Yosemite 2026

Welcome to the Kennedy Middle School Yosemite website!

Kennedy Middle School

Yosemite Hub

Kennedy Trip Dates

Monday, March 2 — Friday, March 6 2026

Departure

DEPARTURE is between 9:00-10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026

🌱 Kennedy Middle School

🌱 NEEDED for DEPARTURE:

students need to have their hiking boots on their feet
backpack with:
- a disposable sack lunch
- a ziplock bag (with writing tools)
- TWO full bottles of water

🌱 For more info on what needs to be packed, check the Clothing and Equipment page.

Return

RETURN is on Friday, March 6, 2026

between 5-6 p.m.

🌱De Anza Parking Lot A

More information will be sent about departure and our return about 30 days before the trip.

🌱 Please check ParentSquare for information while we are on the trip, as well as information about or return time on the last day of the trip.

If this is your first time with the program, please check out this short introduction from Nature Bridge. Also, take a look at NatureBridge's new facility called the NESC.

You can also visit our CUSD Yosemite Website for district information about the trip!

💸 Fees 💸

Cost: $1190. The cost of the trip includes lodging, transportation to and from Yosemite, three meals per day, and the NatureBridge educational program with experienced nature guides. Financial assistance is available. Please contact me at my email for more information.

dalvand_thea@cusdk8.org

COVID Precautions

🤧 Naturebridge and Kennedy Staff are well-experienced in managing students who may get sick during the trip, especially as our Yosemite trip typically occurs during flu season.

🤕 The safety of our participants and staff is our highest priority. We work directly with the Office of Public Health and our National Park Service partners to actively monitor risk at our sites. If any program alterations are warranted by NPS or the Office of Public Health, we will contact you immediately.

🧼 To help prevent the spread of the flu, cold and COVID-19, reinforce proper handwashing; food handling; not sharing water bottles; covering sneezes and coughs; not touching eyes, mouth or nose; and report any illness symptoms while on program.

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