Upper School Intensive Learning Spotlight: Dominican Republic

A full slate of service, adventure, and education marked the Upper School trip to the Dominican Republic. Students learned about the coffee-making process and its history with an extensive tour of the Monte Alto Coffee Company in Jarabacoa. They worked on a number of service projects at El Instituto Ambiratal and other locations, and enjoyed many other cultural excursions and lessons such as cooking classes and a market challenge.

This is one in a series of 2024 Intensive Learning Spotlights. For one week each March, regular classes are suspended for “Intensive Learning,” when Middle and Upper School students and teachers engage in an in-depth study of a specific subject, often involving off-campus research. This long-standing MFS tradition – which dates back to the mid 1970s – allows teachers and students to break out of the structure of formal class periods and traditional study for a time of experiential learning. Both students and teachers are encouraged to view themselves as life-long learners and students of the world around them.