Pardon our dust while we get ready for enrollment for the new year. Youth enrollment opens Aug. 3!

Homeschool Collective
Countywide Projects

Kids doing woodworking, fish dissection, art projects, and other hands on projects.

Projects are held weekly on Tuesdays from 11am-2:40pm at South Coast Research & Extension Center (SCREC). Members take 3 different projects and have a lunch break.

Tuesday Projects

Projects are held weekly on Thursdays at parks in the Irvine area from 11am-2pm. Parks change every 8 weeks. Members take 2 projects and have a 1 hour lunch break.

Thursday Projects

We offer monthly field trip opportunities, usually on the 3rd Friday. Field Trips are open to all enrolled 4-H members.

Field Trip Fridays

Tuesday and Thursday projects are capacity limited. Pre-register and join the waitlist here: Pre-Register for 2026-2027

Registration

How it works

Pre-Register for Tuesday and/or Thursday (waitlist only)
Project selection will be sent out approximately 1 month prior to the projects beginning
Once signed up, start 4-H enrollment process

Enrollment

Pre-registration holds a spot in either Tuesday or Thursday, it does not guarantee that the specific projects you are interested in will be available.

About 1 month before a session begins, project registration will open on a tiered system. Each project on Tuesday is limited to 12 members, and Thursdays are limited to 15 members.

Enrollment in 4-H is required for participation in the Homeschool Collective projects. Members can join any Orange County 4-H club. Participation at the club level is not required, but is highly recommended to maximize your 4-H experience.