Focus Week is designed to encourage students to explore concepts outside those normally encountered in schools. Students select the FW based on their interests and are placed in a group based on availability and various criteria. The groups begin meeting with their FW advsor. The outcome is one week in which instructors and their students take their learning off campus. Programs range from marine biology aboard a research ship in the Galapagos Islands, touring the Gettysburg battlefields, visiting local art galleries, to studying auto mechanics or downhill biking. Whether the destination is Greece, Paris, or a local gourmet kitchen, the students work together--and take learning beyond the classroom walls.