Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
This morning we started the day with breakfast at our hotel. Then, we had our Spanish lesson and learned the words necessary for our service today. Our tour director Brayan taught us a new game called “Stop,” which is similar to Scattergories, to help us increase our Spanish vocabulary. We then were surprised with...
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To begin the day, we visited Alaskan Husky Adventures in Willow, Alaska to dog sled and meet Iditarod racers. As one group went out to dog sled, the others got the chance to meet the team of dogs and talk with racers/workers. The dog sleds held groups of two and four. Nine of us...
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This morning the Upper School launched “June Week,” the much-anticipated adaptation of Moorestown Friends’ beloved Intensive Learning program, which was cancelled two years in a row due to the lengthy COVID-19 pandemic. Although the program will be a short version of IL, it promises to be no less sweet as MFS teachers share their...
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This morning we visited the Garden of Archimedes, which is a museum for mathematics. We saw many different geometrical contraptions revolving around hyperbolas, parabolas, circles, and ellipses. It is important to note that the “garden” aspect is figurative. We learned that there are more efficient ways to transport items by knowing the properties of...
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Today we went on a walking tour around the city of Florence. We met our tour guide and began on our trek. We saw the impression of the David statue. Then we went around and saw The Rape of the Sabine Women and the Perseus statue. He gave a great and thorough explanation. We...
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Today we traveled to both the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Reading Terminal Market. While we were at the museum, we learned about early humans in Mesopotamia and other regions. We learned about how early human civilizations evolved and how their belief systems developed. For lunch, we went to the Reading Terminal Market. There...
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Today we embarked on a grand adventure. We left a cold and rainy New Jersey and arrived in a sunny and warm Florida. The first thing we did when arriving was to enjoy a feast at a prestigious restaurant, Chick Fil-A. Here many of us enjoyed the luv of chick’n for the first time. From...
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Day 1 of the Ireland, Wales, and England trip started off at 5:30 AM (1:30 AM USE) when our flight landed in Dublin, Ireland. We were welcomed after the 7 hour flight by our tour guide, Robert, aka The Fixer, and our professional bus driver, Noel. We then took a three and a half...
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The first day of Greece and Italy! After completing an almost full day of school, we boarded the bus and headed for the airport. We checked in, ran into our classmates from the Ireland and Wales trip, then boarded the plane for the 8 hour flight to Frankfurt. After we landed, we got some...
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We began the day with a lesson on traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. We had a special visitor named 钟医生 (Dr. Zhong) who taught us the background history of Chinese medicine. After the lesson, it was time for everybody to have a little fun, so Dr. Zhong began to demonstrate. She began by asking...
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Today, the Food, Cooking, Culture, and Customs Intensive Learning started off the day with a game of jeopardy about food and cooking around the world. Then, the group went to Rowan College of Burlington County (RCBC). We met Chef James and Chef Sherry, who demonstrated to us how to cook a meal that included...
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Today in yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, we started off the morning with a yoga flow, learning several warrior positions and other poses. Then we made breakfast consisting of chia pudding, yogurt, banana bread, and fruits. Everything was very healthy and included all of our dietary restrictions. Then we learned about the 4 noble truths...
Continue readingCousin’s Grocery Store Today we created a grocery shopping list for our fiesta tomorrow. We divided the list into different groups and had a competition to see who would find all of their items first. Michél and Assata won. We headed back to school and had lunch and began prepping the food. Julianna, Kendall,...
Continue readingToday, we spent time at the Perkins Center for the Arts, at 30 Irwin Ave. in Collingswood. (There is a second location right in Moorestown, located at 395 Kings Highway). Led by Samantha Salazar, manager of Special Events and Education Assistant, we helped clean the massively impressive warehouse space, and we helped create artistic...
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On Friday we made tamales in the MacColl room. We had to gather ingredients and prepare the food. The filling of masa flour and green chile went in a cornhusk. Another type of tamale was chicken. This kind used chicken and a red chili sauce as the filling. Once prepared, the food was served....
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