Every year, The Athenian School community takes a brief break from the packed schedules of academic classes, sports, and performing arts to explore areas of interest outside of the classroom. In the days leading up to Spring Break, students have the opportunity to travel both nationally and internationally, explore the Bay Area, or learn a new discipline on campus. Faculty typically design trips and activities around their own passions and talents, creating a broad range of opportunities for students to explore their own extracurricular interests. This year’s interims include:
On-Campus/Greater Bay Area
Basketball mini-camp
Bay Area Chinese Culture
Bohemian Life: Living the Hipster Counterculture of San Francisco
Bollywood Extravaganza
Chinese Martial Arts
Welding, Glass, or Jewelry at The Crucible
Eating and Cooking Locally
Film School
Kitchen Chemistry
Latin Dance Party
Learn to Code: Programming (taught by Athenian alum Kevin Burke ’06)
Lyricism
Mountain Biking in the Bay Area
Robotics: Prep for Regionals
San Francisco: Science, Sights, and Sounds
Sew What? PJ Pants
Traditional Bow Making
Zen Meditation
Domestic
Environmental Education Camp (Cabin Leaders)
Horseback Riding and Hiking the CA Coast
Theatre in Ashland
Santa Cruz Surfing
Pinnacles National Monument (6th grade class trip)
Washington, DC (8th grade class trip)
International
China
Puerto Rico
Ireland
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- 8th Grade in front of the White House in Washington, DC
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- Trip to Ireland. Athenians represent at St. Patrick’s Day parade!
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- Bow making. Woodworking and archery.
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- Bow making
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- Kitchen Chemistry
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- Wrapping homemade caramels
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- Kitchen Chemistry
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- Learn to Code Interim
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