Intensive Learning @ MFS
The World At Your Fingertips
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...
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Today we started with an intense vinyasa class that had a lot of ab work in it. After breakfast, we made mala necklaces/bracelets with the full 108 beads (one = wholeness, zero = emptiness, eight = infinity, plus a lot of other reasons for the number 108) to use as a meditation tool. Then we...
Continue readingExcursión MFS filled the hallways with the wonderful smells of homemade tamales, flan cake, guacamole, and churros cookies today. We cooked a feast! After a wonderful week with an enthusiastic group of students, we sat and enjoyed one another over a delicious meal....
Continue readingWe made sandwiches for distribution at Cathedral Food Pantry on Market Street. We ate lunch at CK Cafe, a social enterprise project through Cathedral Kitchen, where MFSers frequently help out. We also did some work at the Anna Sample House through Volunteers of America....
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...
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This morning when we arrived at the Greenleaf some of us put the final stitches on our projects and some made simple projects to add to the collection. Alden, Josh, and Alex had finished all their projects and cooked us breakfast. They made eggs, bacon, and hot chocolate. Once we wrapped up all of our projects...
Continue readingWe concluded our exploration of Sacred Spaces with a an enjoyable visit to the Penn Museum. The museum has three floors of gallery space that feature materials from the ancient Mediterranean World, Egypt, the Near East, Mesopotamia, East Asia, and Mesoamerica. You can also find artifacts from the indigenous peoples of Africa and Native...
Continue readingWhat do people experiencing homelessness need? Socks, travel size personal care items, quality sweatshirts, jeans, and sneakers....
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After yesterday’s trip to New York’s famous Chinatown, the Asian Cultures Intensive Learning group journeyed just across the river to Philadelphia’s own Chinatown to continue our study of East Asian culture. Since Philadelphia is so much of a closer trip than New York, we had time to begin our day with an in-class discussion...
Continue readingMortality: a paradox constantly stressed but often neglected. We know our time is of the essence, yet we sometimes forget to act upon it, and end up sometimes breathing instead of living. On average, our species lives seventy-nine years before our parting breath. Us humans go through life constantly waiting on the next step,...
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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We started off our day by gathering in the Greenleaf building and sewed until our departure for Philly at 9:00. We headed to the Nurse Family Partnership headquarters to learn about why we are sewing for babies. First, we took a tour of the office. Then, we learned about the every day schedules of...
Continue readingToday half of us stayed at school and half of us went to the AAC shelter in Lindenwold. Back at school, we walked around Main Street to evaluate how pet friendly Main Street and other streets were. We noticed that some restaurants have outdoor seating that can allow canine companions to stay with them....
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