What is walker creek?
Walker creek is an outdoor space owned by Marin County Office of Education. Our student’s trip to this space will involve nature walks, outdoor education, nature guides, and bunkhouses!
Our 6th grade class goes to Walker creek every school year. The trip is in late winter (January-February) for 4 days (3 nights). Exact dates and details change each year, and 6th grade families will get information directly from their teachers as the scheduled trip approaches.
Fundraising for Walker Creek:
Our 6th grade families are expected to fundraise toward Walker Creek. The cost is $400 per student for this trip. In addition to the money MME PTA pays toward transportation to and from Walker Creek, the trip is a few hundred dollars per student. All funds raised will go directly to the district to fund the 6th grade Outdoor Education Field Trip.
Current Fundraising Ideas (we need parents and kids!)
Selling bike chain fidgets- Each fidget is $4 and earns the 6th grade class $3-4 of funds toward the trip. Students can sign up with Jill Souza (jillsouza18@gmail.com) to sell these.
Selling Chocolate Bars- Each bar will earn your child’s grade $1 toward the class trip. These will be distributed in the classroom.
Bake Sale- date not determined. Reach out to Jill Souza (jillsouza18@gmail.com) if you’d like to help plan this.
Drinks Sales- PTA is selling soda and other drinks at many PTA events. Proceeds go toward the current 6th grade class for Walker Creek.
More ideas? Let us know!
Do parents go on this trip?
No, this trip includes any student from the 6th grade who would like to go, all 6th grade teachers, a DJUSD nurse, and trained DJUSD high school students to help chaperone students. The site provides staff to lead outdoor activities and nature walks.
Do I need to pay for this trip?
EVERY CHILD WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO CAN GO, REGARDLESS OF THE COST.
The trip is $400 per student, and the district would like every school site to fundraise or directly donate toward that cost. We do need a large effort to meet the this need via a combination of directly paying for your student if you can, or helping to fundraise for your own student and others. The goal is to get the entire 6th grade class out and into nature. The district asks that 6th grade families to set up fundraisers to offset costs of the trip. Each year this looks different depending on the families involved.
How do our kids get to the site?
Historically MME PTA has paid for a bus. We have a few too many students in the 2025-2026 school year for a bus to meet our needs, so some students may go on a supplemental van as well. Please feel free to donate to the MME PTA to help offset this cost, if you are able!
Details for Drop Off (from the 25/26 school year)
Plan to arrive Tuesday, February 10
between 7:00-7:30 AM at the MPR.
Essential items for the first day:
● bring a backpack
● 24 – 32 ounce reusable water bottle
● sweatshirt or jacket
● Long pants (recommended)
● Sunscreen
● wear closed toed shoes
● bag lunch (please do not send
products with peanut butter)