ファームステイ22、全員初体験の朝のブタさんのお世話ーブタのケージの掃除、干草のベット作りに餌やり。午前の英会話のレッスンの後は毎日様々なアクティビティを体験しますー乗馬、魚釣り、カヤッキング、スイミング、ナイトハイク、エッグハンティング、化石採集、射撃体験。
滞在中のお肉の食材は全てお世話をしてる家畜のブタや牛。必然と動物や農家の皆さんに感謝する気持ち、食べ物を大切にする気持ちが育み、それが自然環境を深く考えたり、自分で考え切り抜ける力、様々なステージでの共存を考える気持ちにもつながればいいな、と願ってます。
日を重ねるごとに責任感が出てきてみんなで協力しながらお世話できるようになりました。
夢中になって遊んでいる時がそのまま学びの時間へリンクする内容の濃い1週間。プログラム参加者には校外活動として目立って頑張ったことを記載したCertificateを渡し入試時などに役立ててもらえたらと思います。参加者のみなさんの今後の成長が楽しみです。
“Farm Stay’22” at Mattland Farm, New York.
First time farm experience for all of them. These kids did so many things they’ve never done before.
In the morning, they took care of the pigs – cleaning, bedding, and feeding.
Then they had English lessons – agriculture in NY, carbon footprints and the environment, big and small business, cultural differences, and manners. Every afternoon, we enjoyed various activities – horseback riding, fishing, kayaking, swimming, night hike, egg hunting, fossil hunting, and target shooting.
All of the meat we had on the trip was provided by our family farm, Mattland Farm. We could all feel how important it is to treat the animals with respect, take good care of them, and definitely didn’t waste any food.
As each day passed, they took responsibility and helped each other to do the chores. They got done faster and faster and could feel what it’s like being a farmer.
The positive real-life experiences we have may enhance our abilities and play an important role in whether we all grow up to have a sense of purpose at all.
We loved to see each kid’s growth.
Thank you so much to our Mattison family for making this program happen every year
We are so pleased to have such a caring and supportive family.
