The Middle School classroom experience is enriched by a vast range of off-campus excursions. Whether spending a morning exploring the history, politics, and culture of Washington, DC or traveling overnight for a class-wide adventure, Maret students in grades 5-8 enjoy greater opportunities and age-appropriate independence through field trips.
Fifth Grade
- Bike Trip on the C & O Canal
- Geodesic Dome at the National Building Museum
- George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
- Library of Congress
- Montgomery County Recycling Center
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Newseum
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of the American Indian
Sixth Grade
- Adventure Park: Sandy Spring Friends School
- Annual sixth grade overnight to Ellis Island (New York, NY)
- Cameron Run Regional Park
- Frederick Douglas House
- Gettysburg
- Library of Congress
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Newseum
- The Phillips Museum
- The National Gallery of Art
- The National Zoo
- Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of Natural History
- SOME (So Others Might Eat)
- United States Botanic Garden
Seventh Grade
- Anacostia Watershed Society
- Annual 3-day trip to Sheridan (Luray, VA)
- National Zoo
- Rock Creek Park
- Shakespeare Theatre
- Smithsonian Air and Space Museum of Natural History
Eighth Grade
- Adventure Park: Sandy Spring Friends School
- D.C. Greenworks
- Baltimore Central Library
- Haunted Forest
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
- Mountainside Camp for Service Learning
- Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
- Wheelabrator Baltimore, L.P.
- Annual overnight trip to Philadelphia, PA