Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
John Muir
And this, our life, ...finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
William Shakespeare
NATURAL SCIENCE
FIELD EXPEDITION 2008
Second Summer Block
This class offers students a learning experience unmatched by books and classrooms. The Expedition is a way to increase in knowledge and spirituality in the grandeur of nature. On Expedition, students can take all of their natural science GE credits and a religion course.
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What: |
Learning, Hiking, Rafting, Volcanoes, Mountains, Religion, Tide Pools, Climbing, Fossils & Minerals, Beaches, Rivers, Campfires, Geysers, Glaciers, Forests & Flowers |
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When: |
June 4th - July11th. During 2nd Summer Block 2008 |
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Where: |
The Western United States is our Classroom:Oregon, Idaho, Utah, & Arizona!Fossil Butte & Dinosaur National Monuments Arches & Canyonlands National Parks Grand Canyon National Park & Havasupai The Oregon Coast (Sunset Bay) Mount Saint Helens Central Idaho & Gold Mine Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park |
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Courses: |
Students can take all of their natural science GE courses and a religion course. |
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Geol 101: Introduction to Physical Geology (3 credits) Taught by Bro. Gahn Geol 102: Geology Lab (1 credit) Taught by Bro. Gahn Biol 118: Field Biology (4 credits) Taught by Bro. Dennett Rel 333: Teachings of the Living Prophets (2 credits) Taught by Bro. Gahn Geol 380: Regional Geology (4 credits) Taught by Bro. Gahn |
If you want to take your GE Natural Science courses in the Outdoors instead of in the classroom or from a book, this class is for you.
