiative, take risks and problem solve.”
Tyler Fonarow, Director of Community & Character Education, Hamlin School
GirlVentures will handle all of the logistics and risk management protocols. We also provide group gear, technical equipment and experienced, professional outdoor educators. For fifteen years we’ve been operating high impact programs throughout the Bay Area.
Areas and Activities
GirlVentures works with land managers and permitting agencies to gain access to our public lands. Below is a list of possible destinations, technical activities and curricular goals to incorporate into your community’s experience. Whether you’re looking to get out for the day or escape for the week GirlVentures can help you find the destination that meets your needs.
Depending on the destination activities may include:
Sea KayakingHigh and Low Challenge CoursesHiking and OrienteeringRock Climbing |
Service LearningNatural History/Place Based EcologyOvernight Camping & Outdoor CuisineBackpacking |
San Francisco Adventures – Great for Single-Day Trips
Mission Creek
Ft. Miley Challenge Course
Local Parks and Green Spaces
Angel Island
Urban Adventures
East Bay Adventures – Great for Single-Day Trips and Overnight Outings
Mt Diablo State Park
Twin Canyon Camp, Lafayette
East Bay Regional Parks
South Bay Adventures – Perfect for Single-Day Trips and Overnight Outings
Pescadero State Beach
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Half Moon Bay
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North Bay Adventures – Perfect for Single-Day Trips and Overnight Outings
Sam P. Taylor State Park
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Marin Headlands
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Pinnacles National Monument – Multi-Day Retreat
Spend 2-4 nights camping among the trees and volcanic spires of this remarkable park. This adventure includes rock climbing and hiking throughout the park, spotting the endangered California Condors soaring among the rocks and counting shooting stars in the night’s sky. Pair this experience with GirlVentures community building curriculum for the ultimate retreat.
California’s High Sierra (Yosemite and Beyond)
This unforgettable weeklong experience will provide your community the escape from the ordinary and immersion into the extraordinary. The High Sierra is home to some of the most breathtaking vistas and inspiring challenges in California. There’s no shortage of walls to scale, peaks to summit and cliffs to dangle from while weaving GirlVentures tried and true leadership and trust curriculum into your alpine adventure.
Your Community
Don’t have the time to get out of the city? Then make use of the resources in your community. GirlVentures will come to you with our diverse array of programs and curriculum. Explore our curriculum in your classrooms, office, campus, or at a park near you!
We’re excited to join your community and start building your GirlVentures experience today!
Common Curriculum Themes
GirlVentures strives to create the experience you’re looking for. Examples of common curricular topics include:
Community Building
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Leadership Development
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We have designed courses for:
Castilleja School
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Making Waves
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For more information
Contact our Program Manager and Outreach Coordinator to book your program!