Students taking U.S. History visited Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts for a day. Check out Hanna’s video on the Videos page .
Posts Tagged as ‘Fun’
November 15, 2009
CIA (calligraphy is awesome)!
On Friday, November 13, the first calligraphy class was held in the upstairs of Slocum by Angel ‘11 and Peggie ‘12. Students and faculty learned some basics and also got their Chinese name in the first class. It was really great to see many Emma girls and teachers show interested in learning calligraphy and Chinese [...]
November 15, 2009
Hot chocolate warmed students’ hearts
There was a party held by houseparents in 2E café on Saturday. They provided cupcakes, cookies, soda, tea, juice, and hot chocolate. Students got a chance to slow down their busy lives. Some sat down and talked with their friends while having sweet cupcakes, some watched movies and had a fun time. It was great for [...]
November 12, 2009
BOMBERS Burrito Bar
Houseparent Nicole Hapeman and her advisees went to Bombers for dinner on Wednesday. They could not wait for this exciting event because they had planned this trip since the beginning of the year. They had big burritos, tacos, tofu fries, fries, and soda. Eating nice food and talking happily released their stress of the day. [...]
November 10, 2009
Peer-Ed Retreat
Over this past weekend, the Peer Educator group of the ’09-’10 academic year took their annual retreat to a group member’s beautiful home just a half an hour away from Mt. Ida. The Peer Ed group, whose mission is to ensure a safe, comfortable, and well-educated community, completed many team building activities, as well as [...]
November 8, 2009
Biology Field Trip to The Wild Center
Students who take Biology left school early in the morning on November 6. They went to the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. After three hours on the bus, they arrived at the Wild Center with joy and excitement. Students learned a lot through experiencing three different activities. First, they watched a short movie that introduced them to [...]
November 8, 2009
FASO coffee house
On Friday, FASO held a fun cultural coffee house where students from different countries show their unique abilities. There were performances such as Thai dances, Chinese songs, English songs, Chinese traditional instrument, Bolivian dances, a Hong Kong skit, and fashion show. In the end, all the FASO members sang the song “It’s a Small World” [...]
October 30, 2009
Halloween at Emma
It’s the EMMA HALLOWEEN! This year was special because it happened on Thursday. Students got the chance to take a wonderful break in the middle of the academic week. The very first exciting thing was, of course, the dressing up. We had people from cartoon characters to movies stars, daily life objects to videos games, [...]
October 12, 2009
What I did on my summer vacation
Though the school year has just begun, resident faculty Jenn Ulicnik is already anticipating next summer’s vacation. It’s what keeps her going throughout the year. Hear her here.
October 10, 2009
Emma spirit
Check out our slide show of the Reunion parade on the Photos page and a video on the Videos page.
