Connecting Students to the Outdoors

Annual Freshman Trip

With the addition of boarding students and the transition into upper school, the freshman year is a transitional time in developing relationships with classmates, faculty, and older students. During the Freshman Trip to Camp Alpine in Mentone, Ala., 35 older students guide the freshman class through two days and nights of outdoor adventures and the profound opportunity to relax together. Click here for Freshman Trip information and forms

Annual Senior Trip

The Senior Trip to Camp Chatuga in the mountains of South Carolina, has been the cornerstone of the Walkabout program since the early 1970s. Seniors spend the last seven days of their Baylor careers on a wilderness adventure with their classmates. Ironically, for many, one of their last experiences at Baylor is their first exposure to Walkabout and often one of their most coveted memories. Click here for Senior Trip information and forms.

In May of 2020, Baylor celebrated the 45th anniversary of the senior trip; to watch a commemorative video click here.

The "Joe Key Leadership Award" to Maine

The Joe "Sarge" Key Leadership Award is a trip that was created for the purpose of honoring Baylor students of admirable character whose selfless efforts might otherwise go unrecognized by the school or by their peers. Each year a group of students is nominated by their peers and selected to travel (all expenses are paid) to Acadia National Park in Maine for seven days of hiking and sea kayaking in late July. Through this experience, students become aware of the power of their quiet leadership style.

Trekking, Climbing & Kayaking in India

Our adventures in India rotate between rock climbing in the south, kayaking in the north, and trekking in the Himalayan region of Sikkim. Each adventure includes time in the Sikkim Happiness Home, a girl's home in Gangtok, and visits to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and Hindu temples.

Whitewater Kayaking in Panama

Students have the opportunity to practice their Spanish and test their kayaking skills in the rain forests of Panama. This trip is a reward for students' commitment to training on the rivers at home. Students spend ten days in late November kayaking a variety of rivers and becoming aware of conservation issues related to preserving these precious and threatened resources