The purpose of our Outdoor Education Program is to develop students with keen minds, exemplary character, self-knowledge, and the ability to lead. Through experiential learning in outdoor wilderness areas, students develop leadership and team-building skills while learning about themselves, others, and the world around them.
Our Outdoor Education Program uses the outdoors as a medium for learning, which allows students to:
The Outdoor Education Program is introduced in Pre-k and becomes increasingly challenging as each year progresses. Our Early Childhood Campus students cultivate basic skills through on-campus and simple excursions in the downtown Covington area and neighboring Bogue Falaya Park. The skills they build in these early years serve as a foundation for larger and longer adventures, as they head to first-12th grades. From canoeing classes to ropes courses, specific objectives are set for each grade as students prepare for their class trips, which begin in fifth grade.
Each grade’s outdoor course teaches the following as the core curriculum:
Pre-k outdoor education experiences include:
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Kindergarten outdoor education experiences include:
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First grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Second grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Third grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Fourth grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Fifth grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Sixth grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Seventh grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Eighth grade outdoor education experiences include:
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Ninth grade outdoor education experiences include:
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10th grade outdoor education experiences include:
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11th grade outdoor education experiences include:
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12th grade outdoor education experiences include:
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(Early Pre-k, Pre-k, and Kindergarten)
120 S. New Hampshire Street
Covington, LA 70433
985-892-9156
(Grades 1 – 12)
80 Christwood Boulevard
Covington, LA 70433
985-871-9902
