Upcoming Excursions
Wilderness Survival Excursions
The Dates:
**Wednesday, April 26th: Health Information For Due & bring bikes to DGS for Shakespeare Festival Ride
Friday, April 28th - Shakespeare Festival (Students will ride their bike to the festival on the Cherry Creek bike path).
**Thursday, May 4th: Medication forms due - if applicable
Friday, May 5th - Hike to prepare for hikes in Moab - Highline Canal & Cherry Creek Trail
Friday, May 12th - Hike to prepare for hikes in Moab - Highline Canal & Cherry Creek Trail
**Thursday, May 18th: All gear for Moab @ DGS & Medications turned into DGS nurse, if applicable
Tuesday, May 23rd - Friday, May 26th - Moab, Utah!
Tuesday, May 30th - Service day on local farms
Wednesday, May 31st - Bike and picnic at Cherry Creek Reservoir
Additional Information:
- Permission slips can be completed online using this Google Form.
- Want to chaperone?!?! Great! We'd love to have you chaperone, just fill out this Chaperone Interest Form!
- Gear List for Moab
- Gear List for all other excursions
- Expectations on excursions
Sustainable Communities
During our Sustainable Community Unit, students will select a neighborhood in Denver to study. Students will research the neighborhood in the classroom and in the field. Every other Wednesday, students will travel in small groups with a DGS staff member and chaperones to their neighborhood to collect information about a particular aspect of their neighborhood. The dates for the excursions are as follows:
Wednesday, Jan. 18 - Recreation Centers in neighborhoods
Wednesday, Feb. 2 - Libraries in neighborhoods
Wednesday, Feb. 15 - Museums in neighborhoods
Wednesday, March 1- Restaurants in neighborhoods
Wednesday, March 15 - Service projects in neighborhoods
Logistics:
The times will vary slightly because students will be going to five different neighborhoods, but in general we will leave DGS at 9:15 and return around 2pm.
For each excursion students need to bring:
Wednesday, Jan. 18 - Recreation Centers in neighborhoods
Wednesday, Feb. 2 - Libraries in neighborhoods
Wednesday, Feb. 15 - Museums in neighborhoods
Wednesday, March 1- Restaurants in neighborhoods
Wednesday, March 15 - Service projects in neighborhoods
Logistics:
The times will vary slightly because students will be going to five different neighborhoods, but in general we will leave DGS at 9:15 and return around 2pm.
For each excursion students need to bring:
- Appropraite clothing for the weather (rain jackets, hats, scarves, etc.)
- Sack Lunch - except for March 1st when we will be eating lunch at a restuarant in the neighborhood. Please send your child with lunch money ($10 max). If that isn't reasonable, let your student's homeroom teacher know and we can work something out.
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Field Studies Notebook
- Water bottle
- Sharpened pencils
Winter Survival Excursions - in March
Tuesday, March 7th & Thursday, March 9th - Winter Wilderness Survival Course in Rocky Mountain National Park and snowshoeing (part of Wilderness Survival Unit)
Chaperones - We need 5 chaperones to join us each day, so please email Ms. Mundt ([email protected]) if you are able to join us.
Chaperones - We need 5 chaperones to join us each day, so please email Ms. Mundt ([email protected]) if you are able to join us.
Winter Survival Excursions - after Spring Break
Friday, April 28th - Shakespeare Festival - students will bike or take the bus to watch the Shakespeare Festival in Downtown Denver
Wilderness Survival Unit
Friday, May 5th - Practice Hike - Cherry Creek Canal Trail
Friday, May 12th - Practice Hike - Highline Canal Trail
Friday, May 19th - Practice Hike
Tuesday - Friday, May 23rd - May 26th - Camping Trip to Moab, Utah!
Tuesday, May 30th - Farm Service Day
Wednesday, May 31st - Flatiron Hike in Boulder, Colorado
Wilderness Survival Unit
Friday, May 5th - Practice Hike - Cherry Creek Canal Trail
Friday, May 12th - Practice Hike - Highline Canal Trail
Friday, May 19th - Practice Hike
Tuesday - Friday, May 23rd - May 26th - Camping Trip to Moab, Utah!
Tuesday, May 30th - Farm Service Day
Wednesday, May 31st - Flatiron Hike in Boulder, Colorado