Domes & Garlic Jelly Beans
This week the participants and I went to the Mitchell Park Domes on our first meeting of the week. The Domes have a wide variety of plants and birds from around the world. To get the students more involved I developed a scavenger hunt that would allow them to work on teamwork/cooperation skills. The winning group of the hunt received a small plant of their choosing which I think that they liked. We also discussed which plants were edible, which could be made for housing materials and the longevity of many plants.
The second meeting of the week was a tour of the Jelly Belly Factory in a nearby town as a fun end of summer outing before they start school next week. All enjoyed the factory's train tour and free taste test of new flavors. Did you know that they are now developing a garlic flavored jelly been?
It continues to amaze me how many interesting activities exist in and near Milwaukee that the students never even knew about. They seem to enjoy everything that we have done so far and now we are launching into Fall Activities which will include Beginning Spanish Classes, Mock Study Abroad Research, and more speakers from around the world with the help of Cardinal Stritch University International Club members. We have also discussed the possibility of fundraising for a homestay and service program that is being planned for next summer to Mexico.
That is all for now...more updates will be coming more frequently in the future.
Teneisha