We spent most of our day using our sewing machines or hand stitching the binding onto our quilts. The pressing of fabrics and cutting of cotton also occurred at various points during our day. We were rewarded in the end with pretzels and Starbucks from Main Street....
Continue readingQuilting, Quilting, and More Quilting
Today was our third day of quilting. We spent most of the time working on our fidget quilts. Using our newfound knowledge of sewing, we were able to finish most of our projects. Some people even started new quilts for themselves! Unfortunately, it was raining the majority of the day. Let’s just say, walking...
Continue readingA Day with an Expert: John Volpa of Pinelands Adventures
With our prior knowledge of the Pine Barrens, today, we took a guided hike with John Volpa, the education director of Pinelands Adventures. Throughout the five mile hike, he described the ten necessities of hiking, went in depth about the ecological and historical background of the Pine Barrens, justified the name behind the “Pineys,”...
Continue readingBayshore: The Sun Appears!
Today at Bayshore was extremely productive. Upon our arrival we proceeded to remove the winter cover from the Meerwald. We removed the cover and took away the pipes holding it up. We then proceeded to paint a glossy white coat on the Meerwald’s cabin and rails. It was absolutely beautiful later in the...
Continue readingExcursión MFS — Dance Lessons
Before the day started, we stopped at Wawa to get some energy for our two-hour dance lesson. We went to Estilo Dance Studio to learn about and try some traditional Latino dances. We learned to dance the salsa, meringue, and bachata. After each session we learned about the origin of each dance. For example,...
Continue readingAnd so to Canterbury …
On Monday we made our pilgrimage to Canterbury, like Chaucer’s 14th-century characters. We toured the cathedral and grabbed lunch in town. We later returned to London for dinner and then headed back for our last night in the hotel....
Continue readingSouthwark Bilingual Elementary School
Our day started off with a fun bus ride to South Philly. We spent our second day at Southwark Elementary Bilingual School. We were split up into different kindergarten and first grade classes. We helped the teacher out with her work and then we spent time...
Continue readingMayor Clayton’s Birthday!
It was another magical day on the GKTW Intensive Learning. We started our morning exploring Disney Springs, shopping and eating and getting our first real taste of Disney World. We looked at Lego Land, the Coke Store, and of course stopped by Starbucks. After we had seen what we wanted to see, we went...
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Our Dominican Safari
We began our day At 7 and getting ready fot a 7:30 breakfast. We ate breakfast all together at several different tables. The breakfast was a buffet. There were eggs, croissants, cereal, and bacon. After our stomachs were full we started on our safari! We began the journey by visiting the sugarcane fields. The...
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Yoga Day 3: I like the orchids
We started off the day with yoga practice at 7:00am in the morning. Today’s morning practice was less physically intense than yesterday’s. Today we practiced ashtanga yoga. Each pose was drawn out and lasted for five breaths. After yoga we had a healthy breakfast of homemade yogurt and granola. We made bracelets and other...
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Going DEEPer into Design Thinking through Prototyping
The Design Thinkers started out the day by enjoying a bounty of beautiful bagels for breakfast to get started and energized. After that, the groups reviewed their work from the day prior on their MoVE worksheets, analyzing their “what if … ” questions and the task at hand. Building off that, the students presented their...
Continue readingRain, Rain, and Sacred Spaces
We began our day with an African Methodist Faith Encounter and a visit to the Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. We learned about the founding and evolution of Mother Bethel AME Church and about the founder Richard Allen. We learned about his background and his contributions to the African American community. From there we...
Continue readingHard Work, Rewarding Work
Monday, March 27, 2017 Today was a great day for the Cuba trip! We began the morning at 8:30 with a breakfast of bacon, eggs, bread, and cheese, along with fresh fruits and guava juice. At 9:30, we were off to a Friends Church in a coastal town of Puerto Padre,...
Continue readingSouth Jersey Service Day 3: Children’s Garden in Camden
When we arrived at the garden’s waterfront location around 9 a.m., it was drizzling. One of the main staff members, Jeff Clarke, greeted and talked to us about what he and his team do at the garden and throughout Camden. Jeff explained to us how he travels to schools throughout Camden city and...
Continue readingCanines Day 3: Penn Vet Working Dog Center
Today was a great day! We started the day by learning about the origins of dogs and the process of domestication, including the amazing Russian silver foxes that were domesticated just a few generations by selecting and breeding for positive behavior towards humans (and also started to look more doglike in the process!). Our...
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