Lessons Outside the Classroom
Service Learning and Outreach
SCDS's service learning program strives to foster a life-long commitment to service and outreach. We have partnered with organizations such as Mary's Place, City Fruit, the Sophia Way, Food Lifeline, and Aegis Living, partnerships which have inspired students to see themselves as agents of positive change.
To learn more about our service learning programs, please visit our service learning blog.
Winterim
Winterim is an SCDS tradition more than 30 years in the making. Over six Fridays during January and February, the entire student body, faculty, parents — and for one Friday, our alumni — hit the slopes and the ice skating rink.
Skiing, snowboarding, and skating help children build confidence and self-reliance by honing a physical skill. They are able to enjoy community, practice perseverance, learn the importance of fitness, and overcome challenges.
Field Trips
Leaving the classroom and spending time in the wider community is an integral part of the SCDS experience. For our Lower and Intermediate School students, such trips may include seeing plays at Seattle Children's Theatre, applying scientific inquiry at the zoo, and learning about economics at Pike Place Market. Intermediate School students also take longer, overnight trips.
Class Trips
Middle School students also take class trips, which have included visits to Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Italy, Ireland, Japan, and Portugal. These shared experiences solidify the lessons incorporated into the classroom and culminate their year with memories that will last for a lifetime.
Learn more about class trips, below.
Class Trips by Grade Level