ARRIVAL


As the bus pulls in, we're welcomed by the school's sign- after over three hours- we're finally there!!


The Dorms
    

                                    France Hall- the girls' dorm                                                                   Merrick Hall - the boys' dorm

Who's my roommate?

Before we could get started with any of our activities, we had to find out our room assignments.

            
Checking out the rooms and getting settled- who gets the top bunk?


It may not be home, but we could still get a good night's sleep!


MEALS

Once we were settled the first day, we had a quick tour and a meeting with the instructors.  Then....Lunch!

Harris Hall- a place for fine food!!

"The food was even better than my mom's."

                            

                The students had roles as "Biddies"- they had                                                        The students and staff all gather together
                    to arrive for  meals a bit early to set up the                                                            for some great food!
                      tables. During the meals, they took care of
                      getting food and cleaning up.

"I liked being a biddie; it was fun getting ready for the kids to come in."

S.L.O.P

What is S.L.O.P.? Stuff Left On Plate.  Any food that was left on the plates was put into the S.L.O.P. bucket at the end of each meal.  The bucket was weighed to determine how much food was wasted.  (Don't worry, the S.L.O.P. went to feed Miss Honey's pigs!) Why do we worry about the wasted food?  As one student put it: "I learned that wasted food is wasted natural resources."
How much food do you throw away after each meal?
What can you do to save those natural resources?

SONGS
                    

                               To end each meal a staff member                                        Sometimes the students shared songs as well
                               would lead us in a silly song before                              Have you ever "mooed" to the tune of "Deck the Halls?"
                                    sending us on our way .

"I thought it was fun how after each meal a counselor had a song for everyone to sing together."

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