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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?