Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today, in Philadelphia Architecture Intensive Learning, we explored University City. We were taken on an extensive tour around the campus of University of Pennsylvania. We entered many of the buildings on Penn’s campus, including a classroom building, an admissions building, and the Palestra. We also briefly visited a building on the campus of Drexel...
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Today was amazing! First we went to the Santa Maria Novella, one of the most extravagant and tasteful churches that we have seen. Inside, there was a very unique crucifix that hung in the middle of the church rather than over the altar. There were also checkered borders around the pillars which made it...
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After a few days in Lyon, the group said goodbye to the beautiful city and headed back to Paris. Following two hours on a high speed train, we arrived once again to the City of Love. We then took the metro to our final hostel stay. Once checked in, the group split up in...
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Today we went to Ocean City to create art on the beach. People created many different kinds of art, including string art, sandcastles, and drawings in the sand. Not every piece of art was successful, and this was mainly due to the amount of time we had and the difficulty of the pieces. However,...
Continue readingToday after breakfast, we went on a walk through the city. We visited ICPA (Instituto Cultural de Actividad con Los Pueblos) and learned about history of relations between Cuba and other countries and the program’s role in Cuban society. Our host told us, for example, that Cuban teams were the first to respond in...
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Our time in Myrtle Beach offered plenty of opportunities for team bonding. There had already been 4 games, numerous practices, team dinners, a few dance-offs, and some great work at the Low Country food bank, but before the trip was over we had to partake in some of Myrtle Beach’s finest age-old traditions. Namely, go...
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The Baseball team finished up their stay in Myrtle Beach with a tie today, with a final score of 5-5 after 7 innings against Albany Academy from New York. It was an exciting game right up to the end, with both teams advancing a runner into scoring position with no outs in the final frame....
Continue readingYesterday we had a fun-filled day. First we went to the Art Museum and then we went to the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. The first thing we did at the Art Museum was eat lunch. Lunch was very delicious. Then we had some time to check out a few of the exhibits. The European...
Continue readingAfter a hardworking effort against Desert Vista, the team enjoyed the opportunity to unwind during our last full day in Arizona. Starting off bright and early to a cold morning (cold by Arizona standards, anyway) we took a long drive to Montezuma’s Castle, a Native American ruin built into the cliffside. Despite learning that...
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We used improv techniques, such as Complete the Image, Build a Space, and Machines to bring to life teen issues. Our issue of the day was drug and alcohol use among teens. We generated a thoughtful discussion with the value game of agree, disagree, and neutral. Activating the scene was the new technique of...
Continue readingToday we finished a mural in the first room that included hot air balloons and fascinatingly designed trees. In the second room, we created a sea atmosphere. The wall was painted dark blue and covered in sea animals such as an octopus, a school of fish, a marvelous dolphin, and an electric eel. ...
Continue readingBARB GOT THE DOG (BIBBLE)!!! So today for breakfast we had waffles and bacon (and today is National Waffle Day so that makes it even better). Barb taught us about how dogs communicate with us via vocalization, body posture, and peeing (yet again we were forced to learn about something bathroom related). It seems...
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Today was the fourth day of the Pine Barrens Intensive Learning program. This morning, after a short bus ride, we arrived at Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, where we were greeted by Erin, our guide. She led us on a trail through the Pine Barrens and pointed out some of the interesting plants along...
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Today we went to the Neighborhood Center in Camden, NJ. The Neighborhood Center is a daycare, soup kitchen, garden, gym, has Bible studies, and a summer camp. They serve a free lunch to anywhere from 50 to 350 people a day. There were many ways that we gained service hours. We cleaned the garden of...
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