Intensive Learning @ MFS
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Exploring Padre Nuestro this morning in the heat! Back to clean ourselves off and then it's off to Casa de Campo 🌴 #MFSIL @mfsfox pic.twitter.com/EILdqRoxqi — Sarah Kelly (@SKelly_24) March 26, 2017 We started the day off with a lovely hike throughout Padre Nuestro (el bosque)! We saw many native plants and learned their...
Continue readingBayshore Adventure Begins! Today we toured the Delaware Bay Museum, hiked through the marshes, and climbed up and down the boat. Read on for more details. Smells Ring Bells Bayshore attendees all agreed that the most memorable things about our first MFS Intensive Learning day were the smells. Upon exiting the bus, we were...
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March 24,2017 We worked with Jeff and Pedro to ready the garden for opening day on March 25th. Inspirational words from Jeff — “Every day I tell myself, work hard, enjoy it, and make a difference.” “This was a hard working group of MFS students, and I was proud of their willingness to do...
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Today, the DR homies had the best day so far! The crew went to a local orphanage called Orfanato Niños de Cristo where we met over thirty children ranging from ages 2-18 years old. Over scrimmage baseball, basketball, and dancing games, the crew was able to truly bond with the boys at the orphanage. We were...
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It’s the end of day 2 in London, and we’ve been so busy it’s our first post! Here’s a recap: After an overnight flight, we arrived at Heathrow on Friday morning and settled in to our hotel, which is about a half hour train ride outside of the city center in London. We headed...
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Day 2 of the “GKTW IL” started out bright and early with some complimentary breakfast. We all enjoyed our very own made waffles, except Joe who enjoyed his “pancakes.” After breakfast everyone experienced some fun in the sun at the pool. The girls got their tan on and the guys played a tough game...
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Yesterday was a very relaxed day. Our 3 a.m. departure made us very tired throughout the day, but we had a lot of time to relax at the airport on our two planes and at the hotel. Once we landed in the Dominican Republic, it was about a thirty minute drive to Santo Domingo, where we...
Continue readingIt’s been a long day for the Floridians, but it was all worth it to celebrate Mr. Cotter’s birthday. (#happybirthdayerick #fununcle) We arose before dawn and arrived at school around 6:15. We had a small hiccup at the airport when “Joe Nyzio” became “Joe Myzio.” With the help of Lu everything was fixed. While...
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Salam alaikum (that means peace be with you, the formal greeting in Morocco), After a three hour bus ride to JFK, we had an uneventful security check (thank goodness) and boarded the plane for the long, seven-hour plane ride. Steven, Zach, and I had a intense competition over a plane game called Octopush and...
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The Scared Spaces Intensive Learning Team really had a busy day. In the morning we helped at DePaul Center for those transitioning from homelessness. A very interesting and meaningful afternoon was spent at the Masjidullah Islamic Prayer Center. Our new friend, Jamillah, helped all the girls tie our hijabs. The program continues next week...
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Today, we traveled to Newton Creek, a park in the Camden County system. We met a nice, enthusiastic man by the name of Michael Hogan. Mr. Hogan works for the South Jersey Land and Water Trust, a nonprofit organization that protects and preserves resources within southern New Jersey watersheds. Our first challenge was...
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First we went to Taller Puertorriqueño, where we were shown their art gallery with Puerto Rican art. We were interested in the art because it was modern art; they were old paintings with holograms over them to make them modern. Afterward we made t-shirts and we painted them with Puerto Rican themed stencils....
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“Hot metal!” was the phrase of the day, a safety mantra to keep people out of harm’s way! We started our IL adventure at the Harriton House by learning a bit about the history of the grounds, which date to the early 1700s. We then were shown some ideas for what we could...
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The area we visited today is considered a cultural hub for Cambodians. There is a very good sense of community in the Cambodian society and culture in South Philadelphia. The neighborhood today used to be an old Jewish community. During the Vietnam War, Cambodia was bombed by U.S. Most of Cambodian people in U.S....
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