Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
In the morning after breakfast, we once again divided into work groups after a short meeting for worship. Work on the mural continued and it’s coming along nicely. We made more delicious bread, made more arts and crafts, and worked more on the garden. After some classic frisbee and lunch, we headed out to...
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We awoke at the ungodly hour of 6:30am, already having lost an hour to German daylight savings, and after our breakfast provided graciously by our Köln hotel well before the typical time, we promptly boarded the bus for a four-hour bus ride north to Bremen. We got off at Bremen Universum, a math and...
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China — Day Three 3/27/16 Today we woke up and had a wonderful breakfast at 8:30. We then got ready and prepared for our long ride to the Great Wall of China. We departed by bus at 9:00 and had a 2 hour ride to Beigoucun. We then went to a converted Brick Yard,...
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After a tasty breakfast at our Beijing hotel, we started off with some friendly foosball competition, which became very intense. Later, we walked to the metro station. The underground space was very crowded. We took the train to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. We split up into three groups, and explored the City,...
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Just a few more days and we’ll be off to explore San Francisco and the tech companies in the Bay Area. ...
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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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We are so excited to explore issues, improv, and Starbucks. We’re looking forward to getting to work with professional actors in Philly, building trust and community, and getting out of our comfort zones. Stay tuned for updates next week as we play games, learn new techniques, and dive into important issues....
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Bienvenidos al viaje a España! Here are some quotes before our departure! When asked how they are feeling, our brave, yet soulful, travelers responded like so: Mary: I am so excited to be flying today. I brought my CD player and am taking it back 90s style with an early 90s, 5 volume hip-hop...
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Today, in Philadelphia Architecture Intensive Learning, we explored University City. We were taken on an extensive tour around the campus of University of Pennsylvania. We entered many of the buildings on Penn’s campus, including a classroom building, an admissions building, and the Palestra. We also briefly visited a building on the campus of Drexel...
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Today was amazing! First we went to the Santa Maria Novella, one of the most extravagant and tasteful churches that we have seen. Inside, there was a very unique crucifix that hung in the middle of the church rather than over the altar. There were also checkered borders around the pillars which made it...
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We traveled to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s school in Philly. It was a very eccentric theatre experience! When we got there, we took off our shoes and socks and got to work. We started the morning with games that inspired creativity and helped us work on our stage “presence.” We moved into trust exercises...
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Today we bonded and we became more comfortable with each other by playing theatre and trust games. We particularly enjoyed “Donkey” and other silly games. We did some team-building exercises to work on cooperation and communication as well. It was a lot of fun and we suggest everyone try it! We’re looking forward to...
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We sanded the spars of the boat today!...
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Today we woke up in the village to a nice breakfast. After breakfast, some of us played majhong while the others went on a hike and shopped in the streets. We had lunch at our hotel, and we discussed our plans for the school we will be visiting tomorrow. We practiced the songs and...
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Today, we ate breakfast at 7:30 and were on the bus by 8:00, headed towards BiaJiaoGou. At 12:30 we ate lunch in the mining village of JiaYang, before boarding the only remaining steam train in the world. The train took us through beautiful mountain landscapes and performed several shows for us. By 3:00 we...
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