Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
– Mark Twain
One of the finest examples of outdoor education at OTA is the Yosemite trip the 8th graders participate in.
It is with great pleasure that our 8th graders are able to experience first hand one of our nation’s greatest treasures, Yosemite National Park. All throughout our carefully crated experiences, we hoped that each student would gain insight on a few things:
- Create culinary delights with limited resources
- Persevere through a variety of perceived physical and mental boundaries.
- Find inspiration in the natural world through temporary art a’la Andrew Goldsworthy.
- Gain more understanding for how and why we need to preserve our natural spaces.
Click on the link below to catch a glimpse of their incredible adventures!