Experiential Education

Students will participate in day trips in and around the greater Houston area. The trips they will take include High Island Bird Sanctuary and Brazos Bend State Park. Students will also work on team building and connecting with their classmates.

For the last six years, our 7th grade/5ème students have traveled to Washington, D.C. trip. The school expects all 7th grade/5ème students to participate in this unique educational opportunity which is a required element of the curriculum.

The trip include first-hand learning outside of the classroom and the opportunity for the students to share this experience with peers and educators. Students will explore the historical foundations of the United States and visit a variety of museums. Moreover, students gain invaluable self-confidence from traveling on their own.

The Big Bend trip is an 8th grade tradition at The Awty International School spanning 30 years. This is an opportunity for both sections of the 8th grade to travel to the remote splendor of west Texas.

Here students learn about the flora and fauna that make the Big Bend National Park one of the world’s most diverse places in North America. In small groups, students work together loading and unloading equipment, building their tents, and organizing an outdoor kitchen where they cook meals for over one hundred people. Guided by their teachers, students hit the trails while using a uniquely developed workbook that introduces them to the geology, natural history, and the desert environment of this region.

The opportunities offered to the 8th grade throughout this trip are designed to develop the character of the students during this pivotal point in their development.