Friday, April 1

Rachel Kernodle & Diane Boodrookas

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: $

PE Credit available

Tuesday April 12- Saturday April16

Leslie Beach '04 and Jamie Kuhn '19

Craving time to really drop into a back country experience? This may be your trip. We'll take the last week of spring break to head to stunning Big Sur, where the north and south coast come together with redwoods and yucca alike. Ocean views, some seriously steep hills, tasty backcountry cooking, camaraderie, a summit of Cone Peak, and a loop to remember await you. We're happy to teach backpacking skills to first timers, and there are some robust climbs on this one, so come ready to sweat!

6 students

Cost: $150

PE Credit available

April 22

Dr. Morris & Leslie Beach

Come visit this Bay Area Oddity; Tepeco Beach! This beach in Richmond is the former site of the early 20th Tepco Ceramics Factory. This factory made ceramics for diners, bars, the navy, hospitals, you name it, they made dishes for it. In true Past America fashion, they dumped all their garbage in the ocean, and now the beach is covered with old dishes, cups, figurines, and oddities. Come explore with us and pick up some random/shiny beach treasures for an art project, decoration, a mosaic, or just come for the joy of wandering on a beach and seeing something kind of weird. We'll leave about 15 minutes before the end of C block and be back in the time for the late bus.

6-8 students

Cost: $Free

PE Credit available

April 25- April 26

Liz Gottlieb & Yinshun Wang

Join us for this introduction to car camping at Henry Cowell State Park. We will leave school at lunch on Monday (miss G block) and return by 1:30 pm on Tuesday, Conference Day.

6-8 students

Cost: $50

PE Credit available

April 29-April 30

Moriah Buckley & Liz Gottlieb

Join Moriah & Liz for this nearby camping trip. We will stay at the Frank Valley Horse campground about 1 mile north of Hwy 1 at Muir Beach. We will explore the beaches, mountains, creeks & streams. Plan to depart school early on Friday and spend 24 hours immersed in the nearby landscape.

6-8 students

Cost: $50

PE Credit available

April 30- May 1

Joann Gatine, Maribel Albarran, Joanna Paun, Hannah Hohle

Every day is a great day to visit Santa Cruz! Come join us as we explore Santa Cruz via surfing, camping, and touring the beautiful UCSC campus. We will leave MA super early (5:00AM!) on Saturday morning, so please plan to get to campus no later than 4:50AM. We plan to return Sunday in the late afternoon. The trip will kick off with a two-hour surf lesson at Cowell Beach with the fantastic Surf School Santa Cruz. After, we will head over to explore downtown Santa Cruz and to gather food and supplies before heading to our campsite. We will spend the night around our campfire where we will have yummy food. Sunday, after a quick breakfast, we will head over to UCSC where we will explore the gorgeous campus on a self-guided tour. Surfing and camping experience are not essential. The cost of the Outing covers the surf lesson, campsite, and all of the meals. The surf school will provide the wet suits and surfboards. You will need to bring a swimsuit, towel, flip flops/sandals. We will be staying in cabins with bunk beds so no tents will be needed but please bring a sleeping bag or blanket and even a pillow if you would like. Also please bring a comfortable pair of shoes as we will be walking around a lot. As this trip is being led by the Young Women of Color Affinity Group, you must identify as a woman of color to attend.

8 students

Cost: $300

PE Credit Available

April 30- May 1

Leslie Beach, Juliet Dana

Junior-Senior Solo! As this school year draws to a close, are you craving some time to slow down, connect with the wild world, integrate the year's learnings, and set intentions for the summer and the year to come? If so, consider joining Taylor, Leslie, and/or Juliet for this 2-day solo program. Drawing from the practices of Wilderness Quest, we will hold one evening pre-meeting, gather on Saturday to weave our group and select our solo spot, return home late Saturday night to sleep, and go out early Sunday morning. You will hold a 6-8 hour solo you design yourself, then return to our fern-filled redwood forest base camp to share stories with the group. This trip might be for you if you're a senior who'd like to solo but aren't available for Wilderness Quest in June; if you're a junior considering Wilderness Quest next year; or if you feel drawn to this kind of reflective immersion but aren't ready for a full week commitment. Questions? Reach out to Juliet, Leslie, or Taylor..

April 30th

Rinchen Heffelfinger, Taylor Tan, and Jon Bretan

Join us on an acoustic jam session in nature (location tbd) to enjoy low-pressure tune sharing and improvisation in a beautiful outdoor setting! Any level of musical experience is welcome and a (limited) number of acoustic instruments can be provided if you don’t have your own. Come out and take advantage of the be-in-the-moment grounding with which both music and nature can provide us.

16 students

Cost: $Free

PE Credit available

May 3

Ellie Beyers & Hannah Hohle

Join Ellie and Hannah on an afternoon climbing adventure at Gravity Vault Marin, the 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

May 7

Leslie Beach & Amy Strauss

Are you fascinated by wild animals and the environments in which they live? Are you curious about how people study and research wildlife? Do you ever wonder how it is that we know about bird migration, species declines, etc.? Join us to witness hands-on field ecology research at Palomarin’s bird banding station in Bolinas, where songbirds are (safely) caught, tagged, measured, and released…for science! We’ll learn about bird ecology and field research methods while hanging out in a beautiful spot with wildlife experts. If we’re lucky, we’ll even get to see some songbirds up close - a rare opportunity! Birds are most active in the early morning, so we’ll depart MA at 6:15am to increase our chances of seeing bird banding in action. After our morning at the field station, we’ll explore the nature trails nearby with a special focus on looking and listening for songbirds. We’ll make a lunch and ice cream stop in the town of Bolinas before heading back to return to MA by 2:15pm.

Time: Depart MA at 6:15 am, Return to MA at 2:15 pm

Bring: Layers, comfortable hiking shoes, mask, snacks, water, sunscreen/hat, binoculars (if you have them)

10 students

Cost: $50

PE Credit available

May 16

Liz Gottlieb & Steven Spangenberg

Join Liz & Steven for another burritos & full moon Hike! 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 return to MA between 8 and 8:30 pm.

6-8 students

Cost: $12

PE Credit available

Friday May 27 to Sunday, May 29

Leslie & Liz

Join Liz & Leslie for this Memorial Weekend Backpacking Trip into the Desolation Wilderness of Tahoe National Forest. We will backpack through beautiful pine forests, over rocky passes and camp by rivers and quiet lakes. We will leave early on Friday and return Sunday by dinner.

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5 to 6 students

Cost: $50

PE Credit Available

May 29

Come and join us as we celebrate the end of the year and our graduating leader Anisa at McNear's Beach! We plan to leave MA by 11:30 am on Sunday, May 29th. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Please plan to bring a blanket or something you can sit on, and any other items you would like. All students of color are welcome to attend. As we get close to the date we will discuss lunch options. We look forward to seeing you there!

16 students

Cost: $Free