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Bridgemont graduation requirements include the successful completion of one unit of field studies for every year in attendance. Each trip has a unique focus, set of requirements, itinerary and schedule. Each trip MUST also address the Graduate Student Profile and be a program that will encourage our students to be critical thinkers, communicators and /or community assets. Students sign up for a field studies after consulting with their parents. This is done in late October. The planning occurs between November and April. During this time, we will meet with each group several times to check on plans, budget, itinerary and to answer questions and lend a hand or ideas.

Primary Objective
To enrich the curriculum by providing experiences in an environment beyond the classroom; by exposing to new mental, physical, and creative challenges; by improving morale; and by building social and spiritual

History and Description
At Bridgemont High School, the Field Studies program began as an occasional weekend and Easter vacation opportunity offered to students. In 1983, participation in the program became a mandatory requirement of all students in the high school. The school selected the last week of April as Field Studies Week, formally changing its curriculum. Bridgemont graduation requirements include the successful completion of one unit of field studies for every year of attendance.

Each trip has a unique focus, set of requirements, itinerary, and schedule. Each trip must also address the Graduate Student Profile (ESLR) and must encourage students to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and assets to their community. In late October, students sign up for field studies after consulting with their parents. The planning then takes place between November and April.

Every year, faculty members meet and decide on the Field Studies offerings for that year. These choices vary because they depend on input from faculty members and students. The school offers energetic, sedentary, and rustic trips in order to meet the varying needs of students. Prior selections have centered around the following topics:

  • architecture
  • arts
  • Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • backpacking: Grand Canyon, Point Reyes National Seashore, Del Norte and Jedediah Smith State Parks, Catalina Island, Hawaii
  • big eastern trip
  • bike trip
  • California heritage
  • cave geology
  • college visitations
  • cooking
  • Death Valley
  • field sketching
  • film making
  • geology
  • house building in Mexico
  • immigrants in California
  • mural painting
  • photography
  • rock climbing

 

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  • Home Improvement - Being the hands and feet of Jesus as they build a house in Mexico;
  • Extreme Science - Studying the scientific principles involved in whitewater rafting, caving & rock climbing
  • Navigators - Learning the principles of sailing on the San Francisco Bay
  • Shutterbugs - Photography expeditions to Bay Area and Monterey area scenic sites.
Trailblazers 2 - 2006
In Living Color - 2006
Premier - Yosemite - 2006
Venture 3 - 2006
 

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