K - 5 Field Trips and Overnights

Gateway learning is rich and full of vitality. Outdoor explorations and class field trips add hands-on experience to all areas of the curriculum and provide real world context for student explorations. A special trip to San Francisco’s Chinatown, a sail on a Tall Ship, or a hike at Elkhorn Slough inspire independence and appreciation for our culture and history. Fourth graders take their first overnight field trip to Coloma, in the Gold Country, where they learn about California history by living the life of a gold miner. Fifth graders experience the natural history of California on their multi-day overnight trip to the Marin Headlands camp, with field activities ranging from identifying plants with a naturalist to spotting nocturnal animals on a night hike.