The first day of work in the school was outstanding. Our boys worked hard and started the process of forging relationships with the students they are working with. We have 9 students here from CBC and they are spread out among 4 of the 5 grade levels.
In the 4th grade our boys were going through reading assignments and helping the students understood what they read and how to decode works from a text. The 5th graders did class prep for their field trip to the Boone and Crockett Club which is Tuesday. The 6th grade boys worked on art and props for in class skits and activities. The 7th grade boys did individual tutoring with several students who needed some extra support.
While wandering the school (which takes all of 2 minutes) it was fun to see the kids playing baseball in the gym with the 4th graders, eating lunch and talking with the students and playing basketball at recess or before school. There is lots of basketball being played. When we discussed the work at the end of the day and we asked how it went, they all were unanimous that things went great and they were having fun.
We ended our day with a long drive to the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park. It is generally recognized as one of the best places on the east side of the park to view wildlife and it very picturesque. On the way in we saw several big horned sheep (traditional rams) and also so mountain goats up on a hill. We spent some time looking at the lake, river and took a short walk to see a waterfall before heading back to the van. This trip was as much reconnaissance as it was leisure, we wanted to know with the snow melt, construction and flooding how far into Many Glacier we could get.
On our way out of the Park we managed to see a young Grizzly Bear. This is one of the best viewings of a bear I have seen in my 7 trips to Glacier and it was treat to see this young one digging for a snack and reacting to the cars going by. No worries though we were safely in the van and a good distance from our snacking friend. The fun ended when the ranger came along and made everyone move off the road and ultimately scared the bear into the wood line. We then happened upon a Moose on our way out of the park, it was eating a snack right off the road into the trees. I imagine some of the pictures will be hard to spot it. So we had a great afternoon of wild life sightings.
Upon return to the Mission we had dinner, cleaned up and discussed the day a bit more. We took a short walk down the river near the bunkhouse to skip rocks and hang out. The evening wound down with some light reflection and a lesson in how to play the card game Spades.
Typically I would leave the post there but on our ride into school Tuesday morning we saw two wolves hanging out on the hill side. A pretty great start to the trip. I have updated most of the pictures and will keep adding over the course of the week.
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