Marin Headlands Outdoor Education Field Trip
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Trip dates for the 2009-2010 school year:
February 24th
– February 26th, 2010
Marin Headlands Outdoor Education trip quick links:
Introduction
This outdoor education trip is a wonderful opportunity for the boys to experience learning from a different perspective and begin to increase their understanding of communities, both socially and ecologically.
The field trip is a three-day program where students stay at the Headlands Institute campus in dormitories. The program will be conducted by an experienced staff of college graduates with natural history backgrounds and interests relevant to the park setting. Students will travel to and from the headlands via bus.
Read more details about the trip in the Letter to 5th Grade Parents
handed out to students on January 22nd, 2010.
Equipment
If you need another copy of the
Supply List to help you pack, click on the link. Check out the
slide show, displaying what to wear on a typical rainy day and clear day in the field.
Please look over the
Equipment Vendor List to find the address, web site or phone number for a store to purchase items needed for the trip.
Tour
To tour the Headlands Institute campus and to get a look at where you will be staying click on the movie link below.
If you do not have Quick Time you can download it for free by clicking on the Quick Time image below.
The tour is currently a
work in progress...stay tuned for more details!
Natural History
For more information about the natural history of Marin Headlands check out the following sites:
Wild Legacy of the Marin Headlands
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Important Dates & Times
If you are a Town School parent who would like to hear about the Headland's Institute Outdoor Education Trip in person, then you may want to attend the next Fifth Grade Parent Coffee on
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:30 am.
Boot Day is Thursday, February 11th. Be sure to wear the boots that you plan to hike in on Boot Day.
Depart from Town School: 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24th,
2010
Return to Town School: 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 26th,
2010
Adult Chaperone Information
All adult chaperones are required to complete a
Headlands Institute Registration form and
Acknowledgement
& Assumption of Risk form. Please download and complete the form to be returned to Christian Ceci-MacGillis prior before February
12, 2010. in addition, we would like you to take a look at the
Headlands Institute's
Guidelines for Participating Adults. For
driving directions review the map provided here. A meeting is scheduled to review chaperone responsibilities, student information and trip itinerary. Please review the
important dates and times above.
Post Trip Highlights
Student photographers took many pictures during the three-day field study of Marin Headlands.
Review the attached instructions to see the student's photographs and before leaving the Town School website . To see the photos you will leave the Town School web site and go to  , to do so, click on this link.
The boys kept a journal during the course of their field study, which included daily entries, scientific data collection, creative writing and art in nature. To see some of highlights of student's work, click on the links below.
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