In-Person Experiences
Learning online is an amazing resource for many students and families. However, in our efforts to build connection and community, Jamie York Academy is now offering select in-person experiences for students. Join us for high school main lessons, graduation ceremonies, and middle school summer camps for the whole family. These are all great opportunities to meet the friends you have made during our online classes.
Check out all of our upcoming in-person experiences below.
Upcoming In-Person Main Lessons
Land Surveying
Surveying, the science of accurately locating points on the earth for the purpose of making maps, serves as an excellent example of how mathematics and technology can be applied in the modern world. This in-person main lesson will transport students into the magical world of numbers, geometry, and map-making during three weeks of fieldwork and classroom sessions.
Academic year offered:
- 2025-26
Botany: in Nature and in Farming
Join us for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade Botany in the small farming community of Rutland, Ohio. Study the plants of Appalachia by experiencing their habitat, morphology, and uses. Come get into the woods, get your hands in the dirt, and get the plants in you.
Academic year offered:
- 2026-27
Astronomy
Astronomy has shaped and guided the development of math and science perhaps more than any other field. Through this four-week course, we will become familiar with the motions of the sun, moon, stars, and neighboring planets through the sky, and gain an understanding of what they teach us about our place in the Cosmos.
Academic year offered:
- 2025-26
Upcoming Summer In-Person Experiences
Graduation Weekend (High School Adventure Camp) – Summer 2026
- Graduation weekend will take place directly after the astronomy course, 12th graders will gather in-person to celebrate their graduation milestone. This is a great opportunity to meet your friends in-person, share meals together, and enjoy three days of fun activities in the Colorado mountains.
- Students in grades 10-11 (and recent graduates!) are also encouraged to join us for all the activities, and then witness the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 31.
- Students may attend either on their own, or with their families.
- Dates: Arrive on May 29 and depart on June 1.
- Location: Paonia, CO
Middle School Adventure Camp – Summer 2026
- During the camp, Academy families are invited join us for a week of adventures in the mountains of Colorado. The activities include hiking, climbing, and rafting.
- This is an excellent opportunity to meet friends from the Academy and build community.
- Although this in-person experience is intended for those students in grades 5-9, families are certainly welcome to bring older and younger siblings.
- Dates: Arrive on July 12 and depart on July 17
- Location: Paonia, CO
Land Surveying – Summer 2026
- While many traditional tasks and occupations have become obsolete with the advancement of machines and technology, it remains valuable to learn how this modern world actually works. Surveying, the science of accurately locating points on the earth for the purpose of making maps, serves as an excellent example of how mathematics and technology can be applied in the modern world.
- The lessons will integrate math, technology, geography and nature’s outdoor classroom, to enliven learning and build lifelong relationships with peers and teachers. During these three weeks, we will connect by working, studying, preparing meals, hiking, and sharing stories with the backdrop of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
- Dates: June 8th to June 27th
- Location: Paonia, CO
- More details about this three-week course will be available in late 2025.
Marine Biology in Guatemala – June 2027
More details to come!
Boat Building in India – Summer 2028
- For the first three weeks the students will be immersed in a main lesson on Engines and Boats in Hyderabad, India. The students will learn about the inner working of a combustion engine, and most importantly, learn how to build a boat. Then, the students (in groups of five) will build their own boat. Finally, they will take their boats to a lake in South India, and use their boats for three days.
- This trip is organized by Jayesh Narasimhulu, a personal friend of Jamie, who teaches science in Waldorf schools, organizes teacher workshops, and coordinates amazing student experiential courses (like this one).
- After the boatbuilding course is completed, the students will spend a week traveling together to see a bit of India
Past In-Person Experiences
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