A central part of Parkmont's program is “in-the-field” education, sending students out into our community, and the world community, so rich with cultural resources. We travel nearby for hour-long field trips, and we travel far away, to Alaska, Panama, Mexico, for week-long excursions. Some trips are academically-focused, and part of our Main Lesson structure, while others are team-building and confidence-enriching trips. All enhance learning.
Field trips and travel are extensions of our classrooms. Students studying Latin American History and Culture will travel to the Yucatan to gain first-hand knowledge on the culture. Some of our “classrooms” are as inspiring as a mountain-top, as expansive as an open field, as pragmatic as an office, or as formal as a Congressional hearing. By offering instruction in a variety of environments, we invite students to learn by self-realization and “real world” problem-solving, life skills that are interwoven into our program.
Adventure trips can introduce students-some of whom have never been out of the city-to wild ponies, crab nets, white water rafting, rock climbing, golf, and downhill skis. And they can introduce students-some of whom have never been to the inner city-to ethnic festivals, soup kitchens, wholesale markets, and community organizations.
Some of our field trips from the last few years include:
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation at Clagett Farm
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Dzibichaltun Cenote and Caves, Mexico
- Monument Valley, AZ
- Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, AZ
- Corkscrew Swamp, Naples, FL
- Flamingo Bay, Everglades National Park
- Shark's Valley, Everglades National Park
- Monkey Island, Panama
- Taboga Island, Panama
- Portobelo, Panama
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC
- Okefenokee Swamp, GA
- Kittyhawk, NC
- National Arboretum
- U.S. Supreme Court
- National Building Museum
- National Archives
- College Park Aviation Museum
- Saudi Arabian embassy
- Israeli Embassy
- National Gallery of Art
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Niagra Falls
- Franciscan Monastery
- National Botanic Gardens
- Holocaust Museum
- Brightwood Heritage Trail
- Civil Rights Trail, Graysville, AL
- The C&O Canal
- Library of Congress
- African American Civil Rights Museum
- Lincoln Memorial
- DNA Learning Center, Long Island
- National Museum of Medicine & Health at Walter Reed
For more information call 202-726-0740 or email admissions@parkmont.org.