Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn
tree.
Emily Brontë wrote this as if she had attended our Junior High
Wilderness Trip. Last week, the Junior High students and faculty occupied
Pok-o-MacCready Outdoor Education Center in the Adirondack mountains of New
York for five days of experiential learning.
We lived more simply,
challenged ourselves physically and mentally, and bonded the two grades more
closely. The week was spent hiking mountains, fishing, rock climbing,
canoeing the Ausable River, writing, gazing at stars, watching the sun rise
over Lake Champlain, observing nature, and doing lots of other incredible
things.
Jim Benz, Director of Upper Schools