Sirius Fun

A little slow on the post, but our students participated in a pumpkin racing activity. The straightforward goal was to design a vehicle around a pumpkin with two axels that pass completely through the pumpkin. The trick, as they get started, they are given a second pumpkin and a second full set of wheels and…

It is hard to believe that we are already one month in to the school year; we have been busy! Group work focused on setting norms, asking for help, and enjoyed a whole school day on the ropes course.

Throughout my career, I have used ice breakers with mixed feelings about when and how to use them most effectively. With a group of strangers, they can be stressful. For groups that already function together, they can seem like a waste of time. Lately I have come to see them as a way to deepen…

As the weather warms and I get back out on the road bike, I do a lot of thinking. On my easy ride the other day I realized how much faith we put in other people, walkers, drivers and other riders, to do the right thing. It is this belief that lets my mind wander…

As someone who works in experiential education and adventure learning, the line between work and play is often blurred. There are things I do for work that are play based, and often my leisure time recreation resembles things I do at work. This can make it difficult to feel like time off activities have that…

While our full summer program did not run, we kept busy! Working with both schools and the Orion House we had paddling days, high challenge days, low challenge days, hiking and exploring days, new elements were built and additional staff were trained on the challenge course! To wrap the summer, Youth CAN and TLC came…

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This picture is the inset from map 1 from the AMC Guide to the White Mountains. If you are not familiar, map 1 focuses on the Presidential Range, some of the highest peaks in New Hampshire. The inset then focuses on the summit of Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. Looking at the…

I have spent a lot of time working and playing in the outdoors. In recent years I have fallen into step with a phenomenal hiking partner. It took a while to develop that synchronicity we now share, but the time investment is definitely worth it. On a recent winter wonderland wander I got to thinking…

In years past our tradition has been to build machines to launch pumpkins in our big field. This year we decided to mix it up a bit and changed the projectiles to apples. To increase the challenge and level the playing field some, each group was given an identical bag of supplies to create their…