Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today, the Arts and Entertainment Intensive Learning went to the Brandywine Museum of Art located in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. It was an hour bus ride, and we arrived there around 10:00 a.m. We walked around for a couple hours and saw an assortment of different pieces by members of the Wyeth family and many...
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Today we took a trip to the historical Ronald McDonald house. It’s a place that houses families from around the world whose kids are undergoing procedures in Cooper Hospital and four others. It provides food, comfort, and a safe place to stay when needed. When we arrived we were given a tour through the...
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Our Intensive Learning program, a one-week exploration of the NJ Pine Barrens, started with a hike in the Black Run Preserve. Thanks to our incredible guide John Volpa, who founded the Friends of Black Run Preserve, we learned all about the Pine Barrens starting with the difference between the Pinelands and the Pine Barrens....
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During our first full day we got a basic understanding of Ohm’s Law and the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. We built and explored wired breadboards and series and parallel circuits with resistors and light emitting diodes (LEDs). We learned how to solder wired circuits together as well as PCBs (printed circuit boards)....
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After a 3:30 a.m. departure from MFS, it was smooth sailing to Newark Liberty Airport and then Atlanta, GA, and finally Lima! A group game of Uno helped us pass the time until we boarded our flight to Lima. We arrived in Lima about 9 p.m. and finished the evening with some Peruvian snacks,...
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