Discover, Explore and Learn Together
Here, the everyday ordinary becomes extraordinary as students discover that learning doesn’t always happen within four walls. Through hands-on exploration, imagination, and real-world outdoor skills, our field trips invite learners to leap boldly into adventure, play wildly in the outdoors and connect deeply with nature. In this living classroom, curiosity grows, confidence builds, and learning comes alive.
Tripping at Elements
Hands-on nature experiences for schools, groups, and community programs. Our field trips invite students to explore the forest, field, and farm through guided outdoor learning and child-led discovery. Each visit follows thoughtfully designed daily rhythm—a balanced flow of exploration, skill-building, creativity, and connection to the land. Groups can also select custom experiences to align with their curriculum or interests.
Half Day Journey
9:30am - 12:00pm
A focused outdoor experience ideal for young explorers or a group interested in a short excursions that includes welcome circle, guided exploration, and one hands-on activity.
Full Day Adventure
9:30am - 2:30pm
Our most popular option. A complete Elements Outdoors experience featuring exploration, skill-building, lunch outdoors, and a customizable afternoon project or workshop or team building activity.
Extended Day Expedition
9:30am - 7:00pm
Extending your Full Day Adventure with an extra guided activity, shared dinner with a campfire gathering to close out the day.
Half Day, Full Day, or Extended Day—each experience is fully customizable. We adjust timing, activities, and themes to create the perfect fit for your group.
All of our trips are outdoor-based, with access to our Fieldhouse—a warm, indoor gathering space used keep gear dry, learning moments, and shelter during weather shifts.
The Trip Experience
Days at Elements are shaped by movement, curiosity, and hands-on discovery. We aren’t just outdoors — we are a part of the landscape, exploring, creating, and growing with every step. These are the experiences woven into our day:
Discovery + Exploration
Kids follow their curiosity as they investigate trails, examine natural materials, and ask questions about the world around them. Each activity encourages hands-on learning—collecting, observing, testing, and trying new ideas in real time. It’s an active, child driven approach that builds confidence and a genuine love for exploring the outdoors.
Outdoor Adventure
Adventure days are full of energy, movement, and excitement — whether campers are climbing the obstacle courses, balancing on slacklines, or tackling nature-based challenges. Kids push their boundaries, find courage in the unknown, and make memories while discovering how fun being active outdoors can be.
Project Based Creations
Kids bring big ideas to life through hands-on building, designing, and creating with natural and reclaimed materials. Each project invites problem-solving, imagination, and collaboration as kids work through the full process—from concept to creation. These experiences empower kids to take pride in their work and think creatively.
Outdoors Skills
From building shelters to learning fire safety and wilderness navigation, kids develop real-life outdoor know-how that boosts independence and confidence. These skills help them feel more capable and resourceful as they take on adventures in the outdoors. Along the way, they learn how to read the land, make safe decisions, and move with awareness.
Farm to Table
Kids get their hands dirty planting, tending, and harvesting in the garden. Followed by cooking and eating food from the garden, getting to experience the full circle of regenerative farming. This process teaches them where food really comes from — and gives them pride in creating meals from earth to table.
Nature Connection
Kids spend time observing, identifying, and interacting with the natural world through hands-on exploration—studying plants, tracking weather, noticing wildlife, and learning how ecosystems work. They practice paying attention to the details around them and understanding their place in the landscape.
Team Building
Through group challenges, collaborative games, and shared missions, kids practice communication, cooperation, and leadership — all while building trust with new friends. These experiences teach kids how to work together, take responsibility, and support one another.
STEM
Kids become hands-on problem solvers as they investigate the wonders of nature through real-world science, engineering, and creative design challenges. From water filtration to testing ideas and experimenting with natural materials, learning feels like play—rooted in exploration, teamwork, and the land that inspires every project.
Free Choice
Each afternoon kids have the freedom to follow their own spark — whether that’s building forts, crafting in the imagination station, or exploring the woods, this open-ended time empowers kids to choose what feels meaningful to them and encourages independence, creativity, and self-discovery.
Ready to Plan Your Field Trip?
Every group is unique—your field trip should be too. We’d love to support and create an outdoor learning experience for your group that is that is meaningful, memorable, and truly unforgettable.