The Outdoor Education (OEd) program runs throughout all three years of the high school. Every student attends OEd classes and a mandatory class trip each season: hiking in autumn, skiing or snowboarding in winter, and rafting and mountain biking in spring.
Optional weekend trips are open to all students and cover a range of activities including camping, mountain biking, kayaking, ice skating, and snowshoeing, including multi-day expeditions that take students further afield to locations such as the Izu Peninsula, Mount Fuji, and the Sea of Japan coast.
The OEd program provides inclusive outdoor activities for the whole community while promoting environmental responsibility. Students develop accountability, resilience, and respect for each other and for the natural world. Working in nature builds environmental awareness and supports wellbeing.
Beyond technical skills, students build teamwork, self-management, and practical life skills. Each trip is also a chance for genuine self-reflection.
To ensure the program is accessible regardless of experience level, trips are offered across four streams: Red, Blue, Green, and White. Red trips are physically and mentally demanding, with full-day or overnight routes covering long distances, steep elevation, or technical terrain. White trips take a different approach, visiting scenic locations such as moss forests, shrines, and temples, where the focus is on experiencing Japan’s natural and cultural landscape.
The OEd program gives students the chance to take on real leadership responsibility. OEd Leader positions are open to students across all grades. OEd Leaders work directly with the OEd Director as part of the OEd Leadership Team.
The team meets weekly to plan upcoming trips, review past ones, gather feedback, and identify improvements. Leaders co-lead or lead trips, take responsibility for the experience of other students, and work to strengthen the program throughout the year.
Training is provided to support this. It includes Wilderness First Aid, risk assessment workshops, and an overnight leadership retreat. This role suits students who are outdoors-oriented, collaborative, and willing to take initiative in situations that are genuinely unpredictable.
Learning does not stop at the edge of campus. These videos show a bit of what happens when our students head out, and what they bring back.
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