One of the highlights of student life at CPLS is the "TOUR" taken each spring. These tours are a wonderful opportunity for our students to draw closer to each other in Christian fellowship. It is here that the seeds of true lasting friendships are sown, nurtured and brought to fruition while also providing an awe inspiring sojourn through our nations' heritage.

The goal, therefore, of the tours is to provide each and every student a chance to personally experience the richness and vitality of our cultural heritage in an environment conducive to personal and spiritual growth. We consider these tours so important that they are an integral part of the curriculum and as such, required of each student. The costs of these tours are included in the overall tuition for each student.

5th - 6th Grade: These grades are given the opportunity to experience the rich history offered in the heartland. Tours alternate years between the Heartland Tour (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri) and the St. Louis or Hannibal Tour (Mark Twain, Lewis & Clark Expedition, etc.) This is a two or three day tour, serving as an excellent precursor to tours in the following years.

7th - 8th Grade: These students gain a knowledge of our nation's history visiting sites significant in our nation's history. Tours alternate between the history of our Founding Fathers and the Revolutionary War by visiting the Williamsburg/Jamestown area on the east coast and a trip to the south including a visit to the Alamo, Dallas and an overnight stay on an aircraft carrier.

9th-10th Grade: These students have traditionally alternated between the thrills and challenges of a dude ranch in Colorado affording them the opportunity to rappel, horseback ride, hike, etc. and a tour of our nation's capital and its wealth of history.

11-12th Grade: The vastness and diversity of our nation's geography, culture and majesty become apparent in alternating tours including the towering skyscrapers of New York and the majestic depths of the Grand Canyon (visited on the way to California).