Yesterday afternoon I went out to visit our 8th graders at LAIR. I got there as they were eating dinner, and ate with them. The students were all very animated as they recounted the stories of the previous two days (something about a rubber snake in the girls' dorm I think I need to follow up on). After dinner, the students went back to the dorms for a bit. I spoke with our fathers on the trip, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Relva, and they echoed what Mrs. Bickley had told me over dinner. Namely that our students had done very well, and they had had no issues.
There was a bit of down time after dinner, so we got together a volleyball game while many of our students were playing basketball, or "just chillin'." Ironically, after the volleyball and basketball lost their allure, a game of Duck, Duck, Goose was organized (my second in a week!). It was much fun playing with the 8th graders.
After the game time, our guides took us on a night hike. With a nearly full moon, it wasn't too difficult to tramp about the forest. We then headed to the campfire, where Mrs. Bickley took over, and led the students on a discussion of how much she's seen them grow individually and come together as a group in the previous 2 days. It was a remarkable night, and I am very impressed with this fine group of young women and men.
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