Family Bulletin October 18, 2019 Upcoming Events Friday, October 18 - In-Service: No School October 23-25 - High School Urban Outing Friday, October 25 - International Expedition Applications Due October 28-November 1 - Midterm Conferences High School Urban Outing Next Week We're gearing up to take Crime & Punishment and Theater clusters on a whirlwind tour of the city for next week's urban outing, the first of the year for high school students. We have activities and lessons … [Read more...]
2020 International Expeditions
Family Bulletin October 11, 2019 Upcoming Events Saturday, October 12 - Farm to Table Dinner Wednesday, October 16 - High School PSAT Exam October 17-19 - Painting Party Downstairs Friday, October 18 - In-Service: No School October 23-25 - High School Urban Outing Friday, October 25 - Applications Due for International Trip International Expeditions Packets and Applications We are thrilled to announce two international expeditions for students this winter. The high school will head … [Read more...]
Educational Student Tour of Vietnam – Update #10
As the sun sets on our amazing journey, Seren writes about our last destination: The time spent on Phu Quoc was the most memorable part of the journey for me and I’m sure for many others. To travel to our last destination, we rode a bus for most of the morning before a brief three hours on The Superdong III, the ferry that brought us to paradise. Once we left the muddy water of the city's bay we made our way to the clear blue waters of the west side of the island. The view from the window … [Read more...]
Educational Student Tour of Vietnam – Update #9
Martha describes our day spent on the river: A lifetime that passed in the blink of an eye, our tour of the Mekong Delta was one of the most magical experiences of our time in Vietnam. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, we boarded two small boats and set out into the dark expanse of water flanked by city lights hundreds of feet high on either side of the Bassac River (Song Hau in Vietnamese), one of the primary tributaries of the Mekong. The cool morning air quickly gave way to a balmy … [Read more...]
Educational Student Tour of Vietnam – Update #8
Amelia reports on our time in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon): On January 26th, we left Hoi An and took a short plane ride to Ho Chi Minh City. That night we took the public bus to our hostel where we set down our bags before going next-door to eat at a restaurant. A few of us were excited to order fried crickets. We were all impressed with the flavor, but the texture was a bit much for some. The next morning we walked across town to the War Remnants Museum. This was a museum of mostly photographs … [Read more...]
