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Showing posts with label general info. Show all posts

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


Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Later Bird Gets the... Plane Back Home?



With the last few days of Winterim having come, travel groups who spent two weeks in places all around the world are now starting to arrive back at Lawrence Academy.

The trips returning today (Thursday, March 13) are:
- Adventures in Sailing will be returning to Boston at around 9:30 AM
- From the Ground Up will be returning to Boston at 3:31 PM
- Visual Journaling on the Edge of the World (Portugal) will be returning to Boston at around 7:30 PM
- Dominican Service Project will be returning to Boston at 9:26 PM

The trips returning tomorrow (Friday, March 14) are:
- Sports Journalism will be returning in the morning
- The System will be returning in the early afternoon
- Project Peru will be returning to Boston at around 3:30 PM
- Hawaii will be returning to Boston at 5:05 PM
- Kayaking in Costa Rica will be returning to Boston at 11:45 PM
- Underwater Discovery will be returning to Boston at around 12:00 AM

The Can You Dig It? group will be returning to Boston at 7:35 PM on Saturday.

On behalf on Lawrence Academy, we wish all of the Winterim groups a safe return.

Note: Times are based on the limited information that the Winterim Social Media Team has access to. Times are also subject to possible changes due to delays.

Monday, March 3, 2014

The early bird gets the... plane?




Winterim kicked off today and that means that travel groups are on their way to their respective destinations.

Groups that leave on Monday, March 3rd:

  • Kayaking Costa Rica left for the Golfo Dulce at 2:00am
  • The Dominican Service Project left for the Dominican Republic at 2:30am
  • Underwater Discovery left for Belize at 2:30am
  • Project Peru left for Peru at 5:30am
  • Visual Journaling on the Edge of the World left for Portugal at 2:00pm

Groups that leave on Tuesday, March 4th:
  • Adventures in Sailing leaves for the Caribbean at 3:00am 
  • From the Ground Up leaves for the Dominican Republic at 6:00am
  • Can You Dig It? leaves for Italy

On behalf of all of Lawrence Academy, we wish all the travel groups safe travels to their destinations and we hope they have an amazing experience while they are there. Be in touch when you can!

Monday, November 4, 2013

Winterim Wonder - What is in store for 2014?


Faculty are ready. Students are ready.  Ready for what?
Winterim of course . . .

What are students thinking about as they roam through Winterim 2014 night?
(Students added to this 2014 first blog post as they roamed through the gym.)

This is just so amazing. I did this (social media showcase) my freshman year and I loved it. Best winterim EVVERRRR!!!!

Just started looking, but looks like we have some interesting trips this year!

I wish I was a senior!!!!!!!  (Why? Because you get first choice!!)

Let's rock and ROLLLLL!

Hi guys.

Although there are many interesting choices for Winterim, there are very few that catch my mind. Those few have similar qualities to each other, but vary in many ways.

I'm a senior!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOHOOOO!!

I'M THIKIN ABOUT WINTERIM FINCANCIAL AID $$$$$$ CASH MONEY (Why? Because there are so many cool travel Winterims.)


Lawrence is lucky to have Winterim!


And so it ends  . . . 2014 Winterim Night  . . . but the process of choosing has just begun: 

Wed., Dec. 4 - Selections from seniors and juniors are due
Tues., Dec. 10 - Selections from sophomores and freshman are due