Travel at Pacifica

THRIVING WORLD WIDE

Learning new things is a passion for the Pacifica community. Learning new things firsthand is an experience that is invaluable. Our travel program seeks to provide a variety of options for students so they can move beyond the school walls and see the world. Traveling stretches students and gives them a fresh perspective while providing them with a greater understanding of the “big picture” in life.

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine

Spring Break Travel

Pacifica’s Spring Break trip is an anticipated annual event that brings staff and groups of students together for a ten-day adventure to a location across the world. Themes of travel are repeated every three years: Adventure, Great Cities, and Curriculum Enrichment. From serving the needy in Africa to visiting the Louvre or caving in Belize, students can broaden their view of the world and themselves while bonding with teachers and each other.

Read about our 2023 spring break trips to France on our blog.

Making friends in Costa Rica

PACARTS Edinburgh Travel

Pacifica’s tradition of attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is alive and well. Every three years the PACARTS department takes students to Scotland and London. They converge with performers and audiences from around the world to participate in the arts. When they go, not only do they get an authentic UK experience but they get to perform on the world stage! It’s a trip of a lifetime!

PACARTS’ theater troupe at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

National Competitions

Pacifica’s award-winning a cappella program, Wolf PACappella, competes annually in regional and national competitions. The past two years the team has reached the national finals in New York City, placing second and fourth in the country. Singing is a joy, but singing in Manhattan is a thrill. Film students have their work accepted in film festivals around the country, and when their work is accepted, they travel. Recent trips include the national high school film festival in New York City. Seeing your work on the big screen with filmmakers from across the country is a stellar experience.

Wolf PACappella competes at the ICHSA finals in New York City

TEAM TRAVEL

Pacifica Athletics is known as a mobile department, not only traveling locally for field practices and top-notch competition but across California and the West Coast as well. These trips provide focused attention on skill building and technique, exposure to higher-level competition, and, perhaps most importantly, team building and team unity through personal relationships and unparalleled memories. Whether it’s the volleyball team’s annual trip to San Luis Obispo, the cross country team competing in Oregon and visiting Nike headquarters, top-level tournament play in Palm Springs for our basketball squads, or playing baseball at an Arizona spring training facility, Pacifica Athletics travels well!  

The Cross Country team in Oregon for pre-season training