photos keep comin'

This not-so-friendly centipede was found in the curtains of the classroom.  Our "Sensei" (teacher) was the man in charge of the operations of the nature center, and the teacher for the 3 days.  Disregarding the highly poisonous nature of this creature, he grabbed his chopsticks, picked up the little fella, and threw it out the window.

Here he is, showing the kids how to take a core sample of a tree to read the age of it.

Chopping wood.  Yes, they did let little kids yield very sharp tools.  It surprised me greatly to see the trust they put into these kids.  All week, they let them play with axes, saws, knives, etc.  We didnt have one injury, not even a scratch!

At night, we had an awesome bonfire.  The kids played games and sang songs.  I hadn't a clue what was being said!