Outdoor Adventure

Sometimes, the greatest lessons aren’t learned while sitting at a desk. At Lake Tahoe Preparatory School, our largest classroom is the Sierra Nevada. We seize every opportunity to utilize all aspects of our location, and our students engage in essential, mission-centric activities during annual outdoor adventure trips.

Each year, all students attend two five-day trips that are safe, yet challenging, adventures. Participation in Outdoor Education Week is required for all students because it is a core component of our commitment to educating the whole student. By participating in outdoor education, LTP students learn to respect themselves, their peers, and the natural world around them.

The skills of self-reliance and compassion are important steps to improving leadership skills, communication, and problem solving, which we champion year-round. Students return from Outdoor Education Week with a new perspective. They recognize the power within themselves to overcome adversity, and when to ask for, as well as provide, help. In short, students come to know themselves on a deeper, more intrinsic level.