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We
believe students develop most successfully and completely when
they are involved in activities that exercise the body and spirit
as well as the mind. Each year
we offer a variety of non-academic events and activities, some
of which involve the entire student body and others that students
may elect to join.
A Palo Alto Prep tradition, this day-long adventure takes students,
faculty and expert facilitators into the Santa Cruz mountains
for a team-oriented "action learning" experience. Throughout
the day students negotiate a series of challenging events, from
balancing on a rope to climbing in the tall trees supported
by cables and pulleys. This experience offers an invigorating
perspective on positive risk-taking, goal-setting, resourcefulness
and personal responsibility.
This 10-day trip to the south takes students to the geographic
and spiritual heart of the Civil Rights Movement. Students and
teachers visit the sites where history was made, and they hear
first-hand from the great leaders and courageous citizens who
were directly involved. This is a lesson in tolerance, compassion,
forgiveness and courage and civic responsibility.
All students are required to complete 12 hours of community
service per year. Among a vast range of choices are: park clean-up,
tutoring children, dog-walking at the Humane Society, or visiting
the elderly in nursing homes. The lesson in this work is to
experience the inner reward of giving as a member of the community.
Students spend two days engaged in interactive adventures at
the spectacular Marin Headlands, north of San Francisco. Amidst
sea cliffs and redwood forests, students participate in outdoor
activities, games, team-building exercises and classroom instruction
in a fully equipped natural science laboratory.
This one-day trip combines physical skill building with
marine education and fun. Students are equipped to paddle
out into the bay, where they observe seals, sea otters
and other forms of marine life in their natural habitat.
Students, teachers and parents visit the city to see museums
and shows. Art students visit special exhibits and learn about
different styles and periods of art. Drama students go to stage
shows such as Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserable, and The Lion
King to enjoy and learn from live theatrical performances.
Students play, dine and socialize at Huddart Park in Woodside
to celebrate the completion of a successful school year.
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