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Granada, Spain: Fundación Escuela de Solidaridad
Today we arrived at our destination: Granada, Spain. The trip was long, but along the way we got a glimpse of the beautiful scenery in this country. When we finally got to Fundación Escuela de Solidaridad, our home for the next few days, we had time...
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Why did You Choose the Nicaragua Trip?
“I chose this trip because I like doing global service.” “I am looking forward to a new culture.” “I am very excited to see a way of life different than my own and see the nature of Nicaragua.” “I chose to go to Nicaragua because last year I went to Costa Rica, and I...
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First Bayshore meeting!
It was great to finally get a chance to see our group together. Fun facts: 50% of us chose blue as our favorite color, and the most popular favorite food was ice cream (5 out of 16 votes). After introductions, we watched a slide show to learn a bit more about the Bayshore Center...
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Welcome to Let’s Sew for Babies!
Here we are choosing fabric for our first project, a reversible bib. We have learned the difference between types of fabrics, how to place a pattern on fabric, and how to cut fabric with a pattern. In addition, we got a quick lesson on threading machines, so we are ready to begin sewing on...
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MFS Local Spanish Trip
Looking forward to exploring Taller Puertorriqueño, Southwark Elementary School, Casa Monarca, and more … MFS Spanish IL!...
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Manicures, Aerobics and Sing-Alongs
Today we took a trip to the Collingswood Manor. We spent the first hour of our day there cleaning up trash outside of the building and moving furniture. After that we went inside where some of us organized books, and others split up to do manicures and workouts with the residents. Another activity some...
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Looking Good, Doing Good, Feeling Good
March 23, 2015 Today we visited the Heart of Camden and organized the warehouse. After that we cleaned the basketball court by raking and cleaning leaves. Then we took a lunch break while Phil taught us about what they do. The Heart of Camden works around the community to clean up and build houses....
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Experiencing Art
This 2015 Intensive Learning year our artsy group will be traveling to local destinations to create ephemeral art that relates to the environment in which we are standing–from improv and street art to using trees to draw. Our three trips will include Philadelphia, Pakum Pond in the Pine Barrens and the beaches in Ocean...
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New Friends and a Fond Farewell
Today we visited a school in Chengdu called Dujiangyan yucai high school. We were welcomed by a banner hanging outside of their school and some students who were eagerly awaiting our arrival. The students we met were all juniors because the seniors had to study for their upcoming college entrance exams. After a tour...
Continue readingBlacksmithing: Breakfast and Rockets
Day Five-and-a-half We started the morning with Cole’s pancakes. We completed and fixed up the rockets from the first grade classes. We spent the last hour of the day with the first graders helping them to launch their rockets. The week went wonderfully. Thank you to all of the students for their positive, can-do...
Continue readingHabitat for Humanity: Finishing touches @ ReStore
Today was the last day of our Intensive Learning experience at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Today we put the finishing touches on helping them move to their new location. We demolished some walls, shredded (again), removed letters from a door and did some final packing. While this was going on, there was a...
Continue readingAnd in the end … here comes the sun!
A discussion of aggression, a personality inventory, a list of possible college courses for prison populations, and chocolate chip pancakes were followed by an assessment of learning over the course of the week. Bon appetit!...
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Working on final projects …
Students are working in groups today to create final presentations. Summary of our IL: The Bayshore project was an overall success for the A.J. Mirwald and restoring the building. We started the week by taking a tour of the site, learning what we would later be doing on the ship. The boat didn’t...
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Exploring Art: Barren Reflections
Today our Exploring Art group spent our time in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. After we arrived in the Pine Barrens and had a quick tour of the lake, students began working on their individual or group projects. Regardless of the 30 degree weather, we were able to get a lot of unique...
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