Village 2017

Peep Robin. Robin's Autobiography: My name Robin I come from Minnesota. I am an ojibwe elder. I'm still learning English and I don't pronounce things very well, like this: "Peep" sounds like "keep". My favorite thing to do is cooking and my favorite color is green.   Peep Herbert III. Herbert's Autobiography:  I am a follower of the great chinchilla feed and hope more will join me. I count my years by those that I have spent worshiping the great chinchilla food. I hate chinchillas. Peep Bella Cose Bella Cose's Autobiography: Bella Cose grew up trekking from country to country with her dad, a gunrunner, assassin, bodyguard and Mercenary for anyone with enough money. THis gave bella a unique education with weapons, people, tactics, politics, breaking the law, escaping the law,  forgery, espionage and multiple languages. Bella knows English, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Russian to varying degrees...

Swimming was a bit chilly but fun nonetheless! Monday, June 26th Today was our first day together at Village! Here is what we did: PLAN O' DAY Greet each other, find cubbies and gather in the field.  Singing and name games. Discuss the ONE BIG RULE: NO roller skates in the portaporties! (i.e., Be Safe!) Measurement Scavenger Hunt--How big would it be for a Peep? Snack Peep Making and Peep Biographies  Lunch Explain the Game of Village Swimming or continue to work on Peeps, Biographies, Peep pouches and House Plans Peep Introductions Pluses and Wishes Maddie and Damon measuring "the big rock" during the Measurement Scavenger Hunt.  Today we began our day with a few rousing songs: Coffee Pot, Baby Bumble Bee, Llama (back by popular request!), Eddie Koocha-Ketcha-Kamma, and the Jibberish Song. We moved from singing to scale with the Measurement Scavenger hunt. Homesteaders worked in small groups to measure various items around camp....

Camp Starts Monday, June 26th! Village is a pop-up summer program, run this Summer at the Chalet at 82 Leadmine Rd. We arrived, unloaded our materials, and set about organizing.  At right are a few photos of our adventures in setup.  With just a few short days between the last day of school and the first day of Village, we, the Commissioners (Jesslyn, Mark, Jasmine and Josh) have been making the most of our time at 82 Leadmine Rd. From planning activities and setting up the physical space, we are busy making sure that the fun at Village never stops. Surveying the Capture the Flag field for mowing.  Today is our last prep day. Watch for changes each day as Village progresses. We can't wait to tell our story!