Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
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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Today was our second day at Wheaton Arts. We continued working on our projects from last time by creating a Tiffany stained glass frame. We started by taking a design that was pre-drawn by the teacher there. We cut each piece out and then traced it onto a piece of glass that we chose....
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Following the rough ferry ride and few sick kids caused by the stormy sea, we made our way through the Albanian customs this morning. We eventually trekked onto the new bus and traveled to the Albanian capital, Tierna. We visited all sorts of cafes and the city square. After about an hour of exploration...
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Day three consisted of an early bus ride from our hotel in Rome. We traveled down south to Pompeii where we enjoyed a guided tour of the ruined city. The city was spectacular. We learned how technologically advanced the citizens were for their time. We saw intact homes and bars, and a bathing pool. ...
Continue readingMarch 31, 2017 On our last day in Cuba, we visited a beautiful farm in the small town of Alcalá, about an hour and a half away from Holguín. Getting to this farm was probably the most challenging part of the day as our tour bus could not drive through a patch of fertilizer...
Continue readingOur last day in England was one to remember: we returned to the village of Haworth, home of the Bronte sisters. We took a 5-mile hike out into the moors that the sisters would have done daily (in long dresses, no less!). Our guide, Martin, read us Emily Bronte’s poetry about the moors as...
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Today we ended our brief sojourn across the Scottish border and got back into the English countryside. We traveled from the extreme northwest of England to the northeast and then down to Yorkshire. We spent part of the day in York, home to the breathtaking Yorkminster Abbey. We toured windy and narrow medieval streets,...
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Today we woke up early to practice an energizing vinyasa flow. As part of the last practice we were encouraged for one song to let go of everything and to be free as we danced around the room. Afterwards we headed to breakfast to enjoy our last meal together, homemade yogurt and grains and...
Continue readingToday we started off with a vinyasa practice with awesome music to wake everyone up. After breakfast, we worked on making some yoga-inspired jewelry. Then, we had a lecture on the levels of listening (ignoring, pretending, selective, attentive, and empathic), which we followed by empathically listening to each other in small groups. To connect...
Continue readingOur final day in Morocco is at an end; we began the day by checking out of our hotel in Marrakech and busing to Casablanca. After our 3 hour trek northwest, we arrived at the largest mall in Morocco, aptly named Morocco Mall. Everyone was content with a change in food for lunch, as...
Continue readingToday, Jack, Christian, and Jakob worked diligently on household utilities such as a fireplace poker and a spatula. Bruce brought the cows over to the forge area to keep us company and to graze new lands. Some brave blacksmiths even went over to confront the animals and became friends. Liz, Robbie, Roman, and Tanay...
Continue readingOn this last day of Quilting, we spent the day cleaning up and finishing up some projects. We saw a 7th grade Intensive Learning play. Afterwards, we went home with our mini individual projects, such as: pin cushions, pillows, etc. Our long week of hard work has finally come to a close....
Continue readingToday, we spent time at the Perkins Center for the Arts, at 30 Irwin Ave. in Collingswood. (There is a second location right in Moorestown, located at 395 Kings Highway). Led by Samantha Salazar, manager of Special Events and Education Assistant, we helped clean the massively impressive warehouse space, and we helped create artistic...
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Today we visited the BAPS Mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey. BAPS is a Hindu religious, humanitarian, cultural, and peace-oriented organization that focuses on humanitarian causes, spirituality, and building strong character. The Mandir, which is a Hindu place of worship, was started in 2005 and will not be finished until 2020. There are 5 different buildings that...
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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