Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today we explored the Italian Market of Philadelphia. We started by visiting different murals in the neighborhood. The murals were by the famous artist Isaiah Zagar. His murals are very distinct because he utilizes common materials like old bottles, broken figures, and mirrors. One of the pieces of his that we visited was the...
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For our 4th day, we focused on cooking and calligraphy. In the morning we learned calligraphy from Mrs. Feng (Feng Lao Shi) who showed us how to draw orchids in the Chinese calligraphy style. After our lesson on calligraphy it was time to cook, and cook we did. Each of the 8 assigned groups...
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Everyone started their day with focus and determination to continue their projects before lunch. Meanwhile, Lauren, Maddie, and Victoria worked all morning to finish the puzzle. They put all 550 pieces in place! Before we knew it, lunch arrived! We enjoyed a relaxed pizza lunch in the sun room. To top off the afternoon,...
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After three days on the road, we spent today applying what we’ve learned about museums. Curators need to know a lot about the subject of their exhibits, so we chose one we know well: ourselves. Each of us chose several artifacts that tell our personal stories. Working in our travel pods, we sorted through...
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Today, on the 6th day of our trip, we had an early start in Dublin. Waking up around 5 AM, we enjoyed a cruise-style ferry ride to Wales. To pass the time on the boat, we played arcade games and observed the mountainous coastline of Wales. Once we arrived, we took a bus to...
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Today was an early start as we were switching hotels, so, after eating breakfast, we hopped on the bus and headed to an elementary school called Amboise Palix. At the school, we played games like BINGO and sang songs (Cupid Shuffle, Cotton Eye Joe, Cha Cha Slide) to help the children learn some English....
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Today we began the day by having a high-intensity vinyasa yoga practice where we were pushed to our limits for about an hour. Then, we all worked together to prepare and pack our lunch, samosa wraps, to take with us on our trip. At around 10:40 we boarded the bus and left for Pakim...
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Our day started with a three hour flight to Rome. Afterwards we took a bus to our final destination of the trip, Florence. On our three-hour journey we saw beautiful hilltop communities and learned there are actually 20 different regions throughout Italy. We looked at sheep farms and massive mountains while driving to Florence....
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Today we continued to work on our diverse projects. We used many varieties of colored fabrics to create all different kinds of clothing, including: dresses, bibs, pants, buntings, sleep-sacks and hats. We were encouraged to start new quilts today as well. The quilts we produced are useful for babies and first time mothers because...
Continue readingWe left for the Camden Neighborhood Center at 8:15 in the morning. Ms. Valerie, the volunteer coordinator there, was nice and gave us a tour of the Center. It was very large and contained lots of activities for children, adults, and seniors. After the tour, she assigned us different chores that we did (cleaning...
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Today’s work mostly involved following up on yesterday’s tasks. Lots more painting of deck boxes, oiling of blocks, and picking up of trash. The only new jobs were polishing the ship’s bell and carrying old sails (it took about 20 people to carry each one!). So for today’s blog entry, we asked each student...
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Today, we learned about James LoCascio’s experience as a chef and his process of becoming one. He regaled us with stories of his childhood, and his many encounters with famous people while in the restaurant business. Later, we went to Sunseng Supermarket to shop for our upcoming cooking challenges for the next two days....
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Today marked our very anticipated trip to New York City’s Chinatown. We traveled to MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America) and learned about Chinese history in America. After MOCA, we traveled to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown to eat Dim Sum and bond with our group. We had a great time; the favorite food...
Continue readingAt the end of the day two smiths worked together to make the “Sussman C”, inspired by activity they did before reading The Scarlet Letter. In class, they had considered the possibility of being punished for cheating by wearing a metal C and the morals behind it. So they created a “C” by bending...
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Today we went to Chinatown to explore Chinese culture. Chef Joseph Poon gave us a walking tour of Philadelphia’s Chinatown and told us about Chinese history, culture, and food. First, he introduced the gate of Chinatown, explaining every character’s meaning and the colors’ meanings in Chinese culture. Then, he guided us to a herb...
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