Silverwood Edventuring

Experiential Learning and Field Trips
at Silverwood

An essential component of the Silverwood learning philosophy is that learning through experience must be part of a balanced curriculum. Children at Silverwood learn in great part by experiencing the subject through dynamic, student-centered, age appropriate activities.

Primary

Primary (first and second grades) activities are mainly on campus and include gardening, hands-on-math, cooking projects, Spanish lunch parties, environmental science, young author presentations, ceramics, chorus, and drama.

Intermediate

Experiential learning in the Intermediate program (third and forth grades) includes opportunities to dramatically re-enact history, learn geometry and engineering by building forts, or map the school property to learn measurement and geography. Students also travel to local theatre productions and art and history museums.

In the spring, Intermediate students spend four days and nights at Islandwood, an environmental education camp on Bainbridge Island where they learn sound environmental practices, participate in hands-on science work in nature, and work together to build the leadership and teamwork skills.

Senior

Each fall, the Silverwood fifth and sixth grades travel to Olympic Park Institute for a five day four night camping excursion. This trip provides biology and natural science learning in the unique environment afforded by the Olympic forests and mountains, team building, challenging physical activities, and personal growth.

Each spring , the Silverwood Sixth grade class undertakes a major travel experience as a culmination of a curricular theme in either history or science. This week-long excursion is the capstone of a year's academic study as well as an opportunity for significant leadership and personal growth.