Perspectives

General Information

Each year and for each grade level, Selwyn hosts annual student trips through our Perspectives Travel Program, an integral part of our curriculum from Lower School to graduation. This is a cherished tradition at our school, dating nearly all of our 60-plus year history. It provides students with unique, hands-on experiences designed to help them develop a sense of personal responsibility and self-reliance. Interpersonal relationships between the students are enhanced as they learn how to problem solve and work together while braving new adventures outside of their usual comfort zones. Every successive year the length of the Selwyn travel program trips increase, as do the students’ responsibilities for planning and implementing their travels.

5th and 6th Grade

Camp Allen Fall 2023

Camp Cullen Spring 2025

5th and 6th graders will attend either Camp Allen, Camp Olympia or Camp Cullen. All 3 camps have excellent outdoor education programs with a focus on science skills. Students will spend four days, and three nights at camp. Activities may include hiking, fishing, archery, horseback riding and so much more.

The camp prepares outdoor education classes for them to participate in while they complete a workbook that aligns closely to our curriculum. Chaperones will be present the entire time. Meals are provided by the camp. Dietary restrictions can be met as long as we know ahead of time and can work with the camp. Any students who do not attend will be required to work from home that week.

This year, 5th and 6th graders will attend Camp Allen the week of October 20th. See the link below for the information packet that will be sent home.

Camp Allen Info Packet

Camp Cullen Tour

Schedule for the Week (TO COME SOON)

7th and 8th Grade

7th and 8th graders go on a 5 day / 4 night trip to a location that highlights the science and history related to their studies.

This year, we will return to Hot Springs, Arkansas. The dates of the trip are still to be determined, and more information will be sent out closer the trip.

2024-2025 trip to Galveston

2025 Galveston Itinerary

Monday, March 24

Students should arrive at Selwyn by 7:00 am to pack vans for a 7:30 AM departure. We will eat lunch on the road, so students must have a fully disposable sack lunch in a daypack to carry with them in the van. Our first stop will be Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham, Texas. We will eat lunch there and then see how the ice cream is made and packaged before heading back out on our journey. Once in Galveston we will grocery shop for the week then unpack and get settled in. Dinner will be at the house followed by a late night walk on the beach.

Tuesday, March 25

It will be an early start today. We will take the ferry from Port Bolivar to Galveston and then head up to Houston for the day. Our first stop will be Johnson Space Center where we will tour the facilities and the Starship Gallery. We may also have an opportunity to tour the Astronaut Training Facility. Afterwards we will visit the Holocaust Museum before returning to the house for dinner.

Wednesday, March 26

Today begins with a Marine Biology outing on the ocean followed by a tour of the tall ship Elissa. From there we will visit the Texas History Center in the Rosenberg Library to learn about the 1900 Hurricane. The rest of the day will be spent visiting the Galveston Art Center and exploring the Seawall and the Strand together with a scavenger hunt to find the Hurricane Ike tree sculptures.

Thursday, March 27

We will start out with a private tour of the Bolivar Lighthouse and a visit to Fort Travis followed by lunch back at the house. From there we will head out to the San Jacinto Battlefield to explore the grounds where this pivotal battle in Texas history took place and then visit the museum. After returning to the house for dinner, it will be time to prepare to leave the next morning and then take a final night time stroll on the beach.

Friday, March 28

After packing the van and doing our final clean up at the house, we will begin our journey home. We will eat lunch en route and then stop at Mammoth National Monument in Waco to spend some time looking at the fossils and dig site before continuing back to Selwyn. We expect to get back to school sometime between 5:30- 6:30 pm and will post frequent progress updates in Bloomz.

2022-2023 - Corpus Christi

2023-2024 - Hot Springs, Arkansas Itinerary

TENTATIVE ITINERARY

2023 Perspectives - Hot Springs, Arkansas

While there are a couple of specific activities with reservations and set times, our schedule will be flexible enough to work around uncooperative weather and is as follows:

Monday, Oct. 23

Students should arrive at Selwyn at 7:30 am to pack vans for an 8:00 AM departure. We will eat lunch on the road, so students must have a sack lunch in a daypack to carry with them in the van. We will stop at Crater of Diamonds State Park and spend a couple hours prospecting before continuing on to Hot Springs (some record setting diamonds have been found recently). Once in Hot Springs we will unpack and then grocery shop for the week and eat dinner at the house.

Tuesday, Oct. 24 - Explore Hot Springs

We will spend the morning hiking trails around the Hot Springs area and then take a ride to the top of Hot Springs Mountain Tower. We will eat a sack lunch and then spend the afternoon exploring the Mid-America Science Museum. Dinner at the house.

Wednesday, Oct. 25 - Explore Little Rock

The group will take a day trip to Little Rock. We will visit Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, visit the Arkansas State Capitol and Old State House Museum, and explore the Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Gardens. Lunch that day will be a sack lunch during our explorations, and then we will be back at the house in Hot Springs for dinner.

Thursday, Oct. 26 - Explore Hot Springs

We will explore more trails and the downtown Hot Springs area. In the afternoon we will practice our teamwork skills while solving three puzzle rooms at Narrow Escape, possibly visit a glass blowing studio, and then for dinner we will dine out lakeside at Fisherman’s Wharf.

Friday, Oct. 27

We will take advantage of the beautiful outdoors for a final hike in the area before cleaning and packing for the drive back to Selwyn, including a sack lunch for the trip. We plan on arriving back to school by 3:00.

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