Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today was the 3rd day of our European adventure, and it couldn’t have been more jammed pack full of unique excursions and little surprises! To begin our day, we hopped on a bus for a tour of The Ring of Kerry (which lasted all day!!). For our first major stop, we visited The Fox...
Continue readingYesterday we arrived in Holguin, Cuba after a day full of travel. Upon our arrival, we had a delicious lunch which consisted of rice, ground meat, fruit, and beans at the church where we are staying. For the remainder of the day we relaxed, caught up on sleep, and enjoyed a dinner with students...
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Today at blacksmithing, we had an orientation day. We started off by learning about the many tools a skilled blacksmith can make at the forge. We then took a tour of the Harriton House, an old 1700s residence. We saw where the former residents lived and cooked. Bruce, our guide, also showed us tools...
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Today we visited the Mother Bethel AME church, which belonged to the nation’s first black denomination. As we sat in its beautiful sanctuary, we learned about the history of Richard Allen, the founder of the church. We also learned about the history of the building itself, from the story in the stained glass windows...
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To start off our first day of Intensive Learning, Mrs. Van Meter taught everyone basic sewing skills to create our first project. Due to the varying skill levels in the group, everyone began by making a burp cloth. Students that had never even touched a sewing machine before completed their first project with ease....
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Day 1 of the Ireland, Wales, and England trip started off at 5:30 AM (1:30 AM USE) when our flight landed in Dublin, Ireland. We were welcomed after the 7 hour flight by our tour guide, Robert, aka The Fixer, and our professional bus driver, Noel. We then took a three and a half...
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The first day of Greece and Italy! After completing an almost full day of school, we boarded the bus and headed for the airport. We checked in, ran into our classmates from the Ireland and Wales trip, then boarded the plane for the 8 hour flight to Frankfurt. After we landed, we got some...
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Today, the Food, Cooking, Culture, and Customs Intensive Learning started off the day with a game of jeopardy about food and cooking around the world. Then, the group went to Rowan College of Burlington County (RCBC). We met Chef James and Chef Sherry, who demonstrated to us how to cook a meal that included...
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We began our exploration of museums with a rainy, windy trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. Our docents explained many of the things that go on behind the scenes at this living museum. Our group walked around together and looked at the exhibits. The first thing we saw today was the monkey exhibit. After this,...
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Today in yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, we started off the morning with a yoga flow, learning several warrior positions and other poses. Then we made breakfast consisting of chia pudding, yogurt, banana bread, and fruits. Everything was very healthy and included all of our dietary restrictions. Then we learned about the 4 noble truths...
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Welcome to Intensive Learning 2019: Museums: A Peek Behind the Scenes. This year, we’ll study what museums are and how they work, and we’ll get some insight into what people who work in museums do. Here’s our itinerary: Friday, March 22: Philadelphia ZooMonday, March 25: American Philosophical Society MuseumTuesday, March 26: Penn MuseumWednesday, March...
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Today on our last full day in Costa Rica, we went back to the school to finish up the projects we started and continued painting and gardening. After that the group painted and decorated all of the flower pots and created beds for different plants. We planted onions, peppers, purple decorative vines, and other...
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This trip quickly became less about mindfulness and leadership and more about . . . Survival! In all seriousness, the trip was much harder than any of us expected, including our guides. With anywhere between one and three feet of snow still on the ground in the mountains, hiking was not easy. Day...
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Today we got to sleep in a little. Later, we stopped at two sinkholes known as the Twins formed by collapsed lava rock. Everybody got great pictures. Then we got on the bus and headed to the airport. Our flights were short from the Galápagos to Guayaquil then from Guayaquil to Quito. After baggage...
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This morning we started the day with breakfast at 7 am at the Buena Vista lodge restaurant. We enjoyed the meal and were ready for a great day. Our main instructor took us out to a lab where lodge workers make soap on the daily and showed us the process. We dressed up in...
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