Staff & Campus Information

Exploring New Horizons Business Address

Joshua Lanam – Executive Director
101 Cooper Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 252-6685

Daniel Beutler – Operations Director
101 Cooper Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 200-3684

Exploring New Horizons at Pigeon Point

Margaret “Hawk” Hawkins – Program Director
210 Pigeon Point Road
Pescadero, CA 94060
(650) 879-1835

Exploring New Horizons at Sempervirens

Katherine Monroe – Program Director
3100 Bean Creek Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
(831) 252-7868

“I want to go back to the tidepools”- 3rd grade student

“My parents, students, and myself enjoyed the Program’s design and curriculum because it always kept us engaged. It also was helpful for the students because it allowed them to interact with each other at different times.” –5th grade teacher

“ Overall this pigeon point trip was the best field trip I ever went on. Thank you.”

“The puppet show was the best part. I loved all the characters! The songs that the elephant seals sang were fantastic. I love the puppet show! Pigeon point was SUPER fun!” – 6th grade student

“Thank you for teaching our class life skills. Cooking was a fun activity.” – 5th grade student

“The trip brought families and scholars closer together. My scholars grew and learned to be on their own. I can’t say enough about the staff. They were incredible. I too, grew as a teacher from this program. I am already planning for next year” – 5th grade teacher

“We got to cook our own food. My favorite was burritos. I learned to use the stove like a chef.” – 5th grade student

“Before I got to Pigeon Point, I knew i would have a good time. It was better than I even imagined!” – 7th grade student

” I surprisingly liked cleaning up after dinner”- Pigeon Point Student

“This is so much fun, I’m so excited to be able to cook” – 5th grade student