During our fourth day of Blacksmithing Intensive Learning we continued to work on our projects and gained more experience in the field. We started our day on a bumpy bus ride up to Bryn Mawr and began lighting coal fires in our forges. Every day the fires had been getting easier to light, and...
Continue readingLet’s Sew for Babies, Day 4: Displaying Projects
Today was a productive day in Let’s Sew for Babies. Many students wrapped up more projects. We had so many completed projects we decided to hang some up — hats, blankets, bibs, bags, dresses, onesies, capes, burp rags, and pillows! After a rewarding morning of hard work and sewing, we headed over to Hartman...
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Today, we worked with our instructor Ken and learned about silver staining, which is a technique from the Middle Ages in which silver is put on glass to create shades of yellow. We used this technique on our own pieces that we had started on Friday, adding a pop of color to our art,...
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Finalizing Our Ideas
Today was a day of work! We increased our focused on putting the finishing touches on our design ideas. From the morning, we took the two main solutions that were formed from the past week and decided which aspects of them we would like to pursue. As we were working on a final presentation...
Continue reading3.27.18, French Immersion: A Day on the Road
On Tuesday, we spent the day on the road! Hopping on a high-speed train in Paris, we traveled to Narbonne, a big city in the south of France, before taking a regional train to our final destination, Carcassonne. Our 5 hours on the train was spent catching up on sleep, trying sandwiches with delicious...
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Our Arrival to the Galápagos Islands!
Today we woke up and anticipated our arrival to the Galápagos Islands! We had a really good breakfast at the hotel we spent the night in and then got on the bus to the airport. Once we got to the airport we learned all about the different procedures that had to be taken before...
Continue readingA Day at the Museum
Today Cabinets of Curiosities went to the Natural History Museum. First, we took an in-depth look at the front of the museum and its intentions of displaying masculinity, imperialism and man’s place in society. Then we ate lunch at Uno’s Chicago Deep Dish Pizza … in New York. After that, we split into teams...
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Baseball and Service, March 27th
Although the Foxes did not have a game scheduled for today, the team was busy all day with activities ranging from service to go-karts to baseball. The day started relatively late, as the team gathered at 9:30 A.M. for our final day of service of the Lowcountry County Food Bank a few minutes away...
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Sparks Were Flying!
Today, we went to the Harriton House, an old 1800s era estate, for the third time in our blacksmithing escapade. Since Bruce had already shown us the ropes, we all headed back over to the forges and started building the fires. While things were still smoldering, a few guys experimented with paint stripper on...
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Our adventure begins in Costa Rica!
Today we woke up bright and early at 6:30 am sharp to attend the continental breakfast, which began at 7:00. This breakfast included two types of cereal, Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes accompanied by some milk. We also were delighted to see some fresh white and wheat bread which we could toast...
Continue readingMontenegro, the Wall, and the Rain!
Our fifth day in Europe began with a hearty breakfast in an upscale hotel in Budva, Montenegro, with a wonderful panoramic view of the coastline. The day started out sunny and beautiful, with a breathtaking view of the oceanside cliffs spotted with charming European villages. Early in the morning, we passed by St. Stefano...
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Day Three Glass Art: Tiffany Stained Glass Frames
Today was our second day at Wheaton Arts. We continued working on our projects from last time by creating a Tiffany stained glass frame. We started by taking a design that was pre-drawn by the teacher there. We cut each piece out and then traced it onto a piece of glass that we chose....
Continue readingLet’s Sew for Babies, Day Three: Sewing with Greta
Today was a great day in Sewing For Babies! We started out the day with finishing our projects from the previous day and a surprise fire drill. Then Mrs. Van Meter’s good ole pupper, Greta, joined us for a some more fun sewing. Snack time was good as well. We had Quaker Granola Bars...
Continue readingOvercoming Challenges
Our day was filled with many interesting and exciting Design Thinking activities!!! First, we put the final touches on our improved prototype from yesterday so that they were ready to be seen by others within the community. We placed them in Stokes Hall in order to receive feedback protocol from people outside of the...
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Multicultural Philly: Taller Puertorriqueño
Today for Multicultural Philadelphia we journeyed to Philly’s Latin American district. We went to Taller Puertorriqueño, a Puerto Rican workshop. Here we took a Latin American dance lesson, learning dances such as the meringue and the salsa, and then explored some Latin American art. Afterwards, we went outside and explored the surrounding neighborhood. For...
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