By Sophia & Olivia For our day of service, the Seventh Grade traveled to Palmyra Cove by the Delaware River. Since it was high tide this morning, our first activity was to remove invasive vines with giant shears. These vines are known to strangle trees, ultimately killing them and creating a tree-falling hazard. We...
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On Friday, fifth graders enjoyed a scavenger hunt first thing this morning around campus. We got to visit different people around campus and learn more about the community we are a part of. We then spent time with Toni Farmer and learned a lot more about composting and the importance of fruits and vegetables....
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This morning we began our Intensive Learning experience. Over the next week we are going to be both learning about songs and songwriting. We began the morning by setting out some key aspects of being musicians. After settling in for the day, our first activity was that we each had to write our own...
Continue readingExperiencias Nuevas (New Experiences)
At the end of the school day we left at 4 p.m. for our adventure to Argentina! In preparation for this day, we made norms for our group including, say YES, be grateful, and be willing to take risks! Also, we discussed our itinerary, where we discovered we were doing fun activities like hiking,...
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