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Our Wonderful Literary Journey

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017Blog Editor

Our 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...

Literary England: York and Haworth, Home of the Bronte Sisters

April 4, 2017March 27, 2018Blog Editor

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,...

Apple, Google, and the Computer History Museum

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Blog Editor

Wow, what another exciting day for Thursday March 31st! First we started out at the Apple Campus, where we met up with another MFS Alumni who offered us access to many Apple experts, who explained the culture and how they got there. Midday we visited the Computer History Museum, where we saw the...

Welcome American Moorestown Friends School!

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016China

Today we started our day early with a 7:00 breakfast at the hotel. Everyone had a choice between an American, British, French, or Swiss-styled breakfast — all of them were delicious. After that we got ready to go to the middle school. The entire group had to split up into two in order to...

Exploring Art: Art in the Cove

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016Blog Editor

The second half of our day was getting out of the classroom and taking an adventure in Palmyra Cove Nature Park. It was a bit chilly, but the sun and water made it a great departure from the classroom. We found all sorts of beauty in the nature from the rocks, roots, branches and...

First Day at Bivalve

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016Bayshore Discovery

We had a busy day! We went to the Port Norris Wawa to grab lunch, then headed to the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. After a tour of the museum, we went on a walk through the wetlands with Captain Jesse. Then we learned more about the projects we’ll be doing this week, including sanding...

San Francisco: Burgers, Bridges, and Bubba Gump’s

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016Blog Editor

Monday our journey began when we woke up at 3:30 AM to get to school by 4:30 AM. After our six hour flight we met up with Lance, our tour guide, and Calvin, our bus driver. From there we went to the much desired In-N-Out Burger for lunch. We then went over the Golden...

Taller Puertorriqueño: El Corazón Cultural del Barrio

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016Blog Editor

Making T-shirts with Taino symbols and taking a walking tour of the barrio. ...

Our Last Day in Florence

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015Blog Editor

We started off our day by visiting the San Miniato al Monte church outside of the main city of Florence. Considered one of the Florence’s most beautiful churches, it offered more insight into Renaissance architecture. We saw pillars that were made of faux marble and paint that was made to look like marble to...

Society Hill: Monuments and Meetings

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015Blog Editor

We started started the day off at Independence Hall talking about the history of the building. It has been a monumental place for centuries; many important meetings have been held there with Pennsylvanian politicians. It is the place where George Washington was named General of the Army. Many cases have been held their for...

We have arrived in Florence

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015Blog Editor

After a long and uneventful flight and a long and beautiful drive from Rome to Florence, we arrived at our hotel tired and hungry. But look at us now: we’ve just had lunch at a little restaurant on the Piazza de Santa Croce. The sun shone all day; some of us wore shorts! We...