Outdoor Education
Every year, students embark on a week long outdoor experience. The purpose of the outdoor education program is to promote school community, class unity, and awareness while offering individuals the opportunity to address their weaknesses and build on their strengths. The physical challenges are appropriate for each age group and carefully monitored by both professional outdoor educators and Sage Ridge School faculty. Settings and activities are chosen to create an experience that is both challenging and rewarding.
The following is a list of locations and activities in which the students participate by grade level:
Fifth Grade: The fifth grade will travel to Camp Galilee serviced by the Great Basin Outdoor School on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, Ca. On the trip students will explore different trails and sleep in modern bunkhouses separated by gender.
Sixth Grade: The sixth grade will travel to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. They will spend the week exploring trails at the Headlands Institute near Sausalito, California.
Seventh Grade: While visiting Point Reyes National Park, the seventh grade will camp at Olema Ranch campground. The seventh graders will use the services of Naturalists at Large and get a chance to backpack and stay at Sky Camp or Coast Camp in the Point Reyes National Seashore area.
Eighth Grade: In Yosemite National Park, Ca. the eighth grade will be guided and educated by Naturalists at Large. This week long outdoor adventure is filled with amazing landscapes and hiking.
Ninth Grade: The ninth grade will travel to Leavitt Meadows Trailhead, Sonora Pass (off of CA 108) lead by Naturalists at Large. During this trip, the students will experience a four-night backpacking adventure in the wilderness area adjacent to the Emigrant Wilderness just south of Bridgeport, Ca.
Tenth Grade: Lead by Naturalists at Large, the tenth grade will travel to Pinnacles National Monument, Ca. The trip includes rock-climbing and hiking.
Eleventh Grade: The eleventh grade will travel down the California coast and begin their outdoor experience at Point Reyes National Seashore. On the trip, students will enjoy a four-night sea-kayaking wilderness experience within Tomales Bay lead by Sea Trek.
Twelfth Grade: The seniors will spend a week in Ashland, Oregon at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival viewing plays and participating in special theater courses. While there, they will stay in the dorms at Southern Oregon University.
On Book Day there will be an area dedicated to an Outdoor Gear Swap and Share where students can swap and share outdoor equipment and clothing for the Sage Ridge Outdoor Education program.