We've been working to ensure our students all have the opportunity to participate in two key field experiences: Outdoor Education, and 7th/8th Grade Trip to Washington DC. We wanted to make sure no one misses out, while also weighing the uncertainty that COVID presents as we look ahead into spring.
6th grade Outdoor Education: Arrangements and dates are not finalized, but we have been given the greenlight to work on getting both 6th and 7th grades to Outdoor Ed this spring. This will allow last year's group to experience the trip they missed last spring.
Washington DC: This year's DC trip for Classes of 2025 (8th grade) and 2026 (7th grade will be postponed to the Spring of 2022. We are partnering with the high school staff to help us make this happen as these students would attend as 8th graders and Freshmen.
The DC trip for the Classes of 2027 (current 6th) and 2028 (current 5th) would occur in spring of 2023, back on our typical rotation.
These two trips are very different in several ways (closed campus vs open city, local vs distant should a student become ill, and single vendor vs multiple contracts/ticket purchases). These factors were a significant consideration in choosing to move forward with one while postponing the other.
While the delay is disappointing, I hope that it will bring more certainty to planning and overall student safety. Thank you.
