The Second day at the Exhilarating Natures Classroom By Britt Keller

Today we got up bright and early. My roommate and I got up at around 6:50ish. I really didn’t want to get up because my sleeping bag was really warm and today was very cold. Hannah got up and took a shower and I finished my Nature’s Classroom journal, which I still have to do after I type this. But anyway, after that we all got up and went to breakfast. We had scrambled eggs, muffins and potatoes. We ate and then we had entertainment. After that we did the Ort report, which is leftover food. The Nature’s Classroom teachers weighed it and it cam out to be I do believe 11 pounds. That is really good actually seeing how we have 200 plus kids.

After breakfast we split into our field groups. Toast took my group on a hike up Sunrise Mountain. She said it is the steepest and hardest climb on the property. She was right. It was so difficult because towards the top it was so steep that we had to almost crawl up. (Not really but still) Once we got to the top though it was really worth it because the view was breathtaking. We were all awestruck at the beauty of Lake George that flowed ahead of us. I mean it was like a whole new world. My mind started journeying to a whole new world. I left all my thoughts of everything behind me on that mountain and focused ahead of me. But as soon as it was there it was gone because we were gone. I whispered “goodbye beauty” as I walked back down the agonizing mountain that laid in front of me.

After that we had transition. We pretty much hung out in our rooms the whole time.

Then we went to lunch. We had fish. I think it was Cod. It was so GOOD! I wish I could have brought it home I with me. I think I was the only one at my table that actually enjoyed the main meal. But, whatever, more for me. Our “Ort Report baby Sh- Zam!” (That’s what we say when they announce the ort report) went down to 9 and 3 quarters. We were so happy. My table came up with a chant to say we had no ort. It was “Yee-haw table 20 has no ort! Get down ye doggies! Bing!” When we said that everyone stopped and stared. We all started laughing like crazy.

After lunch we went to our first class. My first class was with Chickadee. We built an actual life-size model of a suspension bridge. After that we all got to test it. It was awesome. My social studies teacher Mr. Demarco went on it too and I think he was a little scared it wouldn’t hold him. It did though.

After that we went to our next class after a half hour transition. My next class was doing activities with our senses with Casey Jones. We went out to a point and sat and talked about our senses. Did you know we rely on our eyes the most? Not very interesting huh. But anyway we played games that involved our senses. It was pretty fun.

After that we had another transition and then off to dinner. We had chicken, biscuits, corn and mashed potatoes. No one seemed to care for it much but it was ok. I didn’t mind it much. The best part was the chicken. For desert we had freshly baked BRWONIES. YUM!

Then we had transition AGAIN. After that it was finally time for our nighttime activity. We sang our songs first tonight. We sang “Umbrella” by Rhianna, I can tell we’re gonna be great friends” by, well I don’t really know who. We also sang, “Yoshimi battles the Pink Robots” by someone. And last but not least we sang “I’m Yours” by Jason Maraz. It was very relaxing. Then we had a nighttime experience. We did experiments that involved the dark. We didn’t get tot do tem all because it wasn’t dark enough. But they were still very cool.

And now here we are in our rooms. All the girls and guys have gone to bed. That’s where I’m heading. Today was very fun, but exhausting. We did our activities and everyone was having an awesome time. Make sure you check out the other blogs and we are all going to keep you updated. This is my last blog but I hope you enjoy everybody else’s! My last comment is Nature’s Classroom is very fun and I cannot wait to get home and tell EVERYONE about it. I LOVE NATURE’S CLASSROOM!