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Kids are happily getting off a school bus and are ready to visit monuments.

Taking learning outside of the classroom

Hannah Shahidi
February 10, 2023

Classes at the school cover a wide range of topics in core subjects and additional areas of study. While some classes and programs take field trips, much of the content students learn often stays in the...

Chinese II students and faculty chaperones pose next to food samples they tried during their field trip to 99 Ranch Market.

Chinese II students travel to 99 Ranch Market

Lily Lee
April 27, 2022

Chinese II students Benjamin Ren '24 and Christopher Robertson '24 and World Languages Teacher Bin He designed a field trip to 99 Ranch Market in San Gabriel to explore Chinese culture, collect auspicious...

AP Environmental Science students walk next to the Franklin Canyon reservoir, surveying the land around them.

AP Environmental Science classes visit Franklin Canyon reservoir

James Hess
February 23, 2022

Advanced Placement (AP) Environmental Science classes visited Franklin Canyon reservoir for their second field study Feb. 15, 16 and 22. The outdoor lab covered water pollution and its effect on organisms. At...

From left to right: Advanced Placement Environmental Science students Manu Markman ’23, Alex Astalos ’23 and Jesse Goldman ’23 explore a sea cave on their Nov. 15 trip.

Environmental Science class participates in field study

James Hess
November 17, 2021

Students in AP Environmental Science visited Leo Carrillo State Beach to participate in a field study Nov. 15 and 16. The trip serves as an outside lab for the course’s ecology unit, which covers the...

Photography students explore Big Rock Beach during field trip

Ava Fattahi
November 26, 2019

Photography students visited Big Rock Beach in Malibu for a field trip Nov. 15. The trip was an opportunity for students to take photos and videos using advanced equipment in an unordinary shooting location....

(From left to right) Franklin Wimbish ’25, Addison Konwiser ’25, Maddie Hliboki ’25 and Chazzy Cho ’25 pose for a photo with the rest of their Latin IA peers in front of the Getty Villa’s long pool. Credit: Sandra Koretz/Chronicle

Latin students visit Getty Villa

Sandra Koretz
November 15, 2019

A group of approximately 30 students and teachers from Latin levels IA to III Honors visited the Getty Villa in Malibu during a field trip Oct. 26. "The Getty Villa is like this ancient treasure trove...

Student members of BLACC helped stuff backpacks to donate to underpriveleged children in the community. During the 30 minute parents and faculty panel, students were able to finish filling 200 bags with school supplies.

BLACC tours art museum

Frank Jiang
August 29, 2019

Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club hosted its annual retreat Aug. 18. This year, the event took place at the Middle School and included a trip to The Broad museum to help students further develop...

Behind the Scenes: Students in Introduction to Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast Journalism I and Broadcast Journalism II learn about the different functions of a control room and speak to professionals during their visit to Fox Sports Studios Feb. 14.

Broadcast journalism class visits Fox Sports Studios

Luke Casola
March 1, 2019

Students in the Introduction to Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast Journalism I and Broadcast Journalism II classes, along with Upper School Communications Department Head Jim Burns, communications teacher...

During a class field trip, an AP Environmental Science student measures the pH of the water from a stream in Malibu Creek state park.  The excursion allowed students to test different water samples, which they will compare for a lab write-up. Printed with permission of Nadine Eisenkolb.

Beyond the classroom: APES classes visit state park to test pH levels of creek water

Frank Jiang
January 30, 2019

Students in the AP Environmental Science visited the Malibu Creek State Park to conduct several water tests Jan. 22. All AP Environmental Science classes attended the excursion, as well as science...

Directed studies, Sculpture II classes visit LACMA exhibit

Morganne Ramsey
October 10, 2012

Students in Sculpture II and their instructor, art teacher Dylan Palmer, viewed the limited-time exhibition "Ken Price Sculpture: a Retrospective," on Oct. 9. The exhibition includes some of contemporary...

Ocean and Marine Biology Class takes Field Trip to Aquarium of the Pacific

April 15, 2011

By Sanjana Kucheria     On April 13, Dr. Blaise Eitner's Ocean and Marine Biology class took a field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. There, his students...

Wildlife field trip is cancelled due to lack of sign-ups

Chronicle Staff
October 11, 2006

The Carrizo Plain camping and community service field trip has been canceled due to lack of enrollment. The trip, which was scheduled for this weekend, was planned in order to help the antelope and elk...

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