Only 2 weeks left at Natures Classroom

This past week we had 90 6th graders. They were very nice children. They were much more skilled at listening then our children from 2 weeks ago. They all were very excited to be at Natures Classroom. They were from Connecticut. They arrived on Tuesday and stayed through until Friday. It was a week that required a lot of flexibility. With the exception of Wednesday it was very hot! Wednesday we had rain during the morning, humidity in the afternoon, and thunderstorms at night. We had to change all of the evening programs this week. The kids still had a great time, despite last minute changes.

My filed group was pretty great this week. We called ourselves the goofy goober and they enjoyed hunting for salamanders and edible plants. They were great at working together as well, so they were able to go to our ropes course on the last day. I had one child whose name was Ethan. He was quite an old soul. He wore a Indiana Jones hat all the time. He said his mom gave it to him when he was little, and he's worn it ever since. He also told me that his grandpa has 2 '57 Chevy's. Whenever he goes to his grandpas they work on the interior of them. Ethan told me "one day, one of them is mine."

This coming week we have 155 4th graders coming! They will be coming on Tuesday and staying until Friday. I am going to be teaching shelter building, shark dissection, soccer ball digestion, and laughing yoga. Laughing yoga is all about the science of laughing. You do several exercises with the kids to make them laugh and feel happy.

This weekend I am hanging out in Dartmouth at Retha's house. We have been preparing for camp. I only have 2 weeks left at Natures Classroom before I move to Plymouth for the camp season!

Here are a few pictures from the week: