The World Is Our Classroom: Field Trips at Stevenson's Carmel Campus - Stevenson School
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The World Is Our Classroom: Field Trips at Stevenson’s Carmel Campus
At Stevenson’s Lower Division, field trips aren’t add-ons to the school year, they’re an essential part of it. From Pre-K through Grade 4, every off-campus experience is intentionally designed to deepen academic understanding, strengthen inquiry skills and connect students to the extraordinary community and natural environment of the Monterey Peninsula.
Exploring the Natural World
The Peninsula is one of the most ecologically rich places in the country, and Stevenson students spend the year exploring it. From tide pools and coastal trails at Point Lobos to the marine ecosystems of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, from the Monarch Sanctuary to Carmel Beach, students investigate watersheds, biodiversity, plant life cycles and sustainable agriculture through direct, hands-on experience. Visits to local farms – including The Farm in Salinas, Live Earth Farm, Earthbound Farmstand and Taylor Farms in the Salinas Valley – bring food systems and environmental stewardship to life in ways that stick.
History, Civics and Community
Students explore the history and civic structures of the region through visits that connect directly to their classroom curriculum. Grade 4 students visit Carmel Mission and walk the streets of Carmel itself as part of California history studies. Grade 5 tours the Pacific Grove Police Department to understand community roles and responsibilities. Grade 3 students venture into the Del Monte Forest for nature journaling at the Indian Village, connecting California’s natural and cultural heritage to their studies. Grade 4 also visits KSBW, Monterey County’s local journalism station, to explore media literacy and how communities stay informed.
Arts and Creative Expression
Arts integration is woven throughout the Lower Division field trip program. Students attend the Monterey Symphony Youth Concert, visit the Monterey Museum of Art, explore the Hartnell College Planetarium and take in live performances like Tilt at the Sunset Center. Grade 1 students make walking visits to a music studio in Carmel, connecting classroom music lessons to real creative practice. Students return from each experience to synthesize their learning through journaling, discussion and project-based work.
Service Learning and Stewardship
Community responsibility is a core value at Stevenson, and students practice it from an early age. Grade 1 and Grade 7 students collaborate on clean-up efforts at Forest Hill Park, one of several opportunities for cross-divisional connection and environmental stewardship. Students across grades visit the Monterey SPCA, developing empathy and care for animals and their community.
STEM and Applied Learning
Grade 4 students extend their STEM and inquiry learning through visits to The Tech Interactive in San Jose and The Preserve Watershed, engaging in engineering design thinking, data collection and environmental analysis that connects directly to classroom math and science.
Language and Cultural Immersion
Spanish students apply their language skills in real-world settings, including visits to Mercado Santa Fe and the Carmel Farmers Market, building vocabulary, cultural literacy and math fluency in an authentic, immersive environment.
At Stevenson, the Monterey Peninsula isn’t just a backdrop to school life. It’s one of our greatest teachers.
An independent Pre-K–12 boarding and day school located on California’s Monterey Peninsula
Carmel Campus
Grades Pre-K–8
Street address: 24800 Dolores Street, Carmel, CA 93923
Mailing address: P.O. Box AP, Carmel, CA 93921
T: 831.574.4600
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3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
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The World Is Our Classroom: Field Trips at Stevenson’s Carmel Campus
At Stevenson’s Lower Division, field trips aren’t add-ons to the school year, they’re an essential part of it. From Pre-K through Grade 4, every off-campus experience is intentionally designed to deepen academic understanding, strengthen inquiry skills and connect students to the extraordinary community and natural environment of the Monterey Peninsula.
Exploring the Natural World
The Peninsula is one of the most ecologically rich places in the country, and Stevenson students spend the year exploring it. From tide pools and coastal trails at Point Lobos to the marine ecosystems of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, from the Monarch Sanctuary to Carmel Beach, students investigate watersheds, biodiversity, plant life cycles and sustainable agriculture through direct, hands-on experience. Visits to local farms – including The Farm in Salinas, Live Earth Farm, Earthbound Farmstand and Taylor Farms in the Salinas Valley – bring food systems and environmental stewardship to life in ways that stick.
History, Civics and Community
Students explore the history and civic structures of the region through visits that connect directly to their classroom curriculum. Grade 4 students visit Carmel Mission and walk the streets of Carmel itself as part of California history studies. Grade 5 tours the Pacific Grove Police Department to understand community roles and responsibilities. Grade 3 students venture into the Del Monte Forest for nature journaling at the Indian Village, connecting California’s natural and cultural heritage to their studies. Grade 4 also visits KSBW, Monterey County’s local journalism station, to explore media literacy and how communities stay informed.
Arts and Creative Expression
Arts integration is woven throughout the Lower Division field trip program. Students attend the Monterey Symphony Youth Concert, visit the Monterey Museum of Art, explore the Hartnell College Planetarium and take in live performances like Tilt at the Sunset Center. Grade 1 students make walking visits to a music studio in Carmel, connecting classroom music lessons to real creative practice. Students return from each experience to synthesize their learning through journaling, discussion and project-based work.
Service Learning and Stewardship
Community responsibility is a core value at Stevenson, and students practice it from an early age. Grade 1 and Grade 7 students collaborate on clean-up efforts at Forest Hill Park, one of several opportunities for cross-divisional connection and environmental stewardship. Students across grades visit the Monterey SPCA, developing empathy and care for animals and their community.
STEM and Applied Learning
Grade 4 students extend their STEM and inquiry learning through visits to The Tech Interactive in San Jose and The Preserve Watershed, engaging in engineering design thinking, data collection and environmental analysis that connects directly to classroom math and science.
Language and Cultural Immersion
Spanish students apply their language skills in real-world settings, including visits to Mercado Santa Fe and the Carmel Farmers Market, building vocabulary, cultural literacy and math fluency in an authentic, immersive environment.
At Stevenson, the Monterey Peninsula isn’t just a backdrop to school life. It’s one of our greatest teachers.
An independent Pre-K–12 boarding and day school located on California’s Monterey Peninsula
Carmel Campus
Grades Pre-K–8
Street address: 24800 Dolores Street, Carmel, CA 93923
Mailing address: P.O. Box AP, Carmel, CA 93921
T: 831.574.4600
Map/Directions
|
Campus Map
Request Information
Pebble Beach Campus
Grades 9–12
3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Need Pebble Beach access? Contact us before visiting.
T: 831.625.8300
Map/Directions
|
Campus Map
Request Information
Copyright 2025 | Stevenson Boarding & Day School |
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|
Privacy
|
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|
School Directory
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Employment
Notice of Non Discriminatory Policy:
Stevenson School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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