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Interim Week:
Hands-on and Real-World

Interim Week is an integral part of a Gregory School Education. The week's hands-on, real-world experiences provide all students with invaluable, age-appropriate opportunities to apply what they are learning in school, build their skill sets, grow friendships and community connections, have experiences that are entirely new (and maybe even a bit daunting) to them, and, perhaps best of all, demonstrate to themselves that they can do all of these things! Interim Week is about growth, about community, and about fun.

What did YOU learn during Interim?

"We learned how to live together in a room for a long period of time."

- Roi G., 9th grade

"I learned how all the equipment in the kitchen and dining hall works and how to operate it."
- Eva H., 7th grade
"I really enjoyed seeing the play, Dracula."
- Zoe A., 11th grade
"I learned that the Biosphere's ocean is the largest and deepest man-made ocean in the United States."
- Sloan L., 6th Grade
"I learned how they dug for gold and how they took photos on the Oregon Trail."
- Eva P., 5th grade
"I learned that Disney tickets are very expensive!"
- Jazmin B., 12th grade
"I learned how spicy green chiles are and how to prepare them."
- Gordon C.,10th grade
"I learned how to climb a rock wall where the rocks spin and the footholds are tiny."
- Zeke B., 8th grade

The 2024 Interim Experiences were:

5th Grade
Living on the Oregon Trail

On this four-day (on campus) journey that spans 2,170 miles from Missouri to Oregon, students working in ”family groups,” to learn the skills needed, solve the problems encountered, and explore the lifestyle and community experienced by pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Activities included creating supply lists, orienteering, making resources such as candles, soap, and butter, spinning wool, panning for gold, baiting fish hooks, archery, and more.

6th Grade
Beyond the Horizon and Back

Students take a deep-dive into space with morning trips to Biosphere 2, Pima Air and Space Museum, Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, and Roadhouse Cinema to view the movie Apollo 12. Students spend the afternoons in teacher-led classes related to our biosphere, atmosphere, and stratosphere.

7th Grade

Restaurant Wars!

Students work in teams that are each charged with creating a restaurant concept, planning, budgeting, shopping for, preparing, and serving a multi-course meal, judged by a team of judges. A separate team creates a movie documenting the entire process.

8th Grade
Building Community

Students spend two nights at Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott, AZ experiencing ropes courses, team building, and other camp activities. They have an I Fly indoor skydiving experience and then return to Tucson for a community service day.

9th Grade
Active in Northern Arizona

Students participate in an outdoor-focused adventure including Flagstaff Extreme, kayaking on the Verde River, Canyon Coaster Adventure Park, and community building experiences.

10th Grade
History & Culture of New Mexico

A 10th grade tradition, students on the New Mexico trip explore national parks and monuments in our neighboring state as well as the museums of Santa Fe, Acoma Pueblo, and Hatch.

11th Grade
Exploring San Diego: Dracula, Penguins & Roller Coasters

Students explore San Diego's beaches, Cabrillo National Monument, and the Birch Aquarium, attend a theater production at The Old Globe Theater and go to Knott's Berry Farm Theme Park.

12th Grade
Class of '25 Senior Trip to Disney and Universal Studios!

Seniors enjoy time together toward the end of their TGS experience, visiting Universal Studios, Disneyland, and California Adventure. This trip leaves and returns a day early so that students have the remaining days off for college visits.