It was Bailey's turn to go camping -- not the whole sixth grade but about 30 kids in our school's Gateway program. They drove out there directly after school on Monday, spent the night and following day, and then arrived back at school in the afternoon in time to take the bus back home with the other kids. The purpose of this trip is less about studying the river and environment out there and more about bonding and working together as a group. They had to play a game where they bent down on one knee and said, "Honey, if you love me, give me a smile" and the person to whom they were speaking had to respond "honey, I love you, but I just can't smile" all without smiling. They had to carry each other, and sit on each other in a big circle without falling over and get their individual groups all situated on a small towel -- stuff like that. The day's fun was capped off with a dip in the river.
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