Wish List
Contact Lori Kiesser, lkiesser@ocde.us or 714-708-3889, for additional information on specific item costs.
| Student Sponsorships and Transportation |
Student sponsorships
Transportation funding for schools
Partial sponsorships for middle income students (30 – 65% free and reduced) |
| Program Equipment |
Student Equipment
12 Binocular telescopes for astronomy – two for each site ($1,725 each)
6 10” reflecting astronomy telescopes – one for each site ($1,200 each)
Binoculars for wildlife viewing - 200 for Field Trips; 800 for Outdoor Science School ($30 each)
Science reference books (University of California Press)
6 Sets of study skins, skulls, and specimens for museums - one for each site ($1,000 each set)
6 Sets of musical instruments including guitars and tuners ($400 each set)
100 Winter coats for students to borrow ($45 each)
100 Sleeping bags for students to borrow ($25 each)
Teaching Tools
6 Laser pointers for astronomy instruction – one for each site ($150 each)
7 LCD projectors w/remotes for student programs ($1,000 each)
7 Laptop computers for site presentations and Traveling Scientist programs ($750 each)
Teaching materials printed on recycled plastics
6 Video cameras - one for each site ($300 each)
6 Laminators – one for each site ($1,000 each)
100 Backpacks for instructional supplies ($40 each)
6 Cordless microphones and wireless lapel microphones for student presentations ($1,000 each)
Canopies, tarps, canteens and squirt bottles
Cages and carriers for animal collection
Community Programs
2 Canon EOS 5D cameras, lens kits ($3,300 each)
2 580EX II flashes with carrying cases ($390 each)
Art supplies for new community programs (easels, paints, artists paper, watercolor pencils, recycled paper making screens)
20 hiking/wilderness safety backpacks with instructional supplies to teach essential items for hiking/wilderness safety (backpack, water bottle, compass, whistle, flashlight, first aid kit, rain gear, multipurpose tool, etc.) ($200 each)
Landscaping & trail work tools for volunteer work at Rancho Soñado
Program & Rancho Soñado Operations
Radios for emergency communication ($260 each)
245 staff jackets ($75 each)
6 Color copiers – one for each site ($5,000 each)
GPS Navigation Systems for Traveling Scientist program vehicles |
| Capital Funding |
Solar Energy Expansion - 1,500 S.F. of Additional Solar PV at Existing Ranch Roof
Solar Energy Expansion - 6,000 S.F. of Additional Solar PV at Upper Parking or other location
Solar Energy Expansion - 1,500 S.F. of Additional Solar PV at Education Building (1/2 Roof)
New 6,500 S.F. LEED Certified Education Building
New Amphitheater (2,450 S.F. Incl. Elect, PA, Seating and Storage)
New Student Restroom and Storage Building
Renovation of animal housing |
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