Upper School Experiential Education Week

Students who went to Zion National Park set up camp and went on several hikes, including Zion’s Emerald Pools and Kayenta trail, Cedar Breaks National Monument and Kanarra Creek.

The Channel Islands group spent five days camping; hiking Cavern Point, Smugglers Cove and Scorpion Canyon; and kayaking through Scorpion Bay, Potato Harbor and San Pedro Point or Smugglers Cove on Santa Cruz Island. Click here to read Milan Sandhu’s reflection.

Students who attended Camp Bravo took part in acting, improv, team-building activities, mask-making and decorating, archery, a scavenger hunt and took a night hike to Jenks Lake at a camp in the San Bernardino National Forest.

Thirty-three sophomores spent the week in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, working with Outreach360. Students learned about the history of the Dominican Republic, enjoyed some cultural exchanges (including learning to salsa!), and spent time in two elementary schools working with local children. At John F. Kennedy and Solomon Jorge Elementary Schools, students worked in teams to teach Pre-K through sixth-grade students English. Students also visited the market in Dajabon at the Haitian/Dominican border. Click here to read Matthew Wirtz’s reflection.

Boston and New England: Students visited Northeastern University, Boston University, Boston College, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, Harvard University, Hampshire College, Smith College, Amherst College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. They also explored the city, riding the MBTA subway, touring Fenway Park, and visiting Quincy Market and Harvard Square. Click here to read a reflection by Divya Chunduru.

Chicago and Midwest: This group toured St. Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Lake Forest College, DePaul University, University of Notre Dame, Kalamazoo College and the University of Michigan. Students visited the St. Louis Gateway Arch, Willis Tower Skydeck (aka Sears Tower for Chicagoans), and enjoyed deep dish pizza at the infamous Giordano’s restaurant.

West Coast: Those who chose this college tour visited University of San Francisco, University of California at Davis, Berkeley, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona College, Occidental College, and the University of Southern California. They also went sightseeing in San Francisco and Los Angeles, took a cable car ride and visited Fisherman’s Wharf.