Middle School
NEWS MS Retreat and LAUNCH On some rainy October days, Middle Schoolers ventured out on Retreat. They packed their sleeping bags and left their technology at home to immerse themselves in nature and to build character and community. Sixthand seventh-graders dodged most of the raindrops to enjoy various group activities and cabin life at a campground. Meanwhile, eighth-graders had a more rugged experience at another campground, where they pitched tents, cooked their own meals, tended their own campsites, played team-building games, and admittedly escaped the rain for a while to go bowling and see a movie. Beginning the year with LAUNCH, Retreat, and weekly advisory times builds our safe and nurturing community while also guiding students into the lifelong work of knowing themselves, taking care of each other and stretching to learn new things.
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Pennington Magazine Fall/Winter 2019–20
Middle School Retreat
