Peak Experiences
Ouray Elementary School
Elementary students participate in annual field trips, regional programs, and presentations.
- Annual Field Trips: Pumpkin Patch (Pk-K), Telescope Night (1), Eureka Science Center (1-2), Colorado History Trips (4), Mesa Verde (4)
- Ridgway Reservoir Science Program
- Creede Repertory Theater (PK-4)
- Telluride Adaptive Ski Program (PK-4)
Ouray Middle School
When students enter 5th grade, they are a part of a four-year middle school program and the start of annual class trips.
- Cross Bar X (5th) - students have their first big class outing and work on team work and collaboration.
- Denver (6th) - students visit the state capital, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Acquarium, and see a Rockies game.
- Moab Adventure (7th) - students camp outdoors and experience Utah via bike, raft, rappelling, and on foot.
- Front Range Science (8th) - students tour hands-on science locations that end with a visit to the University of Colorado.
- Colorado National Monument (5-8)
- Quarterly Academic Achievements, Perimeter Trail Hike (5-8)
- Telluride Adaptive Ski Program
Ouray High School
Student participate in all-school quarterly trips and service activities while trips shift to course-based programs.
- Quarterly Activities: Fall hike, Canyon hike, Winter cross country ski, spring reservoir service
- 2 Service Days per year
- Arts: UpStart productions, Ouray International Film Festival, Mountain Film
- Options: Red Mountain Lodge trip, Telluride Adaptive Ski Program
- Student Travel
- Denver Theater Trip (ELA)
- Nuclear History of New Mexico (Going Nuclear class)
- Guanajuato, Mexico (Spanish language students)
- Washington, DC (American Government)