Fall Trips will take place September 29- October 2, 2010. The goal of Fall Trips is to explore the ideas and foundations of a community.  BHS will partner with the Boojum Institute for Experiential Education. The Boojum Institute, accredited by the Association for Experiential Education, has a 34- year history of offering transformational outdoor adventures.  The entire school will spend four days camping at a comfortable campground in pine-clad Idyllwild in the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains, building character, environmentally responsible behavior, interpersonal skills and group cohesion through team-building, top-rope rock climbing, high ropes Challenge Course experiences, and day hikes.  Students will divide into groups of ten, led by 2 faculty members and one Boojum Instructor, and will participate in a full day high/low ropes Challenge Course, a full day top rope climbing, and a full day of hiking in the San Jacinto Mountains.  The Idyllwild Pines Campground has flush toilets and tent sleeping accommodations close to the Challenge Course area.  This program assists in the development of individual and group skills in the areas of commitment, involvement, leadership, self confidence, support and ownership of actions, all of which are important elements for success in life.  In the evenings, the small groups will have time for campfires, stories, and community building activities. At the end of the week the entire school community comes back together for our Closing Campfire Council at Cedar Grove, in which the different groups share their experiences and what they have learned.  The goal of this Closing Campfire Council is to offer reflection on how we can transfer the ideas of community learned in the backcountry to our daily lives back at school.  We often say that the school year doesn’t really begin until we’ve returned home to BHS after Fall Trips.