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Sixth grade culminates with a week-long Arizona adventure that incorporates history, geology, ecology, geography, astronomy, anthropology, religion, music, art, and outdoor education. The days are filled with challenging physical activities: horseback riding, hiking, swimming, mountain biking, camping, and archery. Students learn outdoor survival skills, participate in a drumming session, explore a lava tube, and view dinosaur tracks. The itinerary includes the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, the cliff dwellings at Walnut Canyon, and ancient petroglyph sites. On the Navajo and Hopi reservations, the class learns firsthand about Native American culture.

Posing in Front of Cathedral Rock

Exploring Red Rock Crossing

Wearing Lots of Sunscreen

Mountain Biking at Bell Rock

On the Trail

Petroglyphs with Uncle Benny at Red Tank Draw

Horseback Riding at M Diamond Ranch

Leaping Off the Rocks at Oak Creek

Honing Our Archery Skills

Drumming with Three Trees

Noshing S'mores at the Campfire

Grand Canyon National Park

On the Grand View Trail

Inside the Desert View Watchtower

Silhouettes at the Painted Desert

Sliding the Dunes

Dinosaur Tracks

Petrified Dinosaur Poop

Petrified Dinosaur Eggs

Sliding into Coal Mine Canyon

Hiking Coal Mine Canyon

Petroglyphs with Bertram

Inside a Walnut Canyon Ancient Cliff Dwelling

Outside a Walnut Canyon Ancient Cliff Dwelling

A Hearty Camp Breakfast

Filling Our Water Bottles at a Natural Spring

Snow at the Snow Bowl!

More Snow!

Sledding, too!

Feeling the Energy at the Vortex

Slide Rock Natural Rock Slide

At the End of the Lava Tube (aka Ice Caves)

A 3-D IMAX Grand Canyon Adventure