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Novato Charter School

Guide students to discover their individual gifts, build connections with others, and foster a love of learning

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Outdoor Education

Outdoor Education is fundamental to the school’s goal of making knowledge come alive for its students, and is artfully integrated into each grade’s curriculum starting in the 3rd Grade.

Parents’ contributions to the Class Fund make these rich learning experiences possible.

Click on a Destination for a full description of each one.

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DESTINATION

CURRICULUM

Third Slide Ranch Practical life
Fourth Gold Country California History
Fifth Yosemite Botany
Sixth Lassen Volcanic Nat. Park Geology
Seventh Oregon Shakespeare Festival Renaissance Studies
Eighth Open [i] Open
[i] Previous Graduate Class experiences have included a one-week sailing trip down the California Coast to study navigation and marine biology, and to the Catalina Island Environmental Leadership Program.

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Novato Charter School
940 “C” Street
Novato, CA 94949

FAX 415-883-1859

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