Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today started off in Barb’s room. We ate some delicious bagels and cream cheese with strawberries and clementines that Barb and Judy provided us. There were only plain and multigrain because we forgot to ask about food allergies, but it was all good. As we waited for the bus to arrive, we watched a...
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After a long and uneventful flight and a long and beautiful drive from Rome to Florence, we arrived at our hotel tired and hungry. But look at us now: we’ve just had lunch at a little restaurant on the Piazza de Santa Croce. The sun shone all day; some of us wore shorts! We...
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The trip began with an 8 hour overnight flight from Philadelphia to Paris. We arrived in Paris at 7 am. We were all exhausted and drove for an hour to our hostel. On the bus we were given traditional croissants. Once we put our luggage away we learned how to ride on the Metro....
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Today SJ Service went to Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, NJ. We helped them with gardening and organizing for their summer camps. For the gardening, we first made some compost bins using chicken wire. Next, we made origami boxes using old newspaper. We put soil and vegetable seeds in these boxes as pots...
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Today, we went to Historic Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest. We started off the day with a four mile hike on a looping trail around a river. We saw the Batsto lake and examples of controlled fires and learned what they do. After we chowed down on some lunch, we went inside the...
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Happy first day of spring! Today, we split up into two groups: the first group stayed inside and started painting the walls, and the second group went outside and started clearing the area for the outdoor classroom. The painting crew peeled off the wallpaper, spackled the holes and sanded them smooth. Then we painted...
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Today we bonded and we became more comfortable with each other by playing theatre and trust games. We particularly enjoyed “Donkey” and other silly games. We did some team-building exercises to work on cooperation and communication as well. It was a lot of fun and we suggest everyone try it! We’re looking forward to...
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We had lunch at The Bourse, which is famous for being the first stock exchange building in the country. Its outside walls are coated with red brick and sandstone. Now it is a delicious place to eat food with a huge choice of food. – Peter Today we went to Christ Church and learned...
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When we first arrived we were given a tour of the main building. They informed about various oysters and shucking competitions. Then we went to the dock and moved around equipment to go about our day easier. The inclement weather didn’t even faze us because of all the fun we were having. After that, we...
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We sanded the spars of the boat today!...
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Morning Post: Today we start our journey of being benevolent human beings in the wake of an oncoming snow flurry. We are kind warriors, but sometimes we must must become samurai. Afternoon Post: Our adventure continues with a fifteen minute journey to the deconstructed house, out task: to start reconstructing the home. Our crew...
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Friday, 20 March: Old City We begin in the historic part of the city where our city began. We will spend the day walking around Old City, looking at new and old buildings. We will have lunch at the Bourse. Monday, 23 March: Society Hill We will spend the day walking around Society...
Continue readingIn less than 24 hours we will be embarking on our Intensive Learning trip to Cuba! After a layover in Miami, we will arrive at La Iglesia de los Amigos in Holguín, Cuba on Saturday ready to work and to get to know the people in the community!...
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For intrepid travelers: It looks like we WILL be climbing the Duomo on Friday! This is an optional activity but should be a great way to see an overview of the city we will be exploring!...
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We are so excited to get started this Friday with our program for Intensive Learning. “Improv with Issues” will teach students physical theatre/improvisational theatre techniques that they can then use to delve into some difficult social issues. The work is based on a program called “Hope is Vital” developed by Michael Rohd, who himself was...
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