We continue to refine the curriculum to provide students with a stair-stepped series of outdoor experiences beginning with a one night camping trip to Deep Creek for fifth graders and culminating with a five day, four night canoeing and backpacking expedition to Hazel Creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park for our eighth grade. The Hazel Creek trip will happen in late September or early October every year.

Participation in these trips is a requirement.  The material covered on these expeditions is integral to the content delivered in the classroom. Missing an outing is more costly than missing a day of school; it is impossible for students to make-up the lessons because they rely on the unique setting in which they are taught. It is a real joy for me to help deliver curriculum in the wilderness, watch kids get out and succeed at things that they’ve never done before, and personally, it’s great to spend large blocks of time with our students in an outdoor setting. I hope that you are as excited about this offering as I am. Please follow these links at the top of the page to get more information on specific trips. If you have any questions about the program, do not hesitate to call me at the school office.

Sincerely,

Outdoor education Team

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