This week’s Sukkot Shabbat Shout Out goes to Alix, Shahar, and our intrepid Middle School Wilderness Trailblazers, who took experiential learning very literally last week. 🏕️🥾🌲
Our 6th and 7th graders headed into Pike National Forest for their first camping trip of the semester—and they weren’t just along for the ride. This hands-on crew set up camp and the camp kitchen, built fires, washed dishes, and took Leave No Trace seriously. When rain rolled in on the first evening, they worked together to build a shelter and kept right on going. 🌧️💪
🥾 Two stunning hikes tested their endurance—with plenty of strategically important stops for rock skipping, river jumping, and boulder scrambling along the way. There were also cards, campfire songs, toasted marshmallows, and a LOT of laughter.
As we celebrate the end of Sukkot and roll into Shemini Atzeret, and have spent a little more time outdoors ourselves this past week, it feels especially fitting to celebrate students who spent sev...
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