0. Outdoor Lab

1. 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

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

4. Dodge Lodge

5. Windy Peak Bunkhouses
Showers
Mount Evans Bunks
Restrooms

6. 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

7. Core Classes 9:30-12:00 Biosphere Forestry Ecology Wildlife Geosphere
Minerals/Rocks
Erosion
Weathering
Hydrosphere
Watershed
Archery:Force & Motion
Pioneer History
Navigation Field Study
Compass
GPS

8. 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

9. Afternoon Schedule
12:30-1:15 Back to bunkhouses; prepare for afternoon classes
1:15-3:45 Afternoon Core Class
3:50-4:50 Special Interest Class

10. Special Interest Classes
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

11. 4:50 Flag Ceremony
5:00 Class Meeting
5:30-6:10 Dinner

12. Evening Schedule 6:10-7:00 Bunkhouse time 7:00-9:00 Evening Programs
9:45 Lights Out

13. Astronomy

14. Mountain Man
Insert Bear

15. Colorado Mammals Program

16. WHAT TO BRING
Packing list and dress code provided by teachers or available on the Outdoor Lab Web Site

18. 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.

19. WHAT NOT TO BRING

20. Cost: $ 350 Due by: 10/1 -Transportation -Meals -Materials -Programs
Fee Covers:
Cost: $ 350
Due by: 10/1
-Transportation
-Meals
-Materials
-Programs
-Supplies
-Instruction
-Medical staff
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.

21. 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

22. Mailing Address- Mount Evans
(Name of Student)- _____________School
Outdoor Education Lab School –
Mt. Evans
201 Evans Ranch Road
Evergreen, CO 80439

23. Mailing Address – Windy Peak
(Name of Student)- _____________School
Outdoor Education Lab School –
Windy Peak
P.O. Box 435
Bailey, CO 80421

24. Parent Visitation September 20, 2014
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.

25. Medical Forms and Medical Information
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)
Windy Peak (303)

26. 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

27. Discipline Core Beliefs Document
Signed Acknowledgement form and Initiatives Course permission slip
Due by: ___9/2/14_______

28. The End
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