Meals continue to be outstanding! Lunch was pretty much "inhaled" after all the children spent the morning out in that salty ocean air: sliced turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans and red peppers as the main offerings. After a busy afternoon of "T-times"(transition times when everyone gets to choose their playtime activity) and two classes, dinner was also a welcome event: toasted, thick, Italian bread slices, ziti with meatballs and sauce, cooked broccoli and squash strips (plus the usual "optional add-ons") with frosted gold cake, topped with chocolate chips. One special fifth grader had a Happy Birthday message written on his piece of cake as he celebrated his birthday here at NC!
Two hour-and-a-half long classes were held this afternoon. The first choices were: WWF (World Wildlife Federation/animal adaptation), build an arch bridge (and walk across it without it collapsing!), feed your face (skin care the natural way), life drawing, pig dissection, water rockets (build them out of plastioc beverage bottles..and launch them 100's and 1000's of "millimeters" intothe air), Oil Wars (simulating the barter system between countries for access to resources), and Build a Geodesic Dome (discovering the strength of the triangle).
Second class choices included: tree tag (learn to identify different trees), art from found natural materials, Savage Ravage (ecology tag game ), grossology (learning about gross things in your body/creating artificial wounds "Hollywood style"), new items from recycled materials, and turtle dissection.
As I write, the group is experiencing special secrets and surprises of the woods, fields, and the crystal clear, moonlit sky on their "Night Hike". (I went on it last year; it's great!)
I will post a few more photos tonight for you to enjoy, as day #2 at NC nears its conclusion.
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