First-Eighth Grade Trips

The First Grade trip is where Outdoor Education begins! Students travel to the Organ Mountains—Desert Peaks National Monument near Dripping Springs, NM to participate in a day hike that focuses on the natural surroundings and plant and animal life found along this trail. 

The Second Grade travels to Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Stie near El Paso, TX for a day hike. The history of the land as well as the importance of its preservation is taught by the staff at Hueco Tanks as they lead our Rock Art tour. 

The Third Grade travels to the ruins at Gran Quivira in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument near Mountainair, NM. 

The “Wild Wild West” is the theme for the Fifth Grade three-day trip.

Nestled in Capitan, New Mexico, Lone Tree Ranch is home to Sixth Grade for four days and three nights on their outdoor education trip.

Tonto National Forest, encompassing more than 2.9 million acres in central Arizona, ranks as the sixth largest national forest in the nation, and is home for our Seventh Grade for three nights and four days. 

The ten-day Eighth Grade trip to Durango, Colorado, is the culminating experience for our Outdoor Education program.