Better Late Than Never

So it has been a while since we made a post and part of that is because we want to get the kids to write a few articles for the blog. Their perspective is going to very different from mine. Well I could not wait anymore.

Day 1: of our time here in Browning was spent cleaning up for the founders day celebration later this week. Part of our task was cleaning the gym, which will host an art show Friday and Saturday. The boys did a great job and tackled the tasks with enthusiasm. After we got the gym in tip top shape, they worked on some PE and art projects and then we got our first big exploration of Big Sky country. We went to the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park and walked the Grinnell Lake Trail. This 6.5 mile hike took us along the shores of both Josephine and Swiftcurrent lakes and into the heart of Glacier National Park. Our wildlife sitings were a bit meager, but that is not all bad. There are certain animals that are best seen from a distance or a vehicle. We did see plenty of evidence that they were around. We wrapped up the day with a Pasta dinner with our hosts from De La Salle Blackfeet School.

Day 2: was our first real day working the the students. The CBC boys have been separated into groups by grade level and have been hard at work tutoring Math, helping on Reading assignments or listening to students talk about their work on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (two not so popular guys with the Blackfeet). The immersion students talked about the struggles and challenges they faced through the day and blew off steam in the afternoon by taking a swim in the Two Medicine River. EVERY boy made it across and enjoyed a 50 degree afternoon in Glacier chilled water. The evening was spent with Marty Martain our speaker who talked about the history of the Blackfeet Tribe and Reservation life. Even though this was my fourth go around the stories never cease to amaze. It is a great lesson about the multiple angles to a story. Only in recent years have we considered the plight of the Native Americans. The point that the Battle of Little Big Horn as it is called now was originally name for Custer. The Native American Angle was not one that we considered. I think the boys got a good lesson in perspective and how the history books are not all black and white. 

Hopefully we can get a student written post here soon enough. While you wait for the next article you can enjoy pictures taken by Mr. Gerdes and myself.