Exploring New Horizons (ENH) empowers students, builds environmental literacy, and strengthens school communities through outdoor environmental education. Founded as a nonprofit in 1979, our experienced naturalists engage over 7,000 San Francisco Bay Area students annually in 3 to 5-day residential programs, taking a whole child approach focused on ecology, social emotional learning, environmental stewardship, and the arts. Naturalists lead students in hands-on learning, concentrating on interdependence, cycles, ecology, and more, deepening students'' interest in science and environmental stewardship and creating positive associations between learning and the outdoors. During their day hikes, and the night hike, students may observe salamanders, banana slugs, deer, hawks, woodpeckers, owls, marsh birds, harbor seals, whales, sea anemones, crabs, sea stars, and 2,000-year-old redwood trees. Learnings are reinforced through reflective nature journaling; drawing or nature art; participatory group songs, dances, and puppet shows; and skits where cabin groups act out a concept they have learned during the week. Conservation is also an essential part of the experience, as students weigh and graph their food waste at the end of each meal, take their composted food scraps to the garden, and participate in a mock town hall meeting. ENH partners with over 80 schools each year and in our 40-year history we have served over 200,000 students at our Loma Mar, Pigeon Point, and Sempervirens sites. Over 96% of 650 teachers surveyed in the last 5 years agree that participating students feel more connected to the environment, better understand the ecosystems of coastal California, express more self-esteem, have strengthened relationships with peers and teachers, are more comfortable being outside, and better understand their role as environmental stewards. ENH leads 3 to 5 day programs at three sites: Loma Mar: Multiple schools of up to 120 5th and 6th grade students and their classroom teachers, along with parent or high school cabin leaders, attend 4 and 5-day programs, exploring the redwood forest, oak woodlands, and coastal ecosystems near Pescadero. Pigeon Point: Up to 40 3rd - 8th grade students and their classroom teachers, along with parent chaperones, attend 2 to 4-day programs at the historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse, exploring coastal ecosystems and elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park. Sempervirens: Multiple schools of up to 230 5th and 6th grade students and their classroom teachers, along with parent or high school cabin leaders, attend 4 and 5-day programs in the redwoods in Scotts Valley and at Natural Bridges State Park.