Trading Places

We had a little later start this morning which was appreciated by everyone! We started the morning with a walk through Boston Gardens on our way back to Harvard. The groups went to the opposite museum of yesterday. On our way there, we explored a little bit of the beautiful Harvard campus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we finished at the museums, we traveled to Mr. Bartley’s Gourmet Burgers – a famous burger place in Harvard Square. The burgers were great, and the students enjoyed the meal tremendously. When we were done with lunch, we separated into two new groups to explore new locations – the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the MIT Science Workshop. The groups will again flip tomorrow for the students to explore the opposite location. More information on those sites tomorrow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We re-visited the Quincy Market for some souvenir shopping and then had dinner at different international dining options – Greek, Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, and such. We are turning in earlier tonight prepared for one more day of exploring Boston and then flying home tomorrow night. Everyone has had a great time.

by Janet Andreasen, parent blogger

Morning Colors, So Many Questions and Andy Grammer

Not much beats a beautiful morning ferry ride to a private tour of the USS Constitution. We weren’t exactly sure what to expect when the tour guide told us to cover our ears. Turns out, we were in for an unexpected privilege…we had arrived in time for the 8 am morning “Colors”. The canon was shot, (photo  anthems played and servicemen honored. Silence ensued until we got the “All Clear”.

All of our tour guides have been educational and entertaining. Also very patient. We have so many questions! Our crew has an amazing ability to pick up on an interesting fact and explore it to the limits of the tour guide’s either knowledge, patience level, or time.

At the end of each section of a tour, about 20 questions are asked, each leading to another interesting fact…then another question! Speaking of questions, when the tour guide on the ship asked if anyone in our group knew what Kedging was, I think he was genuinely surprised that one of our crew could explain the act of dropping anchor, then pulling toward it to be able to move a sailboat without wind.

It was an extremely full day including visits to the Bunker Hill Monument, lunch in the park, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, then capping it all off with Andy Grammer in concert with the Boston Pops.

You might think with the travel schedule these kids have been keeping that they would be sleepy in an orchestra concert. Not so! Andy Grammer brought the house down on opening night of the 133rd season of the Boston Pops. The kids were singing and dancing right along with the music, making for a very fun ending to a big day.

 

by Melissa Paul, parent blogger

The Geneva School
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December 11, 2024
  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • 4th Grade Moms Coffee

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 8:15 am- 10:00 am
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  • Lower School Chapel

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 8:30 am- 8:55 am
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  • Upper School Chapel

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 9:25 am- 10:10 am
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  • Brioso Choir

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Stitch Lab

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Typing Class

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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December 12, 2024
  • 1st Gr - Madeline Parade

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 8:30 am- 8:45 am
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  • 6th Gr - Ceremony of 12

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 9:15 am- 11:00 am
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  • Fun with Food

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Girls Soccer Home Game vs ICS

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • JV Boys Basketball Home Game vs Calvary Christian

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Home Soccer Game vs. TCD

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Home Game vs Calvary Christian

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 13, 2024
  • 4th Gr - Medieval Times

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 8:00 am- 2:50 pm
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  • Dialectic Pancake Breakfast - Flex Time

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 8:00 am- 9:20 am
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  • Rhetoric Mr. Christmas Pageant

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 8:25 am- 9:20 am
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  • MS Girls Basketball Home Game vs First Academy Leesburg

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • Kids Night In (Choir Fundraiser)

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 5:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • MS Boys Basketball Home Game vs First Academy Leesburg

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Girls Varsity Basketball Home Game vs First Academy Leesburg

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Soccer Away Game vs. Foundation

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 14, 2024
  • ISEE Testing

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
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  • MS Boys Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
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  • JV Boys Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
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  • Girls Varsity Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian Deltona

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • 11th Gr - Parents Knight Out

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 11, 2024
  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • 4th Grade Moms Coffee

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 8:15 am- 10:00 am
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  • Lower School Chapel

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 8:30 am- 8:55 am
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  • Upper School Chapel

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 9:25 am- 10:10 am
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  • Brioso Choir

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Stitch Lab

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Typing Class

    Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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December 12, 2024
  • 1st Gr - Madeline Parade

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 8:30 am- 8:45 am
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  • 6th Gr - Ceremony of 12

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 9:15 am- 11:00 am
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  • Fun with Food

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Girls Soccer Home Game vs ICS

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • JV Boys Basketball Home Game vs Calvary Christian

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Home Soccer Game vs. TCD

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Home Game vs Calvary Christian

    Date: December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 13, 2024
  • 4th Gr - Medieval Times

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 8:00 am- 2:50 pm
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  • Dialectic Pancake Breakfast - Flex Time

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 8:00 am- 9:20 am
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  • Rhetoric Mr. Christmas Pageant

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 8:25 am- 9:20 am
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  • MS Girls Basketball Home Game vs First Academy Leesburg

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • Kids Night In (Choir Fundraiser)

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 5:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • MS Boys Basketball Home Game vs First Academy Leesburg

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Girls Varsity Basketball Home Game vs First Academy Leesburg

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Soccer Away Game vs. Foundation

    Date: December 13, 2024 - December 13, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 14, 2024
  • ISEE Testing

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 9:00 am- 1:00 pm
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  • MS Boys Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
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  • JV Boys Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
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  • Girls Varsity Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian Deltona

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Home Game vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • 11th Gr - Parents Knight Out

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Merely Players Present The Holly & the Ivy: An O. Henry Christmas

    Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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