It was amazing watching the Alders being leaders.
For my first Roots day, it was great and reinforced how great of a place MRA is to be a part of.
As I am sure you well know, last Thursday was Roots and Responsibility Day at MRA. This year, there were 9 stations that were planned and taught by the Alders. The rest of the students were divided into mixed age groups who rotated through the stations. The Alders planned a lesson at each station, and planned hands-on activities to go with each lessons. The water station taught about water purification, and conservation while decorating rain barrels. The honey group taught everyone about our beehives, and why honey from different regions taste different. The rain dancers taught about indigenous cultures, and performed and taught a rain dance (it worked!). One group adapted the myth of the Minotaur and and the Labyrinth to teach a conflict resolution strategy. The erosion group demonstrated the effects of poor land stewardship, and performed plantings around the play space. We also had the smoothie station and veggie rainbow and ancient grains teaching about healthy eating, and the apple press and pumpkin/sunflower groups celebrated the harvest from our garden.
It was amazing watching the Alders being leaders. For my first Roots day, it was great and reinforced how great of a place MRA is to be a part of.
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