Day Four Today we went to the National Museum of American Jewish History. It was a self-guided tour through the many years of Jewish history in America. Their special exhibit was about Jewish baseball players and how they had a lasting affect on America’s game. We had a great time enriching our knowledge about...
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Exploring Art: Synergies
Today everyone worked on completing a project for tomorrow’s trip to the Pine Barrens. These projects consisted of creating either an abstract or realism sculpture. Some people worked together, others chose to work alone. The students were offered various options on the type of sculpture they could create, or there was the option to...
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Building, painting, dancing …
By Wesley Our last full day in the village, however nostalgic, consisted of a morning of hard work and service followed by an afternoon and evening of engaging activities. Upon arriving at La Escuela de Coope San Juan in the morning, we finally completed the soccer field as a group. Once the soccer goals...
Continue readingOur Final Day in Paris: Au Revoir!
On our sixth and final day, we started off by going to a science museum. Our favorite exhibits were the planetarium and the optical illusions. After that, we traveled by Metro to the Montmartre. After walking up a copious amount of steps, we made it to the top. We were given time to explore...
Continue readingThe Quilt Shop: Adding bedding and seams
At the Burlington quilt shop we finished our large quilts by adding bedding onto them. We used a giant machine to make seams all over the quilts and to make designs and doodles on the quilt squares. After that we made personalized logos along with our names, the date, and title of our quilts...
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China: A Hot Pot Birthday
After a nice flight from Beijing to Chengdu, we checked into Sim’s Cozy Hostel. Once we checked in we went and got dinner, which was a classic Sichuan Hot Pot dinner. This meal uses boiled sauces and creates a “make your own” dinner approach. There are two sides to the pot. There was a...
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Scottsdale: Goodyear Ballpark and Old Town
After a spirited game last night against the top-rated lacrosse team in Arizona, the team worked out this morning for a few hours at the hotel fitness center, then … We all headed out to Goodyear Ballpark to watch the Texas Rangers take on Mr. Hager’s beloved Cleveland Indians. Too bad for Mr. Hager,...
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Exploring Art: Lines and Tides
Today we spent the day at Ocean City, NJ. The weather was not ideal; however, we prepared and had back up clothing thanks to Mrs. Edmund’s winter clothes container. Originally, we planned to install our artwork and create projects for 4 hours but the weather cut that number in half. While baring the cold,...
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Bayshore – The Boat Arrived!
On day three of our Bayshore trip the boat finally arrived. When the bus pulled in and everyone saw the mast of the ship we all got excited to finally be able to work on the boat. After putting our stuff away, we were split into groups. Kelcie, Natalie, Caroline, Aparna, and Katie painted...
Continue readingRainy Day in Paris
We began our (rainy) morning with a French favorite, croissant and baguette, along with some yogurt and coffee. The coach arrived for us to begin our tour of the city. The tour lasted 2.5 hours and included a stop at Café Richard, Simon’s favorite coffee stop in Paris and Garrett’s favorite stop because it...
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Multicultural Philly: The Italian Market
Day Three Today, one of the coldest days of the week, we did various activities that seem to take the bitter edge from the chilled temperature. To begin the day, we watched a documentary about a football team in Memphis, Tennessee. It connected nicely with our multicultural discussions from Friday. Our focus today was...
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China: The Great Wall and noodle-making
Today was a blast. On our way to the Great Wall, we went to a noodle shop for lunch. The owner of the restaurant welcomed us and told us we would be learning how to cut and roll noodles. She also was very complimentary of our language skills. There was a competition to see...
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Boys Lacrosse: MFS vs. Desert Vista
Day Four The Foxes played a solid game against no. 1 ranked Desert Vista of Phoenix today. The Foxes lost against a very strong side, but played quite well in the desert heat and extreme conditions. Following the game, the team dined at In and Out Burger in Chandler, AZ. The boys finished the...
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Exploring Art: Paper People
Today, the focus was on preparing for our adventures to Ocean City that awaits us tomorrow. We began with a slideshow, and after that started construction of our sculptures we will install on the beach. Some people built sculptures and some people built tools with which to create sand drawings. After that, we headed...
Continue readingBye London, Bonjour Paris!
We had an early start this morning. We had to be out of the hotel by 5:00 am (1 am at home!) to catch our 7:30 train to Paris! The train was about 2 hours long and 30 of those minutes we were under water crossing the channel. The train reached 186 kph! Once...
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