ISDenver 5th graders enrolled in our French program visit Brest, France, Denver's sister city, for an exchange program with E'cole Saint Louis. Our students live with French families for 10 days, immersing themselves in the school and culture of Brest, and take several class trips around the region.

ISDenver 6th grade students spend the first full week of school at the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center. The purpose of this trip is to bond our sixth grade cohort together, participate in team building activities, introduce students to the IB Learner Profile and review expectations for the MYP. Activities during these four days include hiking, rock climbing, ropes courses, canoeing and team building games.

Our 5th graders enrolled in our Chinese program travel to China with our faculty for ten days in the spring. Through immersion experiences, they learn history at Tiananmen Square, visit the Great Wall of China and navigate the country using their advanced language skills.

ISDenver 4th graders from all language programs travel together to the Keystone Science School (KSS) for one week of intensive science instruction in English. Led by Keystone faculty, the students learn about water conservation, forest and aquatic ecology and environmental issues.

As a capstone of their IB MYP curriculum, our 8th graders spend ten days in Costa Rica on a service learning trip every spring. Here they help with reforestation projects, immerse themselves in the culture, and tour the diverse landscapes and communities throughout the country.

In collaboration with their Earth science studies, ISDenver 7th graders spend a week every spring on geology-focused field trips around Colorado. They visit Table Mountain, the National Earthquake Center, Cave of the Winds, Clear Creek and more to see their schoolwork in action and engage in hands-on geology lessons.

One of the great things about living in Colorado is winter skiing, and ISDenver offers our third graders the opportunity to participate in a week-long and program including skiing instructions, studying and team-building. This provides third grade students an opportunity to spend time with students in all language programs.

ISDenver 5th graders enrolled in our Spanish program spend ten days near Valencia, Spain, Denver's sister city. Accompanied by ISDenver faculty, students live with host families, attend a Spanish school and take educational trips throughout the region.

Our school believes in the power of experiential learning that takes students well outside the bounds of the classroom. All students are invited to participate in multiple off-campus trips each school year. Popular destinations include the Denver Art Museum, the Denver Zoo, local farms, international food markets, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.