2010 - 2011

2011 - 2012

Juniors and Seniors

Start of School

9-12 Orientation Outing

Each year the 9-12 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the upper school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

9-12 Orientation Outing

Each year the 9-12 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the upper school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

Fall

Canoeing Flaming Gorge, Wyoming

This week long canoeing and camping trip provides an excellent opportunity for Juniors to focus on personal reflection, personality theory and self-awareness while seniors focus on leadership skills and group dynamics.

Backpacking New Mexico or Utah

This week long backpacking trip provides an excellent opportunity for Juniors to focus on personal reflection, personality theory and self-awareness while seniors focus on leadership skills and group dynamics.

Winter

J-term Electives

Various quarter credit elective opportunities utilizing art, outdoor adventure, music, service and other options.

J-term Electives

Various quarter credit elective opportunities utilizing art, outdoor adventure, music, service and other options.

Spring

Junior International Outing

Each year the Junior class participates in an international outing focusing on language immersion, service, and global awareness.  Locations for these trips vary each year.

Junior International Outing

Each year the Junior class participates in an international outing focusing on language immersion, service, and global awareness.  Locations for these trips vary each year.

Senior Practicum

Student generated projects involving research, practicum, and formal presentations.   Learn more about the senior projects.

Senior Practicum

Student generated projects involving research, practicum, and formal presentations.   Learn more about the senior projects.

Freshman and Sophomores

Start of School

9-12 Orientation Outing

Each year the 9-12 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the upper school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

9-12 Orientation Outing

Each year the 9-12 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the upper school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

Fall

Marine Ecology: Sea Kayaking, San Juan Islands

Students study marine ecology while sea kayaking in and around the San Juan Islands in Washington.

Frontiers and Footsteps: South Dakota

Students explore the westward expansion in history and literature and then travel to South Dakota to visit first hand the realities of this expansion.

Winter

J-term Electives

Various quarter credit elective opportunities utilizing art, outdoor adventure, music, service and other options.

J-term Electives

Various quarter credit elective opportunities utilizing art, outdoor adventure, music, service and other options.

Spring

Canyoneering: Southwestern Utah

Students explore water issues of the southwest as they spend a week canyoneering in southwestern Utah.

Heifer International: Arkansas

Students explore issues surrounding world hunger as they spend a week at Heifer Internationals, Global Village.

7-8

Start of School

5-8 Orientation Outing

Each year the 5-8 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the middle school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

5-8 Orientation Outing

Each year the 5-8 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the middle school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

Fall

Intro to Backpacking: Colorado

Students begin the year with a three to four day introduction to backpacking trip.  Learning to function as a group, live comfortably in the backcountry and explore the concepts of sustainability.

Primitive Outing: Colorado

Students explore the origins of man in literature and history and begin the semester with experiencing the basics of life from a primitive perspective.  

Winter

Washington, D.C.

Connecting their studies of American history, government and politics, students travel to Washington, D.C. to examine and experience our nations history and current status.

Colorado’s mining debate: Leadville and Crested Butte

Learning the skills of debate and examining local environmental issues.  Students spend the week examining two distinctly different communities, gathering information to inform their team debate.

Spring

Canoeing: North Platte River, Wyoming

Providing an opportunity for students to study dams and bridges, fluid dynamics and outdoor skills, students are learn basic canoeing skills while paddling on both flat and moving water.

Hiking, Bicycling and Paddling: Moab, UT

Building on an opportunity to study transitions in time.  Students explore geology, civilizations and their own life transitions as the hike, bike and paddle around Moab, UT.

5-6

Start of School

5-8 Orientation Outing

Each year the 5-8 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the middle school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

5-8 Orientation Outing

Each year the 5-8 provides opportunities for students to become reacquainted or welcomed into the middle school.  Using a variety of activities and adventure components, students work together to set group goals for their year.

Fall

Great Sand Dunes National Monument: Junior Ranger Program

Geology, Colorado National Monument

Winter

Keystone Science School

Keystone Science School

Spring

Dinosaur National Monument: Colorado

Bandelier National Monument: New Mexico

3-4

Fall

Cal-Wood Environmental Education Center: Jamestown, CO

Cal-Wood Environmental Education Center: Jamestown, CO

Spring

TBA

Sandborn Camp, Florissant, CO