Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
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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Today the Asian culture group visited the Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy in Philadelphia. We were first given a quick overview about his group and what Islam is all about. The pastor told us his story about how he crossed over from Christianity to Islam and how he thought they were similar but Islam felt more...
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We hit the ground running today. We left the hotel and headed towards Kings Palace Gateway and took some jaw dropping photos. Then we were off to a panoramic view of Fes. We learned about the different mosques throughout the city. We also learned Fes is split up into three different sections: New City,...
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We started off the day early with a nice breakfast in the Morocco House Hotel in Casablanca, then got right on the bus after a room check. We drove for about 1 hour while our guide spoke to us about Moroccan culture and the ethnic makeup of the country. While listening, we were admiring...
Continue readingToday we started our day off by having breakfast at 7:30. After breakfast we went on a public bus to go to the Shaanxi Museum at 8:30. The Shaanxi Museum had four different galleries that all related to China’s history and culture. While at the museum we split into teams and had a mini...
Continue readingWe are going out again on the fifth day! The first place to go will be the University of Pennsylvania East Asian Civilization Dept. We listened to three speakers talk about Chinese poems, Study of Japan, and Asian Buddhism. After that, we went to a Japanese Tea House, which has authentic Japanese style architecture,...
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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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These kids are working hard. We are so proud of them....
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“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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Day Three We started another amazing day in New Mexico with a bus ride up to the Puye Cliffs. Despite stopping at the wrong visitor center, we eventually made our way to the cliffs. Alex, our tour guide, taught us about the types of minerals the Santa Clara Pueblo people used to construct their...
Continue readingDay Three Today we started out with a delightfully late morning — what they call here in London a “lie in.” We went to the Science Museum, which was very fun. The interactive exhibits were particularly enjoyable. You could learn about the laws of magnetism and gravity by playing with magnets and discover how...
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To start off the morning we ate breakfast at 8:30 which consisted of fried rice, fried dough, red bean bun, eggs, stir fry veggies, and fruit. After a debriefing of the day’s plans we set off for our first ride on Beijing’s subway. It was very clean, but very crowded. When we arrived at...
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Day Three Annie Today was amazing! We started out our day by visiting a small school after breakfast. We helped paint a playground and also some classrooms. We got to play with some of the local children. We all had an excellent meal of rice, salad, chips and pineapple juice together. When we finished...
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Day Two After breakfast at 7:30, we headed to the school to work with the children. When we got there, we were each assigned a child and we planted trees with them. We then helped the students to paint signs with the name of the tree and their name to place in front of...
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Day One by:- Jeremy, CJ, Sam, Olivia, and Colby After two flights – Philly to Miami and Miami to San Jose, we finally arrived in Costa Rica! Once we arrived, we got on the bus for the trip and headed towards our lodge. On the way, we stopped for lunch and had phenomenal strawberry...
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