1-2 Program

Each spring the 1-2 level travels for a two-night overnight trip. This trip is a way to introduce students to the flora and fauna of the Northwest. A community experience, it celebrates a year of learning and growing together. Students travel in mixed-aged hiking groups. The spring trip is another opportunity for students to see themselves as part of the larger 1-2 community.

3-4 Program

The 3-4 spring trip varies in its location and rotates through major regions of Washington State. Connecting the historical, cultural, industrial, geological and geographical origins of Washington, the trip is a culminating event for the major curricular and thematic focus of the spring. Each spring, the 3-4 community unites in the study of the chosen geographical area. Third- and fourth-grade students combine to explore social studies and literature together. In preparation for the spring trip, groups of mixed-level students read and learn together in small groups. 

5th-Grade Program

Each spring the 5s travel for a multi-day overnight trip. This trip is focused on community building, reflection on their time at UCDS, and bonding as a cohort.