An integral part of any education is venturing outside the familiar.

Before coming to De La Salle, many students have not visited been

beyond the borders of the immediate St. Louis area. To provide this

important piece of any holistic education, each spring the sixth

graders visit Memphis, seventh graders visit Chicago, and the

eighth grade visits Washington, D.C.. Each week long trip includes

exposure to different universities in each city: Christian Brothers

University in Memphis, Lewis University outside Chicago, and

Howard University in Washington D.C.. The possibility of attending a

regionally or nationally known college or university does not seem

out of the question after students have toured their campuses, talked

with college students, and sat in on college classes. In Memphis,

De La Salle students also visit the National Civil Rights Museum and

reflect on how they might contribute to their communities after bearing

witness to many of the gains and sacrifices African-Americans have

made in this country. Eighth grade students return to St. Louis with a

deeper appreciation for our country’s history after visiting many of the

monuments and museums in Washington, D.C.. Many eighth graders

talk about visiting the Holocaust Museum and how it invites them
reconsider and broaden their idea of racism. Students also take
short trips to events at the St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis History Museum,

the Sheldon Concert Hall, the St. Louis Humane Society, and Forest Park.