By Katie Juneau I love the woods a lot and I would rather learn in the woods than in school. I’ve learned so much being in the woods with Mini-School. I’ve learned a lot about myself, about others and about the world in the woods. I think trips we take teach kids about their limitations … [Read more…]
By Kelly Meyers I went on the second Mark Warren trip it was a wonderful experience for all of the trip members included: Jessica Johnson, Lindsay Klug, Tom Mason, Dustin Mencel, Kelly Meyers, Alaina Mielke, John Shannon, Amanda Sheats, and Stein Thorbeck. All of us got along very well we all “bonded” with each other … [Read more…]
By Janel Hagstrom and Steve Lawson Three kids new to the Mini-School scene were asked ten simple, yet odd questions about Mini-School and the works.
By Nate Davis Late one eve,Or shall we sayEarly the next morn,An obnoxiously sauced,Tricked and sickened,Pre-Colombian AmericanGlaredIn the directionWhereA moon beams reflectionHinted of men with white skinAnd short-lived grins wereIn the distanceWhose technologiesWould not stop in theFace of any resistance And the idealsthat enable such controlTrapping inhabitantsboth young and oldMust change,For patterns of unjustpain and … [Read more…]
By Emily Dolentz and Natalie Evans We asked the following questions to four of our new students – Stein Thorbeck, John Shannon, Devon Flaherty, and Jake Stumme – and these are the answers we got.
Dear Mini, I am a recent graduate, leaving Mini-School in 2000 after going through an extra year, as most students do. (Ha) So, I am writing you because my life has been changing a lot lately, and I don’t think you guys have any idea. Well it all started this last January when a classmate … [Read more…]
By Merlin Zimmerman The first quarter of 2001-2002 has been an exciting one in Mini-School. Several students have graduated during the first few weeks of school: Josh Reisgies, Andy Sheats, James O’Day, Tyson Haeg and Matt Prich. It feels good to be a part of Mini-School, a place where so many people find their goals … [Read more…]