Field Trips
Field trips are a vital part of the Montessori experience as they allow children to explore both their local community and beyond.
We consider these trips an extension of the classroom. Depending on the student’s age, they range in duration and focus. However, all are based on curriculum, built around community, and designed to increase independence.
Children’s House Extended Day
Extended Day refers to students in their third and final year of Children’s House. These students get to take trips that begin with a focus on the immediate environment around school. They then venture further out on local community-based trips, such as Umstead State Park, Raleigh Little Theatre, and the Piedmont Wildlife Center.
Lower Elementary
In Lower Elementary, students take frequent day trips to support their studies. During these trips, we give them a chance to practice leadership and team-building through initiative games and other activities. In their third year, students get to demonstrate these new skills in an overnight trip to Washington, D.C.
Upper Elementary
In Upper Elementary, students go on trips each year that are designed to foster community, confidence, and independence. These begin with a focus on community-building, then shift to more curriculum-based experience. Past trips have included Yellowstone National Park, Acadia Park, and Washington DC,
Students also get to go on a Capstone Project and Trip during their sixth and final year of the Elementary program. This student-led trip takes place in a destination where students can apply their academic studies to practical situations while testing their level of independence. The most recent trip took place at Mammoth Cave.
