Friday Excursion Series
Some things are best learned by doing them. Moreana’s Friday Excursion Series connects students with professionals, trades, artists, instructors, outdoor environments, and community organizations throughout Arizona.
These are not conventional one-day field trips. Whenever we can, we build multi-week series around a subject so boys can go deeper: ask questions, use tools, make things, meet adults who have turned a skill into a career.
Occasionally a four-week experience becomes a lifelong interest. That’s the point.
Confirmed partners and destinations. BJJ is part of the weekly program, not an excursion.
August–September 2026 · four sessions
Nu Legacy Studios · Jerry Woods
A four-session series: storyboard original ideas, build scenes, learn frame-by-frame animation, collaborate, and produce a finished stop-motion film. Patience and precision, not a one-off visit.
August 2026
Activate Scottsdale
Interactive physical and team challenges. Students had to move, communicate, react, solve problems, compete, and adapt — recreation that still asks a boy to think.
Not every offering happens every semester. These are subjects boys have actually explored — we do not list partners we cannot name.
Hands-on trade
Traditional metalworking with an experienced practitioner — real tools, a tangible result, and a trade most boys never see in a conventional school day.
Engines and tools
Vehicles, mechanical systems, tools, and maintenance. Some students have continued exploring mechanics on their own after the series.
Story, camera, edit
Story development, camera work, editing, and multimedia production — then a finished piece.
In the kitchen
Food preparation and culinary skill through practical instruction.
Outdoors
Preparedness, shelter, outdoor problem-solving, situational awareness, and responsible time in the field.
Technology
Technology and coding as part of broader practical and STEM exposure.
On the wall
Strength, patience, problem-solving, and spotting your brother.
Practical competence
Emergency preparedness and first-aid training — the kind of real-world skill Moreana wants boys to carry.
Arizona
Physical challenge, leadership, navigation, teamwork, and Arizona ecology.
Living things
Exposure to animal care and husbandry — responsibility for something that depends on you.
East Valley
Service is part of the character model. Strength and competence create a responsibility to help others.
