Hands-On Learning

Friends School Mullica Hill is a small school with big opportunities. One of the greatest learning opportunities we offer our students is the chance at daily hands-on learning. Whether it is completing a science lab experiment, dissecting a pumpkin to count its seeds (after predicting how many you might find!) or learning to play the violin, our students are active learners. Engaging our students in the curriculum through hands-on experiences and experiments allows the education process to come alive!

 

 

 

 

 

Field Trips

Field trips are a wonderful enrichment to our curriculum that provides exceptional learning and social experiences for our students. They give students the opportunity for hands-on learning in a variety of settings. Trips also strengthen our mission (service, stewardship, arts, etc.) through cross-curricular exposure to varied venues.

EXAMPLES OF RECENT FIELD TRIPS

Middle School Trips: Camping, Canoeing, and Costa Rica

The entire Middle School travels each year to one of the major nearby cities: New York, Washington D.C., or Baltimore. We rotate these trips so that each Middle School student has an opportunity to visit each of the cities at least once during their time in Middle School. Starting in 2015, our 8th graders began traveling to Costa Rica, immersing themselves in the culture, food, biodiversity and language of this magnificent island nation.

Other annual Middle School trips to Camp Onas, PEEC, and Camp Dark Waters complement our curriculum as well. All bring both science content and the social/character development portions of our school-wide program to life.

Camp Onas located in Ottsville, PA. –
Environmental education, team and individual challenges, camp skills, and recreational activities are included. Middle school teachers also get to know the new middle schoolers in an atmosphere away from the school campus. This is a trip our middle school students look forward to every third fall.

PEEC (Pocono Environmental Education Center) –
Woodland and wetland ecosystem study occurs in the beautiful Delaware Water Gap located in the Poconos in Pennsylvania. This is a trip our middle school students look forward to every third fall.

Camp Dark Waters located in Medford Township, NJ. This is a trip our middle school students look forward to every third fall.

Early Childhood and Lower School Trips
Our Early Childhood and Lower School students have the chance to explore the world around them by taking field trips, too!
Here is a sampling of recent trips our students took:

Pre-K – Hayride & Pumpkin Picking
K –  Funny Farm Animal Rescue & Sanctuary
1st  – Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
2nd – University of Penn Museum of Archaeology
3rd –  Citizens Weather Education Day & Phillies Game
4th – Newlin Grist Mill and Philadelphia Art Museum
5th – HollyDELL School and Rowan Planetarium