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Eagle Quest Outdoor Learning Program

The vision of the Eagle Quest Program is to create an inclusive and enriching educational experience that prioritizes Highly Capable identified students while warmly welcoming others into our community. Centered on inquiry-driven interdisciplinary projects and set amidst Key Peninsula's green spaces and diverse ecosystems, this innovative program provides authentic learning experiences that foster independence, confidence, creativity, and problem-solving. 

Students who thrive in this program typically exhibit the following characteristics:

  • Highly motivated – Excited to engage in hands-on, real-world learning experiences.
  • Flexible and adaptable – Comfortable with dynamic learning environments and open to new challenges.
  • Loves the outdoors in all weather – Willing to explore and learn outside, regardless of conditions.
  • Curious and inquisitive – Eager to ask questions, investigate, and seek deeper understanding.
  • Self-guided and independent learner – Takes initiative, works well with minimal direction, and stays engaged in long-term projects.
  • Collaborative and communicative – Enjoys teamwork, discussion, and problem-solving with peers.

Four children stand in front of trees, smiling and wearing green jackets with a patch that says 'Eagle Quest'.

A group of children and their teacher pose for a photo in front of a wooden shelter.

Additional Information

  • Will my child still use the district-adopted curriculum and be assessed on the grade-level standards? 

    Our mission is to inspire students to view the land as a living classroom, fostering a deep connection with nature and the people who have shaped it, both past and present. Through meaningful experiences, we strive to cultivate active environmental stewardship, engaged citizenship, and a lifelong appreciation for the natural world.

    This program follows a two-year cycle, prioritizing one grade level’s science and social studies standards each year:

    • 2024-2025: Focus on 3rd and 5th grade
    • 2025-2026: Focus on 2nd and 4th grade

    Frameworks are developed by the teaching team in alignment with the district-adopted curriculum, utilizing project-based learning approaches to engage students in interdisciplinary units and projects that meet required standards. Students participate in both on- and off-campus field experiences, connecting classroom learning to real-world applications.

    Assessment is based on currently implemented grade-level and state assessments, and students receive standard grade-level report cards to ensure alignment with educational expectations and academic growth.

    Will there be a classroom space? 
    Yes, the program will be housed in a traditional classroom setting with time built in for field-based experiences.

    What will be the student population? 
    Priority slots will be offered to previously and newly identified PACE students whose home schools are on the Key Peninsula (Evergreen, Vaughn, & Minter Creek). After those slots have been filled, a lottery sequence will follow. Predesignated slots will be reserved for each of the Key Peninsula Schools by grade with percent based on school populations, and current class numbers. Additional spaces, if available, will be open to a lottery across the rest of the Peninsula School District. 

    Why are identified PACE students being prioritized? 

    The district does not currently have a self-contained highly capable program on the Key Peninsula. While Eagle Quest serves all students, PACE students are prioritized to provide additional access to students in a similar multi-age model in a school that is geographically closer to their homes.

    How does the lottery process work?
    PowerSchool, our district enrollment data system, has a platform that allows school districts to run a lottery. Using this platform allows us to keep all student data centralized and allows us to more easily align and vet the data being presented for the lottery. Due to its automation, it leaves less room for error and supports our front office with the clerical work to ensure we get students properly enrolled in a timely manner. 

    • Families will express interest in Eagle Quest using a modified enrollment form through PowerSchool.

    • Interest will be open for 8 days.

    • After closing each STUDENT will receive a lottery number.  The system will link students in the same family together. For example, a family has a 2nd grader and a 4th grader. The 2nd grader is assigned #7 and the 4th grader is assigned #89. The lottery process pulls #89. It will automatically attached the sibling, #7.  If space allows at those grades, both children will be accepted into enrollment. If there is no space at either grade, both siblings will be waitlisted. If there is space at one grade, but not the other, the family will have to choose if they wish to accept or decline enrollment for one child. 

    • Students whose home schools are Evergreen, Vaughn, and Minter Creek will be prioritized with higher lottery numbers. If slots are available after all Key Peninsula elementary students have been placed, then the lottery numbers of students whose current schools are Artondale, Discovery, Harbor Heights, Pioneer, Purdy, Swift Water, and Voyager will be placed until all slots have been filled. 

    • The lottery will run automatically.  There will be no “live” viewing. 

    • After the lottery, families will receive communication of acceptance or waitlist status and directions for acceptance. 

    • Families will then have 2 business days to accept or decline enrollment into Eagle Quest via electronic acceptance. 

    The Eagle Question Lottery will open on March 31, 2025.

    HOW TO COMPLETE THE EAGLE QUEST ENROLLMENT INTEREST FORM BETWEEN 3/31/25 AND 4/8/25: 

    • Go to PowerSchool Enrollment. (Link will be active between March 31st and April 8th)
    • Log in if you are a current or previous PSD student, or create an account if you are new
    • Select "EAGLE QUEST ENROLLMENT INTEREST FORM" 
    • Complete the form with your child's information, legal residential address in PSD, and date of birth. 
    • Keep in mind that Eagle Quest will serve incoming 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders for the 2025-2026 school year. 

    Slots available by grade for the 2025-2026 school year: 

    2nd Grade 8 slots 4th Grade 4 slots
    3rd Grade 1 slot  5th Grade 3 slots

     

    Additional Questions? Please contact Evergreen Elementary at 253-530-1300 or vanderdoesa@psd401.net.

  • The Eagle Question Lottery will open on March 31, 2025

    HOW TO COMPLETE THE EAGLE QUEST ENROLLMENT INTEREST FORM BETWEEN 3/31/25 AND 4/8/25: 

    • Go to PowerSchool Enrollment. (Link will be active between March 31st and April 8th)
    • Log in if you are a current or previous PSD student, or create an account if you are new
    • Select "EAGLE QUEST ENROLLMENT INTEREST FORM" 
    • Complete the form with your child's information, legal residential address in PSD, and date of birth. 
    • Keep in mind that Eagle Quest will serve incoming 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders for the 2025-2026 school year. 

     

    Openings available by grade for the 2025-2026 school year: 

    2nd Grade 8 openings
    3rd Grade 1 opening
    4th Grade 4 openings
    5th Grade 3 openings

     

    Additional Questions? Please contact Evergreen Elementary at 253-530-1300 or vanderdoesa@psd401.net.

  • Explore the following resources to learn more about outdoor education research and programs. 

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