Outdoor Education
At Princeton Friends School, we know that outside the walls of a traditional classroom, minds open and curiosity abounds. That is why outdoor education is woven into the fabric of our learning experience, fostering a deep connection to nature, a sense of wonder, and a lifelong commitment to stewardship. On any given day, you will find students hiking in the Institute Woods, biking through campus, utilizing plants and vegetables grown in the garden to create pigments for art class, or journaling on the bank of our stream. As one alum put it:
“We all walked away with a love of the environment because we were playing with the planet every day at Princeton Friends."

Guided by our Quaker testimonies, our students find themselves outdoors on purpose, running water and soil tests in science and exploring the history of Princeton on-site in social studies, playing during recesses and snuggling up at the base of a favorite tree during all-school reading time. Because we know that our camps is the perfect place to tend to the whole child, supporting their social, emotional, and health needs while building resilience, self-awareness, and critical thinking skills.
For us, outdoor education is not an activity--it is a way of thinking and being for our school community that encourages our students to grow academically, socially, and spiritually in harmony with the world around them.
