MIDDLE SCHOOL
- Fifth graders hike in Patapsco State Park and picnic near a waterfall. They study erosion in their academic curriculum and observe the effects of erosion in nature. They reflect on their experiences, sketch from nature, and celebrate a hike together.
- All students eat lunch outdoors every possible day. They compile a Spanish-language cook book, part of our healthy eating theme. Middle schoolers run the reduce, reuse, recycle program. They pick up around campus and remind us about energy-efficient ways to save on morning announcements. They have an Environmental Club.
- Sixth and 7th graders (we have a combined 6th and 7th grade class this year) go on a Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) kayaking trip, exploring the Bay and appreciating the need for clean water. Eighth graders spend two night on a CBF island as the culminating event of their time at St. Martin’s-in-the-Field Episcopal School. This is always a bonding experience and a capstone of their outdoors education at St. Martin’s.
- Middle schoolers participate in an oratorical contest, choosing an individual response to a set topic. Their passion about environmental stewardship, nurtured by the school, is reflected in choice of subject, such as wildlife conservation and habitat preservation.