This entire Intensive Learning has been an wild adventure. From painting under sea murals to building outdoor classrooms, this Intensive Learning has been a great one. On the inside of the green leaf mansion, the students worked on and completed two different murals. The first mural depicted a lovely outdoor scene that included trees, clouds, Snoopy...
Continue readingA Series of Fortunate Events
Today we got very lucky with the weather. It was supposed to rain, but we were able to finish the stage and dig the trench for the outdoor classroom. As some people stained the platform, others continued to dig trenches for the new path that was to be inlaid. The benches got organized and...
Continue readingBenches and Murals: A Productive Day
Today we finished a mural in the first room that included hot air balloons and fascinatingly designed trees. In the second room, we created a sea atmosphere. The wall was painted dark blue and covered in sea animals such as an octopus, a school of fish, a marvelous dolphin, and an electric eel. ...
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The Fab Four
Today, day 3 of Woods to Walls, the Fab Four, consisting of Mr. Brunswick, George, Mankaran, and Ewan heroically built six out of ten benches for the outside classroom. These will go in the outdoor classroom that Kenasia, Phil, Teddy, Sagar, and Kierra also helped to build. Despite minor setbacks, all of the groups worked hard...
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The Defeat of Agatha
Today we started off by splitting into two groups; one stayed indoors and began painting the mural and the other went outside to clear the area for the outdoor classroom. The crew that stayed inside worked on the sky mural. They finished the sketching and began painting trees and clouds. By the end...
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Woods to Walls: Spring and Snow
Happy first day of spring! Today, we split up into two groups: the first group stayed inside and started painting the walls, and the second group went outside and started clearing the area for the outdoor classroom. The painting crew peeled off the wallpaper, spackled the holes and sanded them smooth. Then we painted...
Continue readingCreativity: Woods to Walls
We had a great meeting today planning for our outdoor classroom (woods) and the murals on the Greenleaf Mansion walls (walls). We’re looking forward to a great week with our terrific IL group!...
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