Friday, March 14, 2014

The End...

Over the two weeks of Winterim 2014, 398 students and 54 faculty...

  • climbed mountains and volcanoes around the world
  • performed at least 10 times for groups of children
  • interacted with adults with disabilities
  • facilitated a basketball skills clinic for adults and children with disabilities
  • painted, painted, painted
  • transformed blocks of wood into useful pieces of art
  • handmade 10 usable kayaks from scratch
  • excavated an ancient dig site
  • assisted with the ongoing construction of a community center
  • taught children English
  • practiced techniques for living healthier
  • utilized watercolors to paint masterpieces
  • worked in 18 different professional areas
  • sailed through the Caribbean sea
  • learned to be leaders
  • attended and critiqued art events
  • dove into the depths of the ocean
  • designed  24 quilts, half of which were donated to children
  • danced, danced, danced
  • invented intricate board games
  • kayaked several miles of Costa Rican waters
  • led each other to overcome challenges
  • taught over 400 children in over 35 classrooms around the world
  • built 11 mud stoves
  • documented two sporting events and a multi-day tournament
  • observed the three branches of government in two major cities
  • moved thousands of chess pieces to overcome their opponents
  • crafted nearly 200 pieces of pottery, about 80 bowls will be donated
  • produced and directed four original horror movies
  • cut and ground hundreds of pieces of glass to create beautiful pieces of art
  • constructed an outdoor food stand
  • wrote 82 different articles about all the Winterim groups


Leaving Paradise




Adventures in Sailing are on campus yet the blog just updated recently (we recieved two emails today about the updates).

They have had an amazing experience. Check out their last two entries:     Heading Home and Last day in paradise

Painting the Sky

The Watermedia Painting Winterim group has been finishing up their projects on this last day of Winterim. They have been painting landscapes, nature, and still life. Also, they have learned about the culture behind water color painting and the technique and skill required to paint using water colors. Students have said that water color painting is much harder than they thought it would be when they first started two weeks ago. One of the more difficult features to paint on a water color painting is the sky, according to the students. The paintings are looking good and it is evident that all the students have learned a lot during their time in Watermedia Painting.