Friday, October 29th

Char Engle + Kyle Vitale

Join Char and Kyle on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the newly opened indoor climbing wall in San Rafael. Whether you are an experienced climber or are brand-new to climbing, this outing can work for you! We will take on a mix of bouldering on the low walls with crash pads and top-rope climbing, and will share a few tips and tricks to help make your experience a success.

We have climbing shoes and chalk bags at MA that we can get you fitted out with prior to our outing. We will leave the MA circle at 2:30 pm (missing 15 minutes of your last class) and return to MA in time for those wishing to catch the last bus. Bring with you water, a snack, and comfortable clothes for climbing in.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Friday, November 5 to Saturday, November 6

Stella Beale + Liz Gottlieb

Join us for this car camping adventure in Mendocino. Participants should expect to hike OR walk or run on Friday and Saturday. We will hike/run/walk one of the most beautiful trails in the world. The trail adventure takes you through a lush fern canyon, through a Redwood grove , into a Pygmy forest and ends in a cabbage patch bog! This is one of the most beautiful transition zones along the coast. After exploring this transect participants will explore the headlands of the Mendocino coast and the town of Mendocino. This trip is perfect for a new camper. The only requirement is that you are able to walk or hike or run 5 miles.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Sunday, November 7

Leslie Beach ‘04 + Joanna Paun

A street contains many worlds: cuisines, businesses, homes, murals, spontaneous and unexpected interactions, moods, histories. The Mission District in San Francisco has decades of fame as a vibrant, multicultural space-- but the street itself starts near the ferry building and passes through many microclimates before arriving in its eponymous neighborhood. We will meet at MA at 10:45 am, drive to the Larkspur Ferry, and take the boat into the city, where we'll begin our urban hike. We'll be back at MA by 5 pm. Cost of lunch and ferry fare included in the trip-- if you want to get other snacks or buy books or crafts or other things from shops we pass on our way, bring your own funds!

6 students

Cost $30

Tuesday, November 9th

Ellie Beyers + Josh Cherner

Join Ellie and Josh on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the newly opened indoor climbing wall in San Rafael. Whether you are an experienced climber or are brand-new to climbing, this outing can work for you! We will take on a mix of bouldering on the low walls with crash pads and top-rope climbing, and will share a few tips and tricks to help make your experience a success.

We have climbing shoes and chalk bags at MA that we can get you fitted out with prior to our outing. We will leave the MA circle at 2:30 pm (missing 15 minutes of your last class) and return to MA in time for those wishing to catch the last bus. Bring with you water, a snack, and comfortable clothes for climbing.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Wednesday, November 10 to Thursday, November 11

Leslie Beach ‘04 + Joe Cornett + Liz Gottlieb

PE Credit available

Saturday, November 13

*climate & COVID permitting

Taylor Tan ‘06 + Rachel Kernodle

Learn to prepare and cook food over open fire in the Garden! We'll make an early dinner in the garden while chatting and telling stories.

Tuesday, November 16th

Char Engle + Dr. Morris

Join Char and Dr. Morris on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the newly opened indoor climbing wall in San Rafael. Whether you are an experienced climber or are brand-new to climbing, this outing can work for you! We will take on a mix of bouldering on the low walls with crash pads and top-rope climbing, and will share a few tips and tricks to help make your experience a success.

We have climbing shoes and chalk bags at MA that we can get you fitted out with prior to our outing. We will leave the MA circle at 2:30 pm (missing 15 minutes of your last class) and return to MA in time for those wishing to catch the last bus. Bring with you water, a snack, and comfortable clothes for climbing in.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Thursday, November 18th

Kyle Vitale + Josh Cherner

Join Kyle and Josh on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the newly opened indoor climbing wall in San Rafael. Whether you are an experienced climber or are brand-new to climbing, this outing can work for you! We will take on a mix of bouldering on the low walls with crash pads and top-rope climbing, and will share a few tips and tricks to help make your experience a success.

We have climbing shoes and chalk bags at MA that we can get you fitted out with prior to our outing. We will leave the MA circle at 2:30 pm (missing 15 minutes of your last class) and return to MA in time for those wishing to catch the last bus. Bring with you water, a snack, and comfortable clothes for climbing in.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Friday, November 19

Caroline Bunnell Harris + Liz Gottlieb

Burritos & a Full Moon! Join Liz & Caroline for a pre-Thanksgiving Frost Moon hike in the Headlands. We will leave right after school and head up to Slacker hill to witness the full moon rising over the bay and city. We will take our time & watch the moon while we eat burritos at the top of Slacker Hill. We will then return back to MA between 7:45 and 8:45 pm.

6-12 students

Cost $15

PE credit available

Thursday, November 25

Leslie + Gerardo + Joanna + Joann

From 1969-1971, indigenous people from many tribal and cultural backgrounds occupied Alcatraz. In remembrance of that occupation, in questioning of mainstream US practices around "Thanksgiving," and in celebration of the persistence and resilience of Indigenous people and their traditions and relationship with the land, every year people gather on Alcatraz to witness ceremonies, speakers, dances, and other performances as the sun comes up. We will meet at MA at 4am, drive to Pier 33 in San Francisco, and get the ferry to Alcatraz. We'll return by 10 am.

*This yearly event got canceled last year because of COVID. It's not yet confirmed that it will occur this year, but we're opening sign-ups just in case!

6 students

Cost $20

PE credit available

Tuesday 11/30 or 11/30

Diane Boodrookas + Leslie Beach ‘04

This trip proved so popular during round one, we decided to run it again! Join us for a magical evening of kayaking among glowing dinoflagelletes known as bioluminescence. This trip takes us to Tomales Bay where we will go on a guided kayak trip just after sunset. We will leave MA at 4pm and return by 10pm. We will enjoy a burrito dinner on the shores of the bay before we set out in the kayaks.

10 students

Cost $200- $270

PE credit available

Friday, December 3

Rachel Kernodle + Diane Boodrookas '10

(We’re back for round 2 after having a blast on this outing in Q1!) Start your day off right: in nature! Meet in the circle at 6:00 for a sunrise hike around Phoenix Lake, an easy 3-mile loop. We will stop on the way back for bagels, so bring some cash or your own breakfast. Don't forget a headlamp and water bottle for the trail!

6 students

Cost: FREE but bring a bit of cash or own breakfast

PE Credit available

Tuesday, December 7

Ellie Beyers + Rachel Kernodle

Here’s another run for those among us who think, “I definitely would go on a run if someone else was going.” Let us plan the details for you! ;)

Join Ellie and Rachel for a trip up to Bon Tempe Lake in Fairfax. The trail around the reservoir is about 4 miles and features a relatively flat but scenic journey through bay laurel, redwoods, wide-open fields, and narrow single-track sections. Any level of runner is welcome. Some of us will run ~10-minute miles, some of us will stop a few times to walk, and we can all enjoy a morning out in the beautiful open space of the Marin Municipal Water District. If our group has interest and experience, we can add a spur to our route to make the run a little longer. We will leave MA at 2:30 pm, drive about 25 minutes to the trailhead, run, have a snack, and return to school in time to catch the bus.

6 students

Cost: FREE

PE Credit available

Tuesday, December 7th

Kyle Vitale + Leslie Beach

Join Kyle and Leslie on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the newly opened indoor climbing wall in San Rafael. Whether you are an experienced climber or are brand-new to climbing, this outing can work for you! We will take on a mix of bouldering on the low walls with crash pads and top-rope climbing, and will share a few tips and tricks to help make your experience a success.

We have climbing shoes and chalk bags at MA that we can get you fitted out with prior to our outing. We will leave the MA circle at 2:30 pm (missing 15 minutes of your last class) and return to MA in time for those wishing to catch the last bus. Bring with you water, a snack, and comfortable clothes for climbing.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Thursday, December 9th

Dr. Morris and Leslie Beach

Join Dr. Morris and Leslie on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the newly opened indoor climbing wall in San Rafael. Whether you are an experienced climber or are brand-new to climbing, this outing can work for you! We will take on a mix of bouldering on the low walls with crash pads and top-rope climbing, and will share a few tips and tricks to help make your experience a success.

We have climbing shoes and chalk bags at MA that we can get you fitted out with prior to our outing. We will leave the MA circle at 2:30 pm (missing 15 minutes of your last class) and return to MA in time for those wishing to catch the last bus. Bring with you water, a snack, and comfortable clothes for climbing in.

6 students

Cost $50

PE credit available

Monday, December 13

Leslie Beach ‘04 + Chris Chavarria + Sofia Koop ‘22

Join Sofia K, Chris Chavarria & Leslie Beach for an after school water adventure. Students will pair up in double kayaks and explore the bay for 2 hours. After the paddle Sofia will lead the group via Surf Rider's Blue Water Task Force water sampling protocol. Students will leave school at 2:15.

5 students

Cost: $55-$60

PE Credit available