“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately…” – Henry David Thoreau

Friday, May 29, 2015

Friday, May 29

For today's post:
  • Include contemplation/meditation script for Monday’s yoga practice AND
  • What were some of your favorite things that you saw and did at Aullwood? You might include what you learned about “comparing communities.”
THIS WEEKEND: you should have 4 blog posts from this week by Monday

Today was another eventful day in the outdoors and we focused on what it means to be a part of a community!

Morning
what is a community?
forest community "web" activity (adapted from Aullwood pre-visit materials)

during this activity, each student chose the identity of a member in a forest community (trees, birds, a pond, plants, animals, etc.) and took turns tossing string to another member of the community that they interacted with, visually demonstrating the "web" of interconnectedness and interdependence of the members in this community; we then discussed what would happen if clear-cutting occurred in this community and how that would differ from homesteading 
traveled to Aullwood Audubon Nature Center and Farm
"comparing communities" program
lunch @ Aullwood

students passing around the snake in the nature center
Aquatic Turtles 

Spittle Bugs 

conducting a water study
a frog egg sack
a salamander found during the water study shortly before we returned it to its community
walking to the farm community

the baby goats, a group favorite

Afternoon
write your own meditation script/contemplation activity
worked on blogs

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