Alum Campout & Fall Festival

Today was the Fall Festival for the kid's school. This is the biggest event at the Land School for the school community. Graham has been out at the Land School since September 24th! So it was fun to get to see him too! Last night Slade drove out with Cody and four friends who all graduated last year. It was the first Alum Camp Out at the Land School. Slade camped out too. As it turns out all the kids crashed in the basement of the Homestead (the building where the dorms are). Slade stayed outside in the tent! It sounds like it was a great time for all and a new tradition that all are looking forward to continuing.

Here is Graham helping prepare dinner for the residency kids and the alums. Also visiting were a group of kids from Great Rivers (a Montessori High School in St. Paul) and a Montessori school from Connecticut that was also started by Larry & Pat Schaefer (our school founders).



Here is Graham sitting with kids from the Connecticut school.



Some of the alums at the campfire - texting of course!



Mr. D singing and playing the guitar.


These are the alums that Slade drove out.





Here Zane and some friends are playing in one of the many farm "buildings."


Seby bobbing for apples.


Graham sneaking up on Seby to say hello!


Here Zane and his good friend Chole are looking for the perfect pumpkin.



Zane has found his favorites.


Slade and Zane back from a hay ride around the farm.


The homestead from the hay ride that Seby and I went on. What a view Graham has been having for these last few weeks!


Our awesome school community musicians are giving a great show.


Two of the Land School teachers and two others I don't know are giving us all a taste for a very interesting dance. I can't even remember what it was called. It was quite lively though!


Slade and Zane making a wreath out of straw.


Zane face painting. First year he wasn't spiderman!