Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
After a tiring flight to Florida, we had the opportunity to experience a very unique dinner at Medieval Times. After the awesome contest between different knights and horses, we went to bed. The next morning, we went to Walmart and bought food and other items to prepare us for the week. Before our evening...
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Today was a LONG day. After our Frankfurt layover and airport shopping trip, we boarded our flight to LHR (London Heathrow Airport). After a long delay, we finally reached London! We met Sam (who has excellent fashion taste), and he took us to our hotel. After a quick change of clothes we were out...
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Guten Morgen! Today, we headed onto a very comfortable coach bus to the underground bunkers! To our surprise and disappointment, we missed our tour 🙁 But, we are resilient! We found a Curry Baude cart nearby and enjoyed some currywurst, bratwurst, and pommes (French fries). No worries, though. Once our Berlin tour guide, Luca,...
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We started our travels early this morning before the sun at 6:45 am, heading out of MFS on our way to the airport. Getting through security was a breeze, giving us time for a leisurely breakfast. After a smooth trip, we arrived in Orlando and headed to ground transportation to get the van that...
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We arrived at school at 4:45 am today, loaded up on to the bus and left for the airport at 5:15 am. When we checked in and got through security, we had about 2 hours to hang out and eat until we boarded our plane and departed at 9:25. We arrived in San Juan...
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We landed in Keflavík INTL airport at 6 am Iceland time and were immediately impressed by the spacious and pristine white bathrooms. After claiming our luggage, we got on a tour bus and drove across the flat, rocky, snowy landscape at sunrise to Fosshotel in Reykjavík. We got pastries and coffee at Brauð &...
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Today, the Hands-On Science group activities were centered around physics. We started off the day by watching a documentary about astronomy. We learned about the possibilities of life on other planets and what is necessary to form life. We also learned about how NASA astrophysicists compile light levels to create the images of space...
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Today we learned the basics of electrity, electronics and soldering. We built series and parallel circuits with both batteries and resistors. Learning how to solder without burning ourselves, that was pretty cool. After lunch we learned how to breadboard and build LED circuits. All in all a very fun and interesting learning experience of...
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Our first day of Arts and Entertainment took us to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. After an overview of the trips ahead for next week, we left school at 10:15 am and arrived at the museum shortly after. We checked in and quickly split into groups to explore all the different exhibits! The museum...
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Low and Slow: The Science, Culture, and Practice of True Barbecue got off to a slightly “low and slow” start on a grey, rainy day of orientation, background learning, and prepping to start serious cooking on Monday. We set up our space in Van Meter Hall, inventoried our kitchen items, researched recipes, assigned responsibilities,...
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Our day started March 23rd, fresh out of school. We took a bus to the airport at 3:30 pm, only to wait there until 8:30 pm to be boarded. The plane itself was great, but the weather had other plans. We were finally able to take off over an hour after the predicted time,...
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Today we began our adventure by learning all about the Pine Barrens from a variety of perspectives: historical, cultural, ecological, and, surprisingly, political. We began the day by sorting ourselves into our research, blogging, and video project groups. Each group researched the sites we will visit during this project, and completed a slide deck...
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We started off the morning by making placemats and centerpieces for Cathedral Kitchen. We used construction paper and markers to decorate over 100 placemats to donate. In addition, some students read to kindergarteners, while others played on the playscape. Later in the morning, the group met up in Ms. Jefferson’s second-grade classroom to revise...
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May it please the court, today we learned about Sacco and Vanzetti and the subsequent events leading up to the trial and execution of the two men. I myself, knew very little about the case and as an Italian-American felt compelled to take on the defense side of the case. I’ve done mock trials...
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Today, after a long two flights, we arrived in the gorgeous city of Berlin. We really enjoyed viewing the ancient architecture, such as churches and the town hall. We took a high-speed subway to Alexanderplatz, a beautiful town square. There, we found some yummy local foods such as Bratwurst and Schnitzel! Although we were...
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