Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
Today we visited the Maya ruins of Lamanai and learned about the history of the location and the Maya people. We started off the day with breakfast at the hotel, and we took a bus ride to a speed boat. The speed boat was an hour long and took us to the ruins. When...
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Today was our first opportunity to volunteer at the Give Kids The World Village. Our day started with a meeting at the volunteer services building, where we were given our assignments for the rest of the week. Around the village, there are many places where we could have been assigned, however for each morning...
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Friday, March 22 marked the first day of our adventure in Paris. After spending seven long hours on the plane, we were met with golden warmth and fresh Parisian air that made us forget our post-airplane stink. After some airport chaos, Global Works met us with a huge bus and snacks for the one-hour...
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 On our first day of travel, we left MFS at 3 p.m. after saying goodbye to all our parents. Caroline’s mom was kind enough to bring everyone goodie bags with snacks for the plane, which were definitely very helpful during the long waiting times on both the plane and airport....
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On the first day of The Great MFS Baking Show our contestants familiarized themselves with multiple baking techniques and tips to help them succeed throughout the challenges. Today was cake day. While two groups headed off to the kitchen to begin, the other group stayed behind to watch and analyze a cake challenge episode...
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欢迎（Welcome!) On today’s blog, we’ll be detailing the first three days of our IL trip to China. After arriving to school at 5:45 p.m., we all shoved our luggage into our bus before saying goodbye to our loved ones for the next 10 days. The bus was filled with fun conversations and liveliness, with...
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We started off our day bright and early at 2 a.m. when we had to meet at MFS. Our bus took us to the Philly airport where we had our first flight to Miami at 6:10 a.m. When we arrived in Miami we had around three hours till our flight to Belize, so we...
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Slideshow photos by Ailsa Moriuchi ’11. On the first day of 2024 Growing For Good Intensive Learning, the Upper Schoolers joined with the fifth graders to do service at both Swedes Run and the Esther Yanai Preserve Trail. At Swedes Run, we split into two groups: one group carried and spread mulch to the...
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We all arrived at MFS around 6:45 a.m. and, after arriving at the airport, we had two hours before boarding. We then had a two-hour flight to Orlando. After getting to Orlando, we got lunch at Chick-fil-A, dropped our luggage off at our condos, and went to Walmart to get supplies for the week....
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We started our first day very early, arriving at school at 4:30 a.m. We ventured by bus to JFK, where we had ample time to explore and get some bagel sandwiches! After a three-hour flight and some napping, we arrived in Santiago and immediately felt the hot, humid weather as we stepped off the...
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Hey everyone! Today in Sacred Spaces, we visited the largest Hindu temple in the United states, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Robbinsville, NJ, with Mrs. Mitali Pande and Mrs. Gail Barna. It’s an amazing environment that helped us immerse ourselves in Hindu art, architecture, culture, and inspiring thoughts. At the campus entrance, we...
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Itinerary for Day One We arrived to Van Meter Hall at 8:30 a.m. and went over the plan for the day and set up our Remind app to communicate with each other. Then we gathered materials to dig our hole for the lamb to cook in. Unfortunately, the digging posed some difficulties. The bottom...
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The Folk Art IL group had an eventful first day: a wonderful nature walk, basket weaving, friendship bracelets, and everyone’s favorite, the mould and deckle. First, we started with a snack consisting of fruit, croissants, and muffins. After that, we took a nature walk around the back of the school and found animal bones,...
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In Historical Mock Trial today, we learned about President Andrew Jackson, the Georgia Cherokee, the Indian Removal Act (1830), and the Trail of Tears. That preparation allowed us to begin the process of choosing witnesses and preparing specific charges. Since the general charge is “Crimes Against Humanity,” the specificity of the charges will allow...
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Our first topic for the week is biology. Throughout the day we completed multiple labs about different topics within biology, including enzymes and lactose, extracting iron, and finally, dissecting an actual, preserved sheep’s brain. Enzyme Lab We started off the day with the enzyme lab, in which we learned about enzymes and substrates, and...
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