# @denverjewishdayschool on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CjbYYwtOn-y
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11999044-denverjewishdayschool-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-10-07T21:36:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Jewish Day School (@denverjewishdayschool) — https://gondola.cc/denverjewishdayschool

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Our 5th graders had such an amazing time on our double overnight class trip in Estes Park! 5th grade teacher Mrs. Sheinbaum wanted to share this message:

"Our time there was packed with fun things, and we’re excited to share a few highlights. The fifth graders were incredibly helpful loading and unloading the bus, and did a nice job participating in all of our activities and staying mindful of our Divrei Chaim. 

During our days in the mountains, we hiked through the vast YMCA of the Rockies campus and participated in a number of outdoor education classes. In Low Ropes Course initiatives, students mastered group problem-solving tasks involving various forms of verbal and non-verbal communication while balancing on logs, boards, wires, and a giant seesaw. The Elk Ecology class included in-depth learning about one of the most popular Rocky Mountain species through examining different elements of elk anatomy. Outdoor Living Skills gave fifth graders the opportunity to construct their own shelters using materials they found in the forest, and taught them about the big 10 survival supplies to have with you in the wilderness. In Fire Ecology, students learned about the behavior and repercussions of forest fires in different scenarios by safely experimenting with fire boards, and they created models of their own wildfire-safe villages out of forest materials. 

Our nights were similarly busy, including a campfire with silly songs and stories and plenty of s’mores on Tuesday evening, rollerskating, and a movie night on Wednesday. In between all the activities, the fifth graders enjoyed themselves by playing card games, reading, running around outside, eating bountiful and delicious meals prepared by the teachers, and generally reveling in having some friend time in the breathtaking surroundings of autumnal Estes Park. 

We are incredibly proud of the kids for their perseverance and sense of adventure, and we’re so grateful to have had the chance to get to know them and bond as a community." #5thgrade #estespark #classtrip #community

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