Off Site Youth Programs

Traveling programs for school aged students allows you to bring ORC’s environmental education program into your classroom.

Tiny Talons Classroom Visit

Grades K-3

Adaptation Station - Classroom Activity & Lesson

Have ORC educators visit your classroom to facilitate this exciting 60 minute, NGSS aligned lesson for grades 4-8, that features bio facts, or taxidermy wings, talons, and other specimens, for a fascinating tactile educational experience. Students will have the opportunity to handle different bio facts at multiple “adaptation stations” to learn through observation and inquiry….read more

Traveling Talons Teachers Kit

Flight Masters: The Science of Wings

New Program!

A variety of bird feathers, papers about bird wings, and measuring tools placed on a table, including documents like a 'Bird Wing Observation Sheet,' and a 'Winging It!' chart comparing soaring and high-speed wings.

Our rentable Traveling Talons Teacher’s Kit allows you to borrow ORC’s raptor biofact collection to use with our STEM + NGSS-aligned lesson Flight Masters: The Science of Wings (3 classroom sessions)…learn more

Ojai Valley Youth Foundation & Ojai Raptor Center

New Program!

A bird of prey flying with its wings spread wide against a clear blue sky, with a colorful logo and text overlay for the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation and Raptor Science & Conservation Series.

Raptor Science & Conservation Series Program

This free after-school program offers students of the Ojai Valley in grades 7-12 a unique opportunity to explore raptor ecology, rehabilitation, and conservation through engaging, hands-on learning experiences. Led by experts from the Ojai Raptor Center and friends…read more

Register at Ojai Valley Youth Foundation Here

Predator Portraits: Raptor Drawing Class

The image shows an artist's hand drawing a detailed eagle head sketch on paper, surrounded by a feather, a dinosaur claw, a ruler, a pencil, an eraser, and other bird illustrations.

In this unique drawing class, students will use taxidermy mounts of native raptors, as well as raptor feet, feathers, wings, and skulls, to accurately depict biological forms with colored pencils. The class covers essential art skills such as proportion, scale, perspective, labeling, and notation, making it ideal for both aspiring naturalists and creative artists…

Coming Soon!

Ojai Raptor Center’s Education Programs are supported by

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Traveling Talons Classroom Visit

Close-up of a bird's wing feathers with brown, black, and white pattern, alongside a bird skull and talon on a dark surface.

Adaptation Station - Classroom Activity & Lesson

Bring ORC to your classroom for this engaging 30-minute, NGSS-aligned program designed specifically for students in grades K–3. Through hands-on exploration of authentic bird feet and wing specimens, students discover how different birds use their feet to hunt, climb, perch, swim, and survive in a variety of habitats. Guided observation, inquiry, and an interactive engineering activity….read more

Close-up of bird feathers, bird skull, and talon on a green surface.
A group of students using tablets at a table, with bird wings as decoration.
A classroom teacher is giving a lesson on binocular vision using a diagram on a large screen, with students seated facing her and whiteboards filled with notes.
A group of people observing and examining owl specimens on a table at the owl senses station, featuring owl parts and informational photos.
Group of children and an adult gather around a table examining an object with a magnifying glass, with a diagram labeled 'Baroque Detail' and a TV screen in the background.
Display of bird specimens on a table at the Hawk Study Station with students observing and measuring the birds, and informative posters about historical events on the wall.

“Thank you! Your presentations fill the students with knowledge, wonder, curiosity and yes passion to do what they can to protect their local raptors”

— Fish & Wildlife Biologist, Outreach and Education Coordinator