Out and About

Class meeting times:

Mondays-Fridays, 9am-1pm; Afternoon Program at TLS: 1pm-5:30pm (pick up before 5:30pm)

Staff contact information:

Morning Program Teachers: Sarita Escobar, Mukti Dharod & Kat Kim

Afternoon Program Teachers: Sarah Blake & Jake Wade-Stueckle

Out and About cell phone – (628) 999-6398 - teachersoaa@littleschool.org

We will have our cell phone with us at each location from 8:45am to 1:30pm. We are also using ProCare. If you need to get in touch with us, a ProCare message is preferred. After 1:30, please call the Little School main number, (415) 567-0430.

Where We Will Be!

Depending on the day, Out and About will be meeting in different locations. Children who are enrolled in the morning program will be picked up on location. If your child is scheduled for the afternoon program, they will be picked up by Kidzjet and brought back to Little School. The children will always be accompanied by a teacher.

Please print out the following:

Session One:

Week 1, June 9- 13: Golden Gate Park

M-F: Mother's Meadow

Week 2, June 16 - 20: Golden Gate Park (No school Thursday, June 19, 2025)

M-F: The Academy of Sciences Curbside drop off & pick up at white zone at the North end of the Academy steps

Week 3, June 23 - 27: The Little School Playground Adventures

M-F: Drop off/Pick up curbside at TLS - Each day we’ll visit a different playground/space.

Session Two:

Week 4, June 30 - July 3: Crissy Field Week *No School Fri. July 4 in observance of Independence Day

Monday & Tuesday, 6/30 & 7/1: Tunnel Tops/Outpost Playground

Drop off - Presidio Tunnel Tops at the "Picnic at Transit" picnic table near the Transit Center. You can park in the lot across the street and walk over to drop off.

Pick up - Tunnel Tops Playground. You can park on the east end of the Presidio Sports Basement parking lot and walk over for pick up. https://www.presidiotunneltops.gov/visit/interactive-map

Wednesday and Thursday, 7/2 - 7/3: Drop off /pick up will be back at Crissy Field West Bluff Picnic Area Picnic Area

Please note that Thursday will be Beach Day. Please send your child in their bathing suit underneath their clothing. Send layers for chilly mornings that often warm up later. In addition to their lunch/optional snack/water bottle, please pack a small or lightweight towel, extra clothes and a plastic bag for wet/sandy clothing. Make sure to apply sunscreen prior to arrival. We will reapply later in the day.

Week 5, July 7 - 11: Fort Mason

M-F Fort Mason 149 MacArthur Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109 (Some 1:00 pick-ups will be at the Municipal Pier, Aquatic Park at the end of Van Ness Ave - stay tuned)

Week 6, July 14 - 18: The Little School Outdoor Explorations

M-F: Drop off/Pick up curbside at TLS - Each day we’ll visit a different outdoor space.

Week 7, July 21 - 25: Golden Gate Park

M-F: Robin Williams Meadow

Additional notes from the Out and About Team:

Summer means freedom and time to explore! Each week the children and teachers will venture to a new, fun part of San Francisco. This year’s Out and About program will focus on Golden Gate Park, Fort Mason, Crissy Field and other parks in our city. We will also meet at The Little School and venture to some neighborhood parks and playgrounds. In Out and About, children and teachers come together to learn about and enjoy each space to the fullest! No doubt, your child will be able to teach you a thing or two about this city you thought you knew.

Our locations balance open space, nature, history, and culture. There will be equipment for active play as well as books and art supplies for quieter “down time.” The teachers will organize games and projects according to the children’s needs. We will follow their emerging interests and help them build on ideas that are exciting to them. Our goal is to use the best places in the city to the maximum extent of fun and adventure!

ProCare App:

We will be using the ProCare app for sign in and sign out and some daily information sharing. Please make sure anyone you have as an authorized pick up person is indicated on your child’s list in the app. More info here.

Drop-off and Pick-up:

Please arrive at our daily destination as close to 9:00 a.m. as possible, and pick-up at 1:00pm. Staggered pick-ups/drop-offs off-site require teachers to use their phones, delay transitions, and otherwise impact the whole group’s timing and supervision If you have an appointment or other scheduled and non-flexible commitment, please communicate with us at least one day in advance so teachers can plan the best time and place to meet with you, and minimize distractions and disruptions for the group. If your child is enrolled in the afternoon program, you can also drop them off at school for the afternoon program at 1:30pm. Please be sure to sign your child in before leaving them at camp.

What to Wear and What to Bring:

Please dress your child in comfortable layers: pants (no shorts unless it is hot), T-shirt, shirt, sweatshirt, and even a jacket (if necessary) and close toed shoes. Historically, we have found that the weather changes quickly and jackets are often needed in sudden mist or fog; please keep this in mind when getting your child ready in the morning.

Before arriving please be sure to apply sunscreen on your child at home as it (ideally) should go on before exposure to the sun. We highly recommend that you pack a sunscreen stick for your child to reapply sunscreen later in the day, if they are able to.

Your child must bring a backpack that they will carry every day. This backpack should contain a set of labeled extra clothes (no extra shoes), lunch (see below), and a small bottle of water. Fit of backpack is important for best handling, hiking and comfort. The pack should not be so large that it covers your child’s entire back and buttocks, nor too small that all of the above does not fit. Shoulder strap fit should be tested before use. Experience has shown that it can be uncomfortable for children to walk with a backpack that will not stay in position on their back.

Lunch (and bees):

We ask that instead of packing your child’s lunch in a lunchbox, you put it into a soft bag or directly into the backpack. It makes the backpack lighter and easier to carry. Teachers will bring a mid-morning snack of fruit and a grain for the group, but please feel free to include a separately labeled mid morning snack that provides energy for hiking too, especially if your child is particular about food. We are a no nut school, so any packed food items need to be tree nut and peanut free. Please pack a water bottle everyday and avoid packing juice or soda, which can attract yellow jackets. Yellow jackets are very active in warm summer months. We try to help children learn how to stay safe when they are around. We’ve learned that wasps have very bad eyesight and are easily alarmed by fast movements. Because of this, we try to help children stay very still so the wasps can find out that they are not a flower! But of course, the yellow jackets aren’t just attracted to flowers. We try to cut out some of their favorite foods at lunch in order to reduce their visits.

We’ll let you know if we see a heavy bee population in any of our locations. In this case, we may need to limit meats, juicy fruits or anything sticky or gooey in lunches.

Rainy Days:

Unless it is raining, or rainfall seems inevitable according to weather reports, we will meet at our planned site. If it is actually raining as opposed to mist or drizzle, we will meet at an indoor site (to be determined). We plan to be very hardy and miss out on scheduled adventures only in the event of heavy, persistent rain. Please remember to dress your child appropriately. Layers! Layers! Layers! Don’t forget a raincoat and rain boots if rain is a possibility.

In the event of a rain day, you will receive a ProCare message by 8:30 am with our site for the day.

Separation and Saying Goodbye:

If you think separation and saying goodbye might be tricky for your child, please let the teachers know ahead of time and we can make individual plans. These things may be helpful:

Talk about school a few times
Give specific information – teachers’ names, routines of the day
Read the Summer OAA social story a few times before your child’s first day
Emphasize that you will always come back
Acknowledge any feelings your child may show
Remind your child that, even with the above feelings, you know they will learn to say goodbye
Remind your child that the teacher will keep them safe and help them feel better
Try to remain confident yourself
Some children like to know their schedule - who’s picking them up, at what approximate time (1pm or later at school), what they’ll do after pick up, etc
Make a clear, definite departure even if your child resists

The Out and About Team