Grade 7 - Pinnacles National Monument
Pinnacles Outdoor Education Trip
Trip dates for the 2007-2008 school year:
Pinnacles Outdoor Education trip quick links:
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Introduction to the program
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Do you need another copy of the paperwork?
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Wondering what to pack?
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Learn more about Pinnacles National Park.
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Don’t forget these important dates and times.
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Adult chaperone looking for information?
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Take a look at some highlights from our trip
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 four-day program where students camp in the
Pinnacles National Park. 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 Pinnacles via bus.
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Due Date |
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| 3/19/08 | |
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| Acknowledgement of Risk Form | 3/19/08 |
Equipment
If you need
another copy of the
Equipment List to help you pack, click on the link.
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 some
of the places you will be visiting during the Pinnacles Outdoor
Education experience, click on the link.
If you do
not have Quick Time you can download it for free by clicking on the
Quick Time image below.
Natural History
For more
information about the natural history of Pinnacles check out the
following sites:
National Park
Service - Pinnacles National Monument
Friends of Pinnacles National Monument
Sierra Club - Pinnacles
Important Dates & Times
Tent Hoisting Relay Day is Thursday, April 17th.
Boot Day is Thursday, April 17th. Be sure to wear the boots that you plan to hike in on Boot Day.
Depart from Town School
at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008.
Return to Town School at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday,
April 25th, 2008.
Adult Chaperone
Information
All adult chaperones are
required to complete a
Registration form
&
Acknowledgement of
Risk form. Please download and complete
the form to be returned to Jason Singleton prior before departure on
Tuesday, April 22nd. 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.
| Letter to Parents |
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Most Frequently Asked Questions |
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Driving Directions to Pinnacles |
| Food Allergy Procedures |
Post Trip Highlights
Student photographers took many pictures during the five-day
field study of Pinnacles National Park. 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.