My 5 weeks...so far

If You Love Me

If You Love Me is one of the best outdoor school songs. It is absolutely perfect for outdoor school because I do LOVE it. And we do plant trees at the end of the week, simple perfection.

Here are the lyrics:

If you love me,

If you love, love, love me,

Plant a rose for me.

And if you love me for a long, long time,

Plant an apple tree.

So whether I stay or whether I go,

You'll have an apple and you'll have a rose.

So if you love me,

If you love, love, love me,

Plant a rose for me.

When did it start for me?

I was able to go to Adams-Milk Creek Outdoor School when I was a sixth grader. I remember so many things about that week. I was in Moral Cabin (that's a mushroom). My student leader's names were Shell and Gizmo. I loved the food. Campfire was my favorite time of the day. All the girls thought Tsuga (a staff member) was hot. I ate termite poop on plants field study. I ate a "rock" on soil field study. The site supervisor's name was Cherokee. I did NOT want to leave on Friday. Most of all Outdoor School as a 6th grader was the best experience of my life, until I returned in high school. 

Just thinking about my week as a 6th grader makes me smile. I enjoyed that one week so much that I promised myself I would go back as a student leader... and I did.

This picture is Milk Creek; I remember working near this creek on water and soil field studies.

Welcome!

We welcome you to the outdoor school

We're mighty glad you're here;

We'll send the air reverberating

With a mighty cheer

We'll sing you in, we'll sing you out

To you we'll raise a mighty shout....

HURRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hail! Hail! The gang's all here

Welcome to Outdoor School!!!