Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today we visited the Xunantunich Maya ruins and learned about the history of the location and the Maya people. Xunantunich is one of the largest Maya sites in the Belize River Valley. The center, which is about a square mile, is composed of several major plazas surrounded by numerous temples and palaces. One of...
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Monday, March 25By Angelina and Alivia This morning we met at 9:15, which was an early start, but everyone was ready and excited for the day. We walked to the bus station and took about 30 minutes to get to the snowshoeing tour camp. We met some lovely huskies and local guides. On the...
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This morning we started the day with breakfast at our hotel. Then, we had our Spanish lesson and learned the words necessary for our service today. Our tour director Brayan taught us a new game called “Stop,” which is similar to Scattergories, to help us increase our Spanish vocabulary. We then were surprised with...
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Today, we had the pleasure of visiting the historic Christ Church in Philadelphia. It is an Episcopal church, located by the Delaware near Market St. The Christ Church tradition welcomes all people, from all walks of life, wherever they are on their journey of faith. In the courtyard at the entrance, there were multiple...
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Just as we have done for the past two days, we served breakfast at Cafe Clayton at 7:30 in the morning. We split up into our separate shifts and began serving food at 8:00 a.m. Some of us served food at the hot food bar and waffle makers, while others helped clean tables and...
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The Folk Art Intensive Learning group had a great second day. From learning new skills like macramé and exploring new combinations of mediums, the group had a day full of exploration and experimentation. We started the day off by unloading new materials for the week in preparation for the coming days, which included fire...
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By Nolan 3/26/24 Today, the seventh graders traveled on a coach bus to Washington, D.C. First, we went to the National Museum of African American History & Culture. We started on the first floor, which was focused on slavery and segregation. We slowly ascended floor by floor, and the museum was more focused on...
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Today, Growing for Good visited Fernbrook Farms an educational experience located in Chesterfield, New Jersey. To start off the day, our group began with a tour of the various greenhouses located on the property. Here, we observed many different irrigation systems used for growing different types of plants, giving us a better understanding of...
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At the start of the day, the contestants were briefed on what yeast is and how it works. The contestants then moved out to the kitchen and began baking bread from scratch. They made mixtures of salt and flour and of water, molasses, and yeast, and then combined the mixtures into a dough. When...
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Today, South Jersey Service went to the Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown. Perkins Center for the Arts is a multi-purpose arts center within walking distance of MFS. It was founded in 1977 and was named after the Perkins family. It was originally built in 1910 as a wedding gift for Alice and...
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Today we went to Rancocas Cranberry Farm. We met up with members of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance & Pinelands Adventure Co., who were our guides. We did a four-and-a-half mile hike through the Barrens, walking around decommissioned cranberry bogs, wetlands, and heavily forested areas. We also did some dip-netting at a reservoir where we...
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This morning, we left school at around 9:30 a.m. for a 30-minute bus ride to the Wells Fargo Center. When we arrived we were greeted by our two tour guides. They led us to our first stop on the tour, which was the “hat trick” spot, where we learned what a hat trick was...
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We arrived at Van Meter this morning to discover that our pit that we dug over the weekend had collapsed due to the rain. All the walls had caved inwards, leaving soil and bricks where the firewood was supposed to go. Not to be disheartened, the crew rushed to the rescue and saved the...
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We started the day by learning about how acids and bases work and the difference between the two. We then tested the products that we had brought in to see the pH and if they were an acid or a base. We used three different methods of testing: strips, the universal indicator, and phenolphthalein...
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Construction continued on the solar box ovens. Once they were complete, we learned about Arduino microprocessors. We are using the Arduinos to make a thermocouple circuit so we know the temperature inside our ovens. After a lot of difficulty trying to connect the Arduinos to a Windows computer, a Mac, and a Chromebook, the...
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