The Wellington School Blog

Wellington in the ICG

In my last blog, I talked about ASI, our Advanced Science Inquiry program and the excitement it produces here at the school. I am happy to throw another acronym at you this time. I am very excited about the fact that Wellington has just joined the ICG. ICG stands for the Independent Curriculum Group, which is a consortium of some of the most powerful, intellectually alive independent schools across the country. What marks this group is a commitment to forward thinking ways of achieving academic excellence that go beyond traditional superficial means. We are the first school to be part of this extraordinary group in Central Ohio and the second in the whole state. Check out their website, and you will hear more from me on this later! Rob

8th Grade Toronto Trip – Day 4

Toronto Day 4

 The last day of the trip came faster than I expected and hoped. This morning was the busiest mornIng during the whole trip. We had to wake up at 6am which was 40minutes earlier than normal. The reason was simple; to see the beauty of Niagara Falls. After leaving our rooms, we left off towards the Hilton Hotel near the Niagara Falls. At the hotel, we had a wonderful brunch. What made it great wasn’t just the food, but the great view of Niagara Falls outside the windows of the 33rd floor of the hotel. The view was extremely beautiful. The light mist surrounded the strong water falling straight down was unbelievable.

 However, the best part was looking at it at a close distance. The view we saw  right in front of the falls, were amazing. It made the Niagara Falls seem more dangerous than looking at it through the windows of a hotel. At the gift shop, I got a small mug cup with a moose on it for my mom. I have already got one on Tuesday, but broke right away, and decided to get another one. Looking at the Niagara Falls wasn’t very long, but was my favorite part of the trip. The breeze and the sound of water falling was just too nice for me.

 At this point going back home, I feel excited seeing my mom, but somewhat feel sad ending the trip to Toronto. It was very short, but I did much and experienced a lot from it. It was a great time that I had, and enjoyed. I am just glad I had a chance to come to this trip, and really want to thank my mom for supporting me for this trip.

 -Janet Lee

8th Grade Toronto Trip-Day 3

Toronto Day 3

 Curling was very cold and hard to learn at first. It was fun to play at the end though because we improved a lot. We got to use sliders to help us glide on the ice. Sliders are things that attach to the bottom of your shoes.

 Rogers Centre was a big stadium used for concerts and games with a retractable roof. We visited the different parts of the stadium and saw a lot of it. We saw some bleachers up close, press boxes, suites, and the seats at the top of the stadium.

 We didn’t have a lot of time in the mall but the Canadian stores that we don’t have in Ohio were cool, but the clothes were mostly the same. The subway station was busy but it got us to the hockey hall of fame quicker than walking would have.

 The Medieval times restaurant and show was very cool. There were horses, birds, jousting, and a feast. We had tomato soup (aka dragons breath soup), garlic bread, roasted chicken, spare ribs, potatoes, and apple pie. They read off who’s birthdays or anniversaries it was and Aria got his name called. Our knight didn’t win, but that was okay.

 - Nina Shamansky

8th grade Toronto Trip – Day 2

Today, we awoke at 6:45 to get ready for our guided tour of Toronto. At 9:00 we got on our tour bus for the tour. The guild leader Berry shows us some cool things in the city of Toronto. We saw the city hall (the one that had the nail music wall) The parliament building, and some of the many ethnic villages in Toronto.

 Our first stop was at the city hall. The building had a small circular shape, with two large towers as if they were holding the dome in its “hands.” inside of the building there was a mural made of nails. Berry told us that if you dropped a coin, that the nails would make sounds. Later on after we finished playing with the mural, we walked to the other side, where there was a layout of the city. I thought that it was amazing how large the city is. We walked out to go to our next destination, the Parliament building.

 The parliament building was a grand and magnificent building resembling a castle. We had an issue getting a place to get off, but we managed to pull it off. We entered the building and were guided into a small area on the right wing. We saw a map of the province of Ontario. Berry talked about the Yonge Street that starts in Toronto, and ends at the Ontario Manitoba(?) border.

 We were going around some of the ethnic parts of the city. On our way to our lunch destination, we passed China Town. We got off the bus to do a little sightseeing there. When we finished, we were on our way to Little India. We had lunch at an Indian restaurant. I thought that was a great way to experience new foods, and cultures.

 -Will T