Field trips in all middle school subjects are an integrated part of the curricula, with teachers and students taking advantage of the enormous resources available in the Bay Area.  These trips allow for meaningful hands-on opportunities and provide context and relevance for what is being learned in the classroom.

Whole grade excursions include a three-day outdoor education program at the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center in Point Reyes National Seashore for sixth grade students; a three-day trip to Yosemite National Park's Institute for seventh graders; and a one-week program exploring northern California's watershed for the eighth grade.

Closer to "home," Presidio Hill School has a close relationship with the Presidio National Park and many classes take place in this special location.  Classroom enhancements include watershed tours, beach excursions, geology walks and the opportunity to conduct citizen monitoring.  For instance, seventh grade has, for the last ten years, monitored turtles and amphibians at Mountain Lake Park as it has been restored under the leadership of the Presidio Trust.  Students do service learning and help in the restoration process.  Students visit and work in the Native Plant Garden where they learn to identify local flora and to assist in planting seeds, transplanting seedlings an turning compost.  The entire school helps to maintain the park in age-appropriate ways. 

Other field trips include visits to professional theatres, local art museums, The Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, Chabot Planetarium, LHS, film openings, farming facilities, among other places in the Bay Area.  Service learning takes students to senior centers, local parks and beaches for clean-ups, soup kitchens to help serve food as well as other social services.