Sample* School Student Schedule
Hood River New School follows the Hood River Country School District school calendar for most holidays. Lunch is not provided by the school, and families are encouraged to pack nutritious lunches and snacks that will keep active minds and bodies fueled throughout the day.
*exact days and times subject to change
Friday
Fridays are an opportunity for students to augment classroom time with outdoor and hands-on learning. They have time to collaborate on team projects and dive deep into individual work with instructor guidance.
8:30 am - 11:30 am - Students work on projects and homework under adult supervision at the New School main campus.
11:30 12:00 - Lunch
12:00 pm - 3:25 pm - In fall and spring trimesters, students attend outdoor school at the Mitchell Point campus, or embark on a field trip to explore our local outdoor spots. In winter trimester, 8th grade students have the option to take O.W.L., a holistic sexual education course. Grade 7 & 6 students spend winter trimester volunteering in the community. Outdoor education focuses on engagement with our natural environment, hands on building projects, gardening, swimming, survival skills, problem-solving, and creating.
Monday - Thursday
8:00 - Doors open
8:20 - 8:40 - Movement/Morning Meetings
8:40 - 9:40 - Math - leveled according to student’s ability, not age
9:40 - 10:00 - Nutrition/movement break
10:00 - 11:15 - Core Class: integrated language arts, social studies, science
11:15 - 11:30 - Read aloud
11:30 12:15 - Lunch
12:15 - 12:45 - Silent Reading
12:45 - 1:45 - Core Class: integrated language arts, social studies, science
1:45 - 2:00 - Nutrition/movement break
2:00 - 3:25 - Flex Block: Electives* or Independent Study or Community Service
3:25 - Dismissal
3:45 - 4:45 - Optional extracurricular opportunities + tutoring + homework help available Tuesday/Thursday + after school open art studio available Wednesday
Electives: All students attend two electives each trimester. Students choose their electives at the beginning of the year, selecting from 6-8 choices per trimester. These classes are led by local experts in subjects including fine art, foreign languages, robotics, digital storytelling, movement, sailing, science, music, and more. Electives give students the opportunity to explore topics and activities tailored to their interests each week. Students are required to take one fine arts elective each year.
Field Trips and Overnights
Field trips and overnight trips provide opportunities for our students to deepen connections with both the academic curriculum and relationships with their peers. Off-campus activities are not only a supplement to our curriculum but a core component of our hands-on, multidisciplinary approach to adolescent education. In a typical year*, students embark upon two to three overnight trips and many field trips.
Overnights
2023 overnight trip to the Oregon Coast highlight video.
Ekone Ranch: September 2024
Wind & Waves: May 2025
Oregon Coast: September 2023
Trout Lake Abby: May 2024
Mount Saint Helens: September 2022
Ekone Ranch: March 2023
Ekone Ranch: September 2021
Winter/Spring* 2023 overnight canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions
Field trips
Too many to list! Here are a few favorites: Oregon History Museum, OMSI, Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Portland Children’s Theater, Chalk.