Snow Day? No Way!

Homeschool student preparing snowballs

Homeschool families enjoying the snow after breakfast

Mother and Daughter learning together during Organism Lab

Homeschool students meeting new friends

Road Scholar participant hard at work

Example of a finished basket

A little music adds to the relaxing experience of basketry

Some of the completed baskets

Road Scholars learn about coastal ecology during this course too - check out this sea cucumber!

Group photo on the last day

Intricate basket design

Collecting supplies on Wallops Island

Road Scholars walking along snow-covered Wallops Island

Our Road Scholars braved the cold to gather materials to create a series of coiled baskets. They visited Wallops Island to collect cordgrass and oyster shells. Most of the time they were busy coiling in the warm Education Center! The technique used is similar to that used to construct pine needle baskets which is a Native American basketry form.

Yesterday CBFS staff woke up to nearly eight inches of fresh fallen snow on our campus. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Eastern Shore of Virginia, we should preface this with the fact that even an inch of snow here closes all schools, businesses, and prohibits travel on most roadways. The Shore essentially shuts down and an official snow day is called.

At CBFS, however, things don't stop for a little precipitation! By 7AM our Education Team (who live on site) could be found shoveling and salting the sidewalks, cooking up a delicious breakfast, and preparing for a full-day of programming! We had two fabulous groups in house this week - Road Scholar Coastal Basketry and the Winter Coastal Ecology Homeschool program. While schedules were slightly altered to ensure safety, we're pretty sure that both groups had an enjoyable time and learned a lot!

Homeschoolers got the full "winter" experience with all the snow during their Winter Coastal Ecology program.