What a great start to our 2 week adventure!!

We have a great camp laid out ahead of us. For the first two days there will be full days of learning and introduction to our materials. After that, every morning we will have a two hour work block during which the kids can work on their favorite activity, while being supervised by members of our staff team. Each afternoon we will have daily seminars teaching the children about all sorts of things from edible foods to how to build an oven to cook them. At midday, we break for a classic Montessori lunchtime and quiet time during which the kids usually write about their day in their journals or lie in the field and stare into the clouds.

Today we had some wonderful activities. The opening activity was a trust walk. Students walked in the woods wearing blindfolds to show them how much we all rely on sight. I tried to walk for a few feet with a blindfold on and I was completely lost. We kept the kids with partners and they would trade off guiding. Each of the kids has a journal which they use for drawing and writing about their experiences. While some campers wrote in their journals, another group learned how to make shelters to stay in when bad weather happens, while others went on a scavenger hunt with Judy in the woods to find something crunchy, something soft, something decomposing, and a hole in which an animal has lived.

Special Reminder:

• Be sure to send a water bottle each day, labeled with your child’s name.
• Check clothing boxes or ask your child if they used their clothes so you can restock the box.
• Camp hours are 9-3; the Van leaves MSS promptly at 8:30. If you miss the van, you will need to bring your child directly to the Land Lab.

Looking forward to a fun day on Tuesday!

Alex