Experiential Education Program

Service Day: Within the first month of the school year, we take a day off from academics in the classroom for service and community building within students' respective classes. Freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors spend the morning volunteering for community nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Pathways, the Animal Adoption Center, NOLS, and others. 

Fall Trips: During late August or early September of each year, students of the Jackson Hole Community School take part in a Fall Trip as part of their graduation requirements. Most trips are 4-5 days in the Jackson Hole area backcountry. Fall Trips are led by staff and outdoor professionals over one week at the start of the school year. Fall Trips aim to build collaborative relationships, teamwork, trust, and mental and physical resilience. Additionally, the trips are designed to foster decision making skills, embrace uncertainty, develop a sense of responsibility toward each other and the environment, unplug from daily life, and have fun.

This year, the school embarked on trips led by guides from Wilderness Adventures into the following areas:

Wind River Range North

Wind River Range South

Washakie

Idaho Teton Crest

Gros Ventre North

Gros Ventre South

Camp Open Door (Granite Creek area: frontcountry)

Bechler

Jedediah Smith Wilderness