Today was busy! In the morning we visited the Penn Vet Working Dog Center. We met an 8-week old Golden Retriever puppy, Riley. Then we learned how the dogs are kept fit to work, with stretches and exercises and how they start training dogs in basic skills like scent detection and search. The trainers...
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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 readingDon’t Oil the AJ Meerwald All Willy-Nilly
Celebrating 13 years of MFS students sanding, oiling, and painting the AJ Meerwald, and learning about the history of an important part of South Jersey. First the work … Today we oiled, sanded, and painted the ship known as the AJ Meerwald. The AJ Meerwald is a oyster schooner located in Bivalve, NJ. Bosun...
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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Tuesday, 3/27 Tunnels to Treats
*woof* – calling all furry friends and furry friend lovers, Today was quite eventful. We started off with a daily reading from Inside of a Dog. After that we boarded the bus and ventured to Ev-Ry Farm to see dogs perform the sport called Earth Dog. Ev-Ry Farm is owned by Dr. Ann...
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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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SJS Goes to The Pine Barrens!
Today we went to the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford. We started off the day by seeing some of the animals up close and going on a tour of the area. During the tour we learned about Cedar Run and what they do. Many animals that arrive at the hospital there are...
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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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