Village, Day 3: The Birth of the Peeps!
The morning started with the discovery of the Village Business Center; a central location for filing important paperwork, finding important forms and keeping abreast of the news of the day. And what is the news of the day? Village Job Applications are out! Any Villagers interested in a "regular job" may apply, although of course some will prefer to start their own businesses. The job openings posted this week are Bank Manager, Trading Post Manager, Town Crier, Meeting Moderat
Village, Day 2: How did people live in 50 BCE?
It was another busy day in Village! We started by gathering around the Explorers Table to hear the reports from the Villagers research on general information about the provinces of the Roman Republic. Everyone had something to contribute - in fact we filled several posters with facts about how people dressed, what they ate, technology, religion and festivals, and more. It turns out that we know a LOT about life in Ancient Rome and all of this accumulated knowledge will be hel
Day 1 of Village: Building Community and Beginning our Exploration of Ancient Rome
A new group of young people, gathering together for a year long experience of collaborating to imagine, build and enliven a scale model village. It's always an exciting day, and always just a little intimidating; new people, new environment, a new community. How will it work out? Will I fit in? Are these people friendly? What do I do if I'm confused or upset, or feel threatened in some way? These are the questions that we all have when entering a new community - whether or no
