Outdoor Lab

History of the Outdoor Lab

● Week long residential Program for 6th grade students

● Mount Evans Est. 1961● Windy Peak Est. 1975● Integral part of the 6th grade

curriculum

Facilities and Trails-Handicap accessible buildings and trails-Alternate activities available-Additional personnel provided-Servicing the needs of all students

Dodge Lodge

Windy Peak Bunkhouses

Showers

RestroomsMount Evans Bunks

Morning Schedule

● 6:45 Rise and Shine● 7:30 Flag Ceremony● 7:45 Breakfast● 8:15 Bunkhouse time

to prepare for morning classes

● 8:45 Students to Special Program /Staff Meeting

Core Classes 9:30-12:00

Biosphere Forestry

Ecology Wildlife

GeosphereMinerals/Rocks

ErosionWeathering

HydrosphereWatershed

Archery:Force & MotionPioneer HistoryNavigation Field Study

CompassGPS

12:00 Hopper Duty 12:30 Lunch in the Dining Room

● Students volunteer to help serve● Meals are served family style● As many helpings until food runs out● Nutritionally balanced meals

Afternoon Schedule

12:30-1:15 Back to bunkhouses; prepare for afternoon classes

1:15-3:45 Afternoon Core Class3:50-4:50 Special Interest Class

● Torn Paper Landscapes *Sand Painting● Camera Hike *Friendship Bracelets

● Nature Sketching *Scavenger Hunt● Animal Tracking *Pastel Drawing● Creative Writing *Creative Dramatics● Beadwork *Disc Golf● Dream Catchers *Watercolor Painting● Team Building Activities *School

Newspaper● Origami *Bird Watching

Special Interest Classes

4:50 Flag Ceremony5:00 Class Meeting5:30-6:10 Dinner

Evening Schedule

6:10-7:00 Bunkhouse time7:00-9:00 Evening Programs9:45 Lights Out

Astronomy

Mountain Man

Insert Bear

Colorado Mammals Program

WHAT TO BRING

Packing list and dress code provided by teachers or available on the Outdoor Lab Web Site

Extra Clothing Available

-If you forget something, don’t worry! We have extra clothing and toiletries.

-Items can be checked out for the week and then returned prior to departure.

WHAT NOT TO BRING

Cost: $ 350

Due by: 10/1

-Transportation

-Meals

-Materials

-Programs

-Supplies

-Instruction

-Medical staff

Fee Covers:

COST: The fee may be sent with the medical form any time prior to the scheduled time of departure for the Laboratory School. Payment by check should be made to the name of the home school.

Parent Communication

● Letters sent through the U.S. Mail –

send a week in advance

● Letters sent up with visiting staff members

● No express mail or packages

Mailing Address- Mount Evans

(Name of Student)- _____________School

Outdoor Education Lab School –

Mt. Evans

201 Evans Ranch Road

Evergreen, CO 80439

Mailing Address – Windy Peak

(Name of Student)- _____________School

Outdoor Education Lab School –

Windy Peak

P.O. Box 435

Bailey, CO 80421

The Outdoor Lab Schools host an Open House once a year in the fall, when parents of all students are encouraged to visit the sites.

Parents are discouraged from visiting during the week. Being away from home may be a difficult experience for your child and/or you. Your presence on site in the middle of the week could trigger homesickness.

Parent VisitationSeptember 20, 2014

● Form 178 Due Date: _9/2/14___● Form 178a Handed out prior to

departure● Registered Nurse on site during the day● Clinic Aide on site during the evenings● Discus special diets and special

medical needs with the nurse● Mt. Evans (303) 982-5208● Windy Peak (303) 982-9494

Medical Forms and Medical Information

Supervision● Home school 6th grade teachers 24

hours a day● Visiting staff from home school● Outdoor Lab resident staff and daily

staff● High School Leaders, 1 to 10 ratio● High School and College Interns

Discipline Core Beliefs Document

● Signed Acknowledgement form and Initiatives Course permission slip

● Due by: ___9/2/14_______

The EndQuestions and Answers?