What is High Trails?

High Trails is District 20 Outdoor Experiential Education Program for sixth grade students. Students stay at High Trails, which is near Florissant, Colorado, for four days and three nights. Boys are in boy’s cabins and girls are in girl’s cabins with District 20 and Timberview teachers in each cabin. Students attend outdoor classes called “Discovery Groups” in both the morning and the afternoon. Discovery Groups study Colorado history, geology, geography, orienteering, crafts, and many other topics. High Trails camp staff, District 20 teachers, Timberview teachers and District 20 high school students provide the instruction for Discovery Groups. There is a Timberview teacher with each Discovery Group at all times. This is a unique learning opportunity and is the number 1 highlight from middle school. Many students apply to return as high school instructors.

The cost is $280.00. Fees cover lodging, meals, transportation, lesson materials, and the program itself. We believe that no student should miss the opportunity to attend due to financial need. Therefore, scholarship assistance is available. Please send an email to Gina Perez at gina.perez@asd20.org by September 14th if this causes a financial hardship for you.

Payment

Academy D20 is now offering a secure on-line payment system for High Trails through PayForIt.net. VISA, Mastercard, and electronic checks may be used with this system.

Important Dates:

High Trails Open House -- TBA

Week 1 -- Tuesday, October 30th-Friday, November 2nd 

Packs Attending: 641 (split) and 642

Week 2 -- Tuesday, November 6th-Friday, November 9th  

Packs Attending: 641 (split) and 643

*Note -- Due to limited lodging space, Pack 641 will be splitting between both weeks.  Pack 641 teachers will inform students which week they are attending during the first weeks of school.

Pack teachers will handout ALL necessary High Trails Paperwork no later than Wednesday, August 22nd.  

In the event you need additional copies you may make copies of the paperwork from the links below. 

All Paperwork and Payment is due no later than 

Friday, September 14th.

Paperwork below is divided by Weeks #1 and #2.

Week #1 -- October 30th-November 2nd Paperwork

Week 1 ASD 20 Permission Form.pdf

Week 1 High Trials Release of Liability Form.pdf

Week 1 Emergency Form A.pdf

Week 1 Medications Form B, C, and D.pdf

Week #2 -- November 6th-9th Paperwork

Week 2 ASD 20 Permission Form.pdf

Week 2 High Trails Release of Liability Form.pdf

Week 2 Emergency Form A.pdf

Week 2 Medications Form B, C, and D.pdf

Documents/Information for Both Weeks:

Updated HT Packing List.pdf