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Retreats Teach US & MS Students Value of Teamwork

Shortly after getting settled in for the new school year, Upper and Middle School students took part in annual retreats to various major cities along the East coast from September 14-16.

In what has become a unique back-to-school tradition at Ranney, destinations ranged from Philadelphia and Gettysburg to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. “Students are able to reconnect with one another and their teachers after a long summer break, and experience the culture of the respective places they visit,” said Associate Director of College Guidance Adam Materasso. Regardless of where they headed this fall, each trip sent students on an educational journey that not only deepened friendships and broadened cultural horizons, but also defined excellence in leadership, teamwork and honor.

Beginning early Wednesday morning, 49 sixth grade students said goodbye to Ranney School and hello to YMCA Camp Bernie in Port Washington, New Jersey, where they participated in various teambuilding challenges, a sensory hike and other extracurricular activities. Seventy-three seventh grade students, along with seven Middle School chaperones, spent their week exploring the city of Baltimore, where they cheered-on the Orioles at Camden Yards ballpark, visited the Maryland Science Center and dove down under at the National Aquarium. Meanwhile, students from the Class of 2016 got kooky and spooky on their trip to Philadelphia — complete with a Mural Arts Tour, a day at the Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia Ghost Tour and visit to the Eastern State Penitentiary.

Ranney’s ninth grade retreat provided an exceptional opportunity for new students in the Upper School to orient themselves with an entirely new culture packed full of different classmates and teachers. Under the guidance of Upper Head of School Paul Zanowski, the group traveled to Gettysburg for a history lesson at the National Constitution Center and Gettysburg Battlefield Museum, as well as enjoyed an array of team-building activities at Gettysburg College.

The 10th grade retreat took place in Washington, D.C., where Fine Arts Chair Kate Greenberg led the Class of 2014 in a city-wide exploration of historical sites such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the Washington Monuments. The group also took a look at Georgetown University and paid a visit to Capitol Hill. While at Capitol Hill, students were treated to a tour of Congress and met with New Jersey State Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (6th District) in his congressional office.

During no better time to visit potential colleges and universities, members of the 11th grade spent their Boston retreat touring such higher educational institutions as Fairfield University, Emerson College, Northeastern University, MIT, Tufts University, Boston University, Boston College, the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University. The three-day retreat wrapped up with a concert performance by the Blue Man Group!

Guided by Director of College Guidance Myronee Simpson, the senior class participated in its 17th annual retreat to the Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville, New York. Led by experienced Frost Valley staff members, the group enjoyed a variety of activities designed to promote team building, problem solving and leadership.

All students were back on campus by Friday afternoon, September 16th, ready to tackle the new school year as a team — one with a better understanding of its peers, its country’s history, and what it means to lead life with knowledge, vision and honor.
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