Posts Tagged as ‘break’

September 17, 2009

Freshmen @ Chingachgook

The freshman class took their annual weekend retreat to Camp Chingachgook on Lake George this past weekend. Excited for the break from schoolwork, students enjoyed high ropes courses, archery, hiking, canoeing, and team building games. The trip provides freshmen girls the opportunity to bond as a class.
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June 1, 2009

A Meaningful Trip

During this year’s spring break, a group of Emma students, along with advisor Ally Montana, went to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to work for a week at Layla House and Wanna House, orphanages run by Adoption Advocates International. They also spent time at facilities for special needs children. Each of the girls had a unique experience, [...]

March 24, 2009

Habitat for Spring Break

Thirteen students spent half of their spring break in Hartford, CT, with Habitat for Humanity. As the cold mornings of frozen mud gave way to warm afternoons of muddy mud, we labored away laying tiles in kitchens and bathrooms.  We learned a lot about glue. For example, the kind of glue that holds tile to a floor does [...]