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Expeditionary Learning

Tug on anything at all and you’ll find it connected to everything else in the universe.

-John Muir

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When we teach in places as astonishing as the Olympic Coast or paddle among whales in British Columbia with marine scientists at our side, we frame learning in a way that is powerfully alive. When middle school students stretch themselves – in new countries or on new trails – they create their own identity, built upon personal stories of experience that last their entire lives. When we integrate the study of science and cultures into active research and field study, we model a lifestyle filled with personal responsibility and wonderment.

40 Nights in the Field

Over three years at Billings, student trips include:  

  • Orientation on Orcas Island
  • Travel Study to Vancouver B.C.
  • Service Learning on Whidbey Island
  • Overnight Ski School at Mt. Baker
  • Hiking & Ecology Study on the Olympic Coast
  • Archeology & Rafting in central Washington
  • Social Enterprise Trip to Ilwaco, WA
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR

40 Days in the City

Extensive field trips include our on-going science and service partnerships:

  • Discovery Park Native Plant Recovery
  • University of Washington
  • iEARN: International Education & Resource Network
  • Indo-American Environment Leadership Program
  • Fulbright Memorial Fund Master Teacher Program
  • Teaching Tolerance