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The Outing Club was founded in 2019 in response to parents’ requests and encouragement. Parenting—especially in the early years—can be both rewarding and challenging. The ages of 0–5 represent a vital window for nurturing brain development, language acquisition, self-awareness, and conscious thinking, all of which lay the foundation for lifelong learning and well-being.
Many parents struggle to meet their child’s needs while also caring for themselves. This club was created to support new parents by offering opportunities to learn parenting skills, explore the Mandarin language, and connect with nature—fostering stronger families and deeper parent-child relationships.
As children grew, the Solo Butterfly Program was introduced to support older kids who are ready to explore more independently, without a parent nearby. Building on this, I later expanded our offerings to include seasonal camps to further support learning, connection, and nature exploration.
Nancy-Mentor and Founder
Nancy-Mentor and Founder
Nancy is a mother of three. She loves taking her own children outdoors and helps connect other families to nature. She grew up in a small town by the river in China. As a child, she enjoyed playing by the river, catching fishes, and making toys out of clay. She loved exploring the grassy field by the river bank, and making new discoveries after school with neighborhood friends. All those childhood experiences nurtured her passion for working in the outdoor settings.
Nancy has been working in the outdoor area for over 10 years when she was in China. After she moved to the bay area with her family, she became passionate about children's education, especially education through play and each child's unique characteristics and interests. Other than being nature mentor, she also works as a private Mandarin tutor/instructor, substitute in local forest schools, and regularly volunteers in a local Chinese library leading toddler storytimes.
Nancy has a B.A. in Economics, and MBA. She finished all Teacher Pipeline required classes regarding early education and currently pursuing her AS-T in Child & Adolescent Development’s Education (finished 51 out of 60 units) in order to be more professional in Education areas.
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