- What does it mean to "live deliberately" from Thoreau's quote, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately"?
- "5 things" getting-to-know-you activity
- Went over our syllabus/rubric for blog entries
- "Murky swamp" team-building activity
- Senior Alex T.'s presentation on H.D. Thoreau and nature-writing
- Set up blogs & photo share
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| Everyone's definitions of what it means to 'live deliberately.' |
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| Our colorful '5 things' hands hanging up around the classroom. |
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| Team 1 during the 'murky swamp' activity - they won both rounds! Great teamwork! |
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| Team 2 trying a different strategy to cross the 'murky swamp.' |
Afternoon
- Read "Looking Around" by Anne Lamott
- Walked to the wetlands on the school grounds to 'look around' and silently observe for 3 minutes - putting to practice some of the nature-writing techniques discussed in Alex's presentation
- Yoga with Adriene Yoga Camp Day 1
- Finished and published blogs
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| Students work on setting up their nature blogs. |
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| Three minute silence observation at the pond beside the school. |
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