Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today we spent the entire day at FES participating in workshops and classes with the community members. In the first part of the day we had the option of finishing the mural, making bread, making dream catchers and mosaics, or working in the garden. We had lunch and merienda with the community and had a...
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This morning, despite the chill in the air, we worked together as a group to design mandalas using our figures as inspiration. We created two designs on the oval blacktop by tracing the outlines of ourselves in various positions. It was a great opportunity to work together, communicate, and in the end create!...
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Understanding the elements of a totem is an important step in creating a community totem pole installation. Each element needs to represent both the individual and the communal group. To get in touch with our inner spirit, we researched the emotional and personality meanings behind animals typically used as totems. We then drew ourselves...
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We started the day off with a delicious breakfast and a short meeting for worship. After discussing the schedule for the day, we divided into work groups and continued our service. Those who worked in the garden trimmed rose bushes, planted grass seeds, and learned about the history of the FES garden. The mural...
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Today Shelby and Jessica completed the first quilt. All of the groups are working incredibly hard to finish their projects. So far the day has been filled with laughter and smiles. I can’t wait to see what’s yet to come for the new quilters....
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On our first day of quilting we started off the day with a little bit of show and tell with the quilts that Mrs. Casne and Mrs. Reilly had made. After that we watched a video on how to make the pattern for the quilts. The pattern is called the Missouri Star. The first...
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3/28/16 We started our day early by arriving at Moorestown Friends at 5:45 AM to depart for the airport. From there we ate and socialized as the arrival time to Orlando, Florida had been pushed back by an hour due to delays caused by mechanical errors, thunderstorms, and even a 30-minute baggage claim delay. Following...
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We started off our day with our usual breakfast of toast, eggs, sausage, and ham. Following that, we started our bus ride to Bethel, where we would volunteer for half the day. Before we started to work, we spoke to Anna, who gave us a brief introduction of the history of Bethel. It was...
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Today, we spent most of our time working with clay — getting to know how the medium works and then creating elements of our first community artwork. As an opening exercise to awaken our creative spirits, we each formed and imprinted nine clay “pebbles” with our palm prints. We then gathered in Stokes Hall to assemble...
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After our delicious lunch break, we explored the great outdoors, MFS’s backyard. We found natural elements and discards of the modern world (like tennis balls, lots of tennis balls) to use as elements of our art projects this week. We also found it necessary to pick up the trash and waste left outside for a...
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After breakfast in Bremen, we departed on the 1.5 hour bus ride to Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany. It has the most bridges in the world! Upon our arrival, the group embarked on a bike tour of the central attractions of the city. Some highlights include a tunnel connecting the banks of...
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For our first day, we played games to get to know one another, to build community and trust, and to get our energy focused. Here are some thoughts from the group: “I felt like I knew everybody much better by the end of the day.” “We learned to have faith in each other.” “We...
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Today the Habitat for Humanity group ventured into the depths of the woods and shore that surround the Delaware River. We collected lots of empty bottles, Styrofoam cups, miscellaneous trash that had washed ashore, and even a rubber duck! We all had a blast and can’t wait to travel on the ship of fun...
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We had a great first day exploring the history and art of Latino culture in Philly. We prepared for our day by listening to various Latino artists like Frankie Ruiz, Tito Nieves, and Marc Anthony. Soon after, we got underway and headed to Taller Puertorriqueño. There they showed us a brief presentation of Taíno...
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