2026 Grade 8 Outtrip Selections:
Trip Dates:
jUNE 8-12, 2026
Listed below are the options for the Grade 8 outtrips, followed by a short online form where parents/guardians can indicate their child’s top three choices. Please do not select the same trip more than once. Some trips have prerequisites and a surcharge.
ROCK CLIMBING ADVENTURE (Overnight Away Trip)
* Trip surcharge: $350
On this 5-day/4-night rock climbing trip, students will spend their days rock climbing outdoors with ACMG guides at the Skaha Bluffs rock climbing area in Penticton, BC. Students will have an opportunity to climb, belay, rappel, use zip-lines and tyrolean traverses, and participate in other climbing-related activities. The guides will set up and supervise climbing and other activities. After the climbing day, the group will return to the campground. Students may also have the opportunity to swim in Skaha lake. If weather conditions restrict the options for climbing outdoors, the group may go to an indoor climbing gym or a local swimming pool. The following link should provide a better sense of what is involved in the rock climbing portion of the trip: www.skaharockclimbing.com
SEA KAYAKING EXPEDITION
* Prerequisite: Students must be able to swim 25 meters
* Prerequisite: Students must have a current tetanus immunization (within 10 years)
This 5-day/3-night overnight sea kayaking and camping trip is designed to introduce students to sea kayaking while paddling on the ocean (Activity locations may include: Salt Spring Island, Southern Gulf Islands, or Ucluelet). During this course the students and sea kayak guides will paddle in relatively protected waters while they develop and refine their paddling, navigation and rescue skills. Day 1 of the trip is a local training and packing day. As an overnight camping trip, students will also develop their camp skills such as cooking over camp stoves, setting up tarps and tents.
SUMMIT SCHOOL HIKING
* Prerequisite: Students must have a current tetanus immunization (within 10 years)
This 5-day/3-night overnight hiking and camping trip is designed to introduce students to wilderness travel through the exploration of trails and parks on Vancouver Island. While exploring these areas, students will develop a range of backcountry skills such as the following: Navigation/orienteering, Packing/gear selection/equipment maintenance, Wilderness survival techniques, Risk management, First aid/Wilderness rescue. Day 1 of the trip is a local training and packing day. As an overnight camping trip, students will also develop their camp skills such as cooking over camp stoves, setting up tarps and tents.
SURFING
* Prerequisite: Students must be able to swim 50 meters
* Trip surcharge: $350
On this 5-day/4-night overnight surfing and camping trip students progress through a graduated surf training regimen. They begin surfing in the “whitewash” close to shore and gradually progress to deeper water and larger waves as they develop their skills. Students wear a surf wetsuit and booties for this activity. Students may also have the opportunity to explore the beaches and visit the town of Tofino. As an overnight camping trip, students will also develop their camp skills such as cooking over camp stoves, setting up tarps and tents.