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SCHOOL TRIPS

School Field Trips at Ekone Ranch

For over 30 years, Ekone has partnered with schools to offer students a taste of life on the ranch with curriculum customized to support classroom learning and class cohesion. To begin a conversation about bringing your class to Ekone, please click the button below!

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Bringing your School to Ekone

We welcome all grades from early elementary through high school, and will work with you to create an age-appropriate curriculum that supports your learning objectives and social goals. 

Ekone’s facilities accommodate up to 50 participants, generally one or two classes at a time. We offer school field trips in April, May, early June, September, and October. Participants sleep in our cozy A-frame bunkhouse, share home-cooked meals in the Yummy Tummy Cafe, and spend days learning, exploring, playing, working, and connecting in the unparalleled classroom and playground of Ekone Ranch!

Field trips are typically 2-3 nights, but shorter or longer stays are also possible.  Read more in our School Trips Handbook, watch this video for more information and click below to discuss your trip.

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School Trip Pricing & Programming

Programming can be designed and facilitated primarily by Ekone staff, or by your class leaders, or (most commonly) a combination. 

Typically, Ekone staff offer one activity session in the morning and one in the afternoon each day, with students divided into groups that rotate through all activities. Class teachers and chaperones are responsible for supervising students overnight, before breakfast, after dinner, and during free times. 

Activities we can offer, depending on staff availability are listed here.

School field trip pricing ranges from $70-150/person/night, depending on curriculum. Reduced rates may be possible to support equitable access to this place.

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Finding Ekone Ranch

We are located east of Goldendale, in south-central Washington State just north of the Columbia River Gorge, in the homelands of the Kah-Milt-Pah, now one of the confederated bands and tribes of the Yakima Nation.

Google maps sometimes sends you down a goat trail - so please see step by step directions here.

Step by step directions
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