Day 6: Lincoln Park Zoo, Angry Octopus & Costume shop.
Last full day spent visiting Chicago’s free zoo. Late lunch at the Angry Octopus. And a visit to a local costume shop. Why? Because Karen and her murder mystery actors love looking and preparing ahead for the next murder mystery play!
Day 7: Return home & ridiculous airport prices
Day 5: Cultural Center, Navy Pier, Deep Dish Pizza, River-walk and Ghost & Gangsters
What do you do on a Sunday morning in Chicago? Experience some culture & art! Afterwards we toured the Navy Pier, rode the Ferris Wheel & enjoyed Lake Michigan. What else do you do when in Chicago? Must have some deep-dish pizza! Followed by a nice leisurely walk along the Chicago River-walk path. And later another walking tour featuring Ghosts & Gangsters - we visited various sites where tragedy struck, and many lives were lost that not many people know about. And famous gangsters of course!
Day 4: Museum of Science & Industry & Da Book Joint!
Spent most of the day at the Museum of Science & Industry: saw planes, trains and a captured German U-Boat. Even found early example of photo-editing in the 1945s. Had lunch near Hyde Park. Two students were prepared to share some poetry at an open mic opportunity, but we found out that the special event speaker rescheduled. The weather wasn’t the best so we found some areas to do a little shopping.
Day 3:
Stopped in Chinatown to check out the Chinese American Museum where we learned about Chinese culture and early immigrants in the Chicago area. Visited a few shops and had Dim Sum for lunch – some students had never experienced this type of meal – a variety of small dishes of dumplings, meats, rice & noodles. We walked off the meal with a tour of the Willis Tower and Skydeck.
Day 2: Chicago
Shedd Aquarium, Buckingham Fountain/Plaza, Art Institute of Chicago, Water Tower Place, Murder Mystery Walking Tour.
We saw dolphins, belugas, sea lion, penguins & a yellow submarine, ancient & modern art, found our Lego counterparts, solved a murder and learned a lot about Chicago’s early & shady history.
6 students & 2 staff spent several days in the Chicago area taking in the city, life and culture different to what they're used to in rural Minnesota. We took along our "flat people" Vern & Cindy Schroeder (students pick staff that cannot come with us so are made into flat people that we can take them with us!) We took a riverboat tour and wander around to get acquainted with the area.
(One 1st time flyer, hotel, Millennium Park, the Bean – was closed for renovations, Chicago River, unique architecture, Buckingham Fountain, the Bean (better pic).
Big thank you to all the NLCS friends and families. 2023-24 is officially in the books and the students are on their way home. please have a safe and relaxing summer. We'll see you again in August.
2024 Graduation. While this marks the smallest number of graduating students in our history, these students have exemplified great resiliency. Having to start their high school journey in the midst of "distance-learning" they struggled and have come out on top! Each student shared their experiences and words of wisdom (graduation requirement.) Congratulations 2024 grads!
Today is the day! You have 6 hours of school remaining, seniors!
More pictures from the lake.
Pictures from the lake.
Well, I tell you what. With all the activities today, if the kids aren't tired tonight. I don't know what would wear them out. We started the day with our last EE (environmental ed) activities for the year and then made our way to the Legion Beach for a day at the lake. There was swimmin', fishin', s'mores, and all kinds of running around. And the weather was perfect! Those strange, colorful things are wallets made from plastic bags.
Two days to go, seniors! Make them count!
Summer learning opportunities - July 22-24 or Aug 5-7. Scan the code or visit the website to register. Students can work with their advisors for credit.
Josie's crew visited Duluth and the Great Lakes Aquarium last week.
This is the last week of school for 2023-24. Seniors have 3 days to go!
Some more pictures from Donna's crew at Amnicon State Falls last week.
Donna's crew is visiting Jay Cooke State Park today. Looks like it was a good day to get outside.
I just had to post a few more pics from yesterday. There were too many good ones not to share. You know they're having fun when they're wet and covered in mud, but still smiling. Thank you Hartley staff for coming to work with us. Check them out of you're ever in the Duluth area. https://hartleynature.org/
Hartley Nature Center (Duluth) came to visit today. Students participated in various activities involving Owls, Insects & Spiders, Nature Art, local Geology and Geo-Caching (hosted by Karen/Benita.)
