CISPUS: OUTDOOR SCHOOL
Cispus is an outdoor school refuge, where our students visit for one week in their 5th grade year. Students learn all about the great forests around us: the wildlife, survival skills, and how to know if the forest is healthy.
NATURE'S CLASSROOM
Geology
Astronomy
Macro-invertebrates
How to build fires and shelter
Biology
Compasses
and so much more!
Students embark on an annual hike to the waterfall. There they will learn how to tell if the soil is fertile, and what insects live there.
Lifetime memories are made!
WHAT TO EXPECT
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Monday 5-lS2A,B
S1: Yellow Jacket Pond Hike, Animal Observations
S2: Food Chains/Webs
S3: Plant Studies: Nurse Log, Plant Classifications
ABOUT CISPUS
MUST HAVES
Warm Clothing
4 days worth of clothes
5 pairs of socks and undergarments
2 pairs of hiking shoes
jeans or long pants
jacket
1 pair of shorts
gloves
hat
Health and Cleanliness Items
towel and washcloth
soap
hairbrush and/or comb
tooth brush and toothpaste
Kleenex and/or handkerchiefs
shampoo/conditioner
chapstick
large plastic bags for dirty clothes
water bottle
Study Items
day pack
2 pencils/pens
clipboard
camera
flashlight or head lamp
extra batteries
CANNOT HAVES
Valuables
jewelry, money, or phones
Electronics
gameboys, ipods, radios, etc.
any item that may cause conflict
Fire starters
Food
(except for the first day)
WANT TO BE A COUNSELOR?
HISTORY
