Environmental Education « Whole Child Development
Environmental Education Program
Kindergarten students celebrate the end of the year with a one-night camping trip, while first through fifth graders spend 4 nights at Camp Gualala in northern Sonoma County. Accompanied by professional naturalists, teachers and parent chaperones, children escape the pressures of urban life as they explore different ecosystems, live together in a camping community, and have lots of fun in the process. Middle school camping trips include ropes course activities to build community and give students a chance to challenge themselves in new ways.
Marin Horizon School is committed to preservation of the environment. We have numerous ongoing recycling projects, such as battery and beverage bottle recycling in addition to paper recycling. We support trash-free lunches and encourage each child who participates in our hot-lunch program to bring tableware, cloth napkins and food containers. Our entire school participates in extensive carpooling, reducing the impact both on the environment and the neighborhood.
Field Trip Program
Children learn best when they can experience educational concepts hands-on. That's why we offer a comprehensive field trip program to link what happens in the classroom to the real world. Teachers make wide-spread use of the opportunities offered in the Bay Area. Students attend places such as the SF Symphony, live theater, and the opera; they visit museums, historical sites, factories, the Lawrence Hall of Science, and the Marin Marine Mammal Center.
