On the Trail
High Trails is an integral part of the sixth-grade curriculum in ASD20. It is a three-day/two night outdoor-education experience located in Florissant, Colorado.
Each ASD20 middle school is assigned 1 week to attend High Trails. Teachers and administrators from the middle schools accompany their students to camp. The High Trails Staff works collaboratively with ASD20 teachers to provide a rich experience.
At High Trails, students will study many aspects of the middle-school curriculum: ecology, history, conservation, geology, astronomy, and nature crafts, as well as the responsible use of the outdoors for recreational purposes. Responsibility, self-reliance, leadership, and friendship also grow during the experience.
Outdoor Academics
History
Students understand the chronological organization of history and know how to organize events and people into major eras to identify and to explain historical relationships.
Students understand that societies are diverse and have changed over time.
Students understand how science, technology, and economic activities have developed, changed, and affected societies throughout history.
Geography
Students understand how physical processes shape the earth's surface patterns and systems.
Life Science
Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.
Earth and Space Science
Students know and understand the processes and interactions of earth's systems and the structure and dynamics of the earth and other objects in space.
Students know and understand interrelationship among science, technology, and human activity and how they can affect the world.
Additional Detail
The program is available to all sixth grade students. The cost is $280 dollars and can be paid through your Infinite Campus account.
All schools will attend in the fall. Contact your school's High Trails Coordinator for schedule specifics.
High school Juniors and Seniors are invited to apply to be a High School Leader and act as a guide/counselor to the younger students.
Please visit High Trails Outdoor Education Center for more information or contact your school's High Trails Coordinator.
Middle School Coordinator(s)
Challenger MS
Chinook Trail MS
Discovery Canyon MS
Eagleview MS
Village MS
Mountain Ridge MS
Timberview MS
High School Coordinator(s)
Air Academy HS
Aspen Valley HS
Discovery Canyon HS
Liberty HS
Pine Creek HS
TBD