Halloween Highlights

It was a whirlwind of fun, fear and lots of hard work! Halloween at Mariposa is always a special occasion and we'd like to thank all of the staff, kids and families that contributed to this year's amazing haunted house/carnival. Here are some photo highlights courtesy of professional photographer Kimberly Needham (let us know if you want to get a hold of her!)

Week 7 and The Sign

Here are a few highlights from week 7!

 Lookout crew!

 Things are getting scary in Witches

 Devi, professional box-car driver

 Peace out bro!

 Charlie tosses the old pigskin around.

 The Halloween part is around the corner and Riona is helping prepare.

 Grabbing a lift.

 Chef Jeremy is back in action...

 ...and our hummus was delicious!

 Breaking out the costumes!

Cool as a cucumber.

The Evolution of the Sign

Some of you may have noticed a big board in the corner of our main room. It's become a bright addition to our space and it came about through democratic means. Each week, Kids Council met and, with the facilitation of Gailey, discussed how best to paint the sign. There was debate over how it should look, what colors it should have, and so forth. And here is how it happened!

Tents, Signs and a Staff Shout Out

The past few weeks have been busy! We've celebrated some birthdays, learned some great outdoors skills and so much more. Here's a small slice!

 Riona, Hannah, and Edie help paint our new sign!

 Finley... what?

 Aldo and August check out the tent.

Shelby expresses herself at kids' council.

Staff Spotlight

 Mike Murphy

Eco-education at its finest

We're very fortunate to work with Mike Murphy, our eco-educator extraordinaire. We've always been fond of the world around us here at Mariposa, and we're excited at all of the programming Mike has brought to our community. Here's a sneak peak:

 Our worm bin for composting!

 Fungus among us... for pizza!

Mike has been using great activities to teach us about ecology and our surroundings. He's been a great resource and we're lucky to have him on board.

Week 4

Week 4

Here are some highlights from week 4. A special thanks to Adam Timney, chef and partner at Starbelly, for helping with the cooking project this week!

 Chef Adam taught us how to make some yummy egg-based dishes!

 They turned out great!

 Plotting their next move...

 Creativity at work!

 Chess is growing in popularity!

Week 3 in Pictures

Week 3 in Pictures

Here are some highlights from week 3!

 Building our worm bin!

 Mariposa grads show the new generation how it's done!

 Perplexification

 Boarding with Gus-to!

 The first of many tricks

 Swinging!

 Tragedy!

Time to climb!