Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today was our second day of sewing for babies. We kicked the day off with watching a video about the organization to which we are donating the clothes. After this inspirational video, we returned to the Greenleaf to continue our projects. After a couple of hours, we enjoyed a delicious snack which consisted of...
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The weather this morning did not want to cooperate. Thick fog slowed our journey back to Harriton House. Once back at the forge, we learned the proper way to start a blacksmith fire, complete with acetylene torches. Five fires were blazing by 10 so we spread out and got to work on our projects....
Continue readingWe sat in a lovely room on the second floor surrounded by glass cases filled with Benjamin Franklin’s personal library. Among the documents we examined was this first printing of the Declaration of Independence. We also looked at original copies of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and John Dickinson’s Letters from an American Farmer. The...
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Day 2 for Sacred Spaces in Philly began at Food Share Community Kitchen building monthly grocery boxes for families in the Philadelphia area with food insecurities. The grocery items included cereal, milk, juice, pasta, and other canned goods. The students helped with not only packaging over 300 boxes, but building the actual boxes and placing...
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Ship-Shape? Not Yet! Today, we got into the real nitty-gritty of the work getting the A.J. Meerwald ready for her 2017 sailing season. Scraping, Sanding and Painting.. We stepped out of the bus, and were once again “delighted” by the salty smell of rotting oysters and the Delaware bay. It was a little chilly,...
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Our day started by watching a short film on the myth of the Jersey Devil. While a little cheesy, the clip did explain the history of this myth and then we set out for the hike – Apple Pie Hill in Tabernacle. When we arrived at the trail, we first checked out the Carranza...
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Today the Asian culture group visited the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy in Philadelphia. We were first given a quick overview about his group and what Islam is all about. The pastor told us his story about how he crossed over from Christianity to Islam and how he thought they were similar but Islam felt more...
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“Celebrando a los mujeres en su mes” Today we traveled to Southwark Elementary, a bilingual school located in South Philadelphia. When we arrived to Southwark, we split into groups that each worked with students in grades Kindergarten, first, and second. The day was spent reading books and playing games with our new...
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Journey through Morocco Day 5: Salaam alaykum/Bonjour de Morocco! Today was the long haul drive. At first, we took a quick detour to retrieve Mrs. Smith’s long-lost bag from the Fes airport. Mrs. Smith’s elation was enough to sustain the group morale for the whole day. We drove through the Atlas Mountains, during which...
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Today the Design Thinking group was down a member: Andrew Rowan. He will return on Wednesday, though! Yay! After mourning the loss of our award-winning blogger, we spent our morning eating donuts, among other activities. We began our “Spark” with a storytelling exercise, and we soon were placed in our design groups for the...
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We hit the ground running today. We left the hotel and headed towards Kings Palace Gateway and took some jaw dropping photos. Then we were off to a panoramic view of Fes. We learned about the different mosques throughout the city. We also learned Fes is split up into three different sections: New City,...
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Saturday, March 25 Today was our first official, full day in Cuba! During our first day here we worked in the church, doing different jobs. Some of us helped clean up by sweeping, cutting vegetables for dinner, and also doing construction. For the construction, we used a pulley system to hoist sand up...
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It’s the third day of our trip and we’re still going strong! This morning, we played games such as tennis, basketball, and football in the pool underneath the warm Florida sun. After a morning of relaxation, we headed over to Give Kids The World for another day of service! Helping with drinks and doing...
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Day three is coming to a close and we’re heading back to the hotel from dinner and a walk in central London. Today we headed out to Bath, with a stop at Stonehenge on the way. Bath was beautiful and we had a quick lunch of Cornish pasties and then toured the Roman baths....
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We started off the day early with a nice breakfast in the Morocco House Hotel in Casablanca, then got right on the bus after a room check. We drove for about 1 hour while our guide spoke to us about Moroccan culture and the ethnic makeup of the country. While listening, we were admiring...
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