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Students tour the campus of Washington and Lee,
located in Lexington, Virginia.
Class Trips
Freshman: Bradford Woods
This is an overnight trip to a park-like setting. The purpose is to foster class-bonding with experiential activities to encourage leadership and awareness of group dynamics. There is a cost to students. This trip is required.
Sophomore:
Chicago
This trip includes visits to the Chicago Institute of Art and Adler Planetarium. Students also enjoy dinner in Greek Town. The trip enhances the tenth-grade curriculum in English, social studies, science and fine arts. There is a cost to students. This trip is required.
Junior: Tours of Colleges
Students visit public and private colleges of varying sizes, settings and selectivity to help them find the best college type to fit their needs. There is a cost to students. This trip is optional.
Other Trips
Backpacking Trip
Each summer, sophomores are invited to travel to a wilderness area for a backpacking experience. Sites have included such beautiful areas as Wyoming, Colorado
and Montana. At least some of the fun is the road trip to the destination. Students have visited rodeos, amusement parks, national parks and fun, out-of-the-way places in this adventure designed to help students grow by pushing themselves to their limits.
British Summer Trip
Every other summer, students have an opportunity to travel to
England,
Scotland
and/or
Wales
to explore English history, culture and literature. The trips are designed around themes such as “literary landscapes” or “the quest for the historical King Arthur.” In an effort enjoy the beauty of the island, the trip is marked by walks through the hills and dales and over the hedgerows that provide so much of the charm of the British landscape. Students typically stay in historic inns or bed and breakfast accommodations.
Fantasy Sports: May Term Baseball Trip
This is a fun reward for the fantasy baseball May Term class; they get to see in action many of the players whose statistics we study for the 12-day class.
Orchestra Class: Lyric Opera
This trip every other year allows students to experience opera and orchestra performances in
Chicago. There is a student cost.
Stratford Theatre Trip
Students have the opportunity to view some of North America's finest productions of Shakespeare and other great plays and musicals (three plays total). There is a student cost.