PEAK Adventure Club

Adventure Club, for first and second graders, takes place in the fall and in the spring. Adventure Club offers instruction and experience at a beginner level in the areas of biking, climbing, and paddling. The club meets on Tuesdays for first graders and Wednesdays for second graders following the club schedule. Club sessions begin at the PEAK classroom under the Robinson Center immediately after school. Adventure Club ends at 5pm (6pm on river and biking field trip days). Club size is limited to 12 students. Cost is $175 per semester and includes instruction, gear (except for bikes and helmets) and transportation to field sites.

ADVENTURE CLUB information and registration

PEAK Explorers Club
Explorers Club for third and fourth graders is designed to give older elementary aged students an opportunity to continue to learn and practice skills related to paddling, biking, climbing, and archery .

The club meets on Thursday afternoons according the the Fall and Spring schedules in the link below. Club sessions begin at the PEAK classroom under the Robinson Center immediately after school. Explorers Club ends at 5pm (6pm on days of field trips). Club size is limited to 12 students per grade level. Club membership is $175 and includes instruction, gear (except for bikes and helmets) and transportation to field sites.

EXPLORER'S CLUB registration and information

ArrowDOGS

ArrowDOGS is designed specifically for Lower school students who are interested in shooting Olympic-style archery. Team members practice basic archery skills on the Heathwood archery range. Archers learn to shoot with compound bows and may have an opportunity to participate in a statewide archery competition (date TBA). Team size is limited to 12 archers. Shooting sessions take place on Monday afternoons from 3:05-4:30pm in November.

Cost is $75 per team member and includes all archery equipment (archers may bring their own equipment if they like), and instruction. Cost does not include registration fees for any archery competition that a team member may choose to enter.

ArrowDOGS information and registration forms

Grade Level Campouts

Students campout in tents and take advantage of the rich natural diversity and opportunity for adventure found right on the Heathwood campus. Activities during the event may include a night hike, time on the climbing wall, an evening pond paddle, or an early morning wildlife watch. A hot breakfast of pancakes and sausage will be served on the following morning. Campouts occur by grade level and are thoroughly supervised by PEAK staff. The campout begins at 6pm and ends at 9am the following morning. Cost is $40.

FOURTH Grade Campout
Friday, September 28

THIRD Grade Campout
Saturday, September 29

SECOND Grade Campout
Friday, April 25

FIRST Grade Campout
Saturday, April 26

Mountain Ecology Camp
Saturday, Sunday, November 17, 18

Third and fourth graders spend the weekend on the grounds at Asbury Hills United Methodist Camp located between Table Rock and Caesar's Head in upstate South Caroline. There they explore a host of flora and fauna that inhabit the pristine wilderness of the Appalachian Mountains. Day hikes, creek hikes, rock climbs and natural history programs bring mountain ecology to life. Cost for the program is $150 per person (including adults) and includes instruction, room and board, and transportation.

MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY CAMP registration and information

PHOTO ALBUM from last year's trip!

PEAK Curriculum Connections

Students in full-day Kindergarten meet two times per month for an outdoor education class that brings classroom themes to life as students engage in hands-on learning experiences presented through backcountry and ecological perspectives.

Students in grades one through four meet informally with PEAK instructors for lessons on specific topics as requested by the classroom teacher. Lessons on the pond, the forest, the field and the river are common during the Lower School Habitat Study in the spring.

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