FARM to TABLE
September 26-28, 2012
S C H E
D U L E
We will leave on the SK bus immediately after the morning
gathering on Wednesday, September 26.
This should place our arrival in West Branch, Iowa
On Wednesday afternoon, our kids will get tours of the
campus from Scattergood students, introduce themselves to the
community—particularly to staff members whom they will interview on Thursday—and
serve on work crews (some in the kitchen, some on the farm). There will be some
free time after dinner in the evening as well as some group conversation and
preparatory work for Thursday’s research.
Thursday will be an investigative day, comprising some
time in class, more work crews, and all interviews. There will be time set
aside for recording, processing, and debriefing research. We will meet as an SK
class and along with Scattergood students, faculty and staff. There is a
possibility that we will also travel off campus on Thursday to see a nearby
farm, so that we will have more fodder (so to speak) for agricultural comparison.
Friday we’ll stay long enough to have breakfast and
attend the ninth grade science class, which, conveniently enough, is Farm
Science. We should be on the road around 10:00 Iowa
time, which, if all goes well, should get us back to the SK campus between 6:00
and 6:30 Michigan
P A C K
I N G
All students should bring a sturdy pair of boots—something that you can wear to
tramp around a farm. Bring another pair of shoes as well.
Bring a bathing suit, just in case we get in the pond,
and enough cash for lunch on the way home.
You’ll need clothing for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Your days will be divided between classrooms, farm, and kitchen. You don’t need
to bring anything especially nice to wear. Scattergood is about as formal a
place as Summers-Knoll.
The usual items for nighttime and morning—toothbrush,
toothpaste, floss, shampoo, deoderant, etc.
The weather forecast calls for dry and sunny days, with
afternoon highs in the 70s and nighttime lows in the 50s.
S C A T
T E R G O O D C O N T A C T S
Karl Sikkenga’s cell phone number is 734.478.2512. We
will have one additional chaperone from SK, in addition to ongoing support from
the faculty and staff of Scattergood. We will stay, three or four to a room, on
our own in Berquist House, Scattergood’s on-campus guest house.
Scattergood’s number is 319.643.7600. Our key contacts
there will be Christine Ashley, Head of School; Mark Quee, Farm Manager and
Teacher; and Dana Foster, Livestock Manager, Cook, and Teacher. Some of the
students will also be talking with Irving Treadway and David Cohen, who are
Cooks as well as Teachers, and Carrie Ann Bowen, Projects Teacher.
A phone is permitted, as is a laptop or tablet computer.
My rationale is that there will be little time for electronics at Scattergood,
there will be some academic usage for electronica in the course of the
stduents’ research and interviews. The drive from Ann Arbor
SK students should bring their journals and binders. Both
will see considerable action during the trip.
head of school welcome
realationship between farm and school
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