I just realized this week that exactly 50 years ago, Wayne and I were leading the Rite of Passage Journey with 35 6th graders from staff families, 5th City colleagues, and guardian families. We spent most of the trip camping in the North Woods of Minnesota. Steve Harrington and his wife were also with us. Being organized in teams was really important to have success with such a large group. Among other activities, we led the kids on a week-long backpacking trip, where they carried all their gear, and we finished the whole journey with what I think was the first overnight solitary vigil for kids on those trips. There was also an awesome night with incredible northern lights that lasted for hours. (We didn’t make that cosmic event happen! But we did shift plans so that everyone stayed up together in awe most of the night in a meadow.) Those “kids” are now about 62 years old! I’d love to hear stories of anyone who experienced it and is still around. Take care, Jo From the mobile desk of Jo Nelson
Love this story Jo. Thanks for sharing. Sarah Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 6, 2024, at 6:01 PM, Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
I just realized this week that exactly 50 years ago, Wayne and I were leading the Rite of Passage Journey with 35 6th graders from staff families, 5th City colleagues, and guardian families.
We spent most of the trip camping in the North Woods of Minnesota. Steve Harrington and his wife were also with us. Being organized in teams was really important to have success with such a large group.
Among other activities, we led the kids on a week-long backpacking trip, where they carried all their gear, and we finished the whole journey with what I think was the first overnight solitary vigil for kids on those trips. There was also an awesome night with incredible northern lights that lasted for hours. (We didn’t make that cosmic event happen! But we did shift plans so that everyone stayed up together in awe most of the night in a meadow.)
Those “kids” are now about 62 years old!
I’d love to hear stories of anyone who experienced it and is still around.
Take care, Jo
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That is awesome! Would love to hear their stories as well. On Sunday, 7 July 2024 at 07:01:08 am GMT+8, Jo Nelson via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: I just realized this week that exactly 50 years ago, Wayne and I were leading the Rite of Passage Journey with 35 6th graders from staff families, 5th City colleagues, and guardian families. We spent most of the trip camping in the North Woods of Minnesota. Steve Harrington and his wife were also with us. Being organized in teams was really important to have success with such a large group. Among other activities, we led the kids on a week-long backpacking trip, where they carried all their gear, and we finished the whole journey with what I think was the first overnight solitary vigil for kids on those trips. There was also an awesome night with incredible northern lights that lasted for hours. (We didn’t make that cosmic event happen! But we did shift plans so that everyone stayed up together in awe most of the night in a meadow.) Those “kids” are now about 62 years old! I’d love to hear stories of anyone who experienced it and is still around. Take care, Jo
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I know that our son Mark was on that trip. We were at the camp in Wisconsin with a mass of order children at the same time! Clare Whitney On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 5:10 PM Dharmalingam Vinasithamby via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
That is awesome! Would love to hear their stories as well.
On Sunday, 7 July 2024 at 07:01:08 am GMT+8, Jo Nelson via Dialogue < dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
I just realized this week that exactly 50 years ago, Wayne and I were leading the Rite of Passage Journey with 35 6th graders from staff families, 5th City colleagues, and guardian families.
We spent most of the trip camping in the North Woods of Minnesota. Steve Harrington and his wife were also with us. Being organized in teams was really important to have success with such a large group.
Among other activities, we led the kids on a week-long backpacking trip, where they carried all their gear, and we finished the whole journey with what I think was the first overnight solitary vigil for kids on those trips. There was also an awesome night with incredible northern lights that lasted for hours. (We didn’t make that cosmic event happen! But we did shift plans so that everyone stayed up together in awe most of the night in a meadow.)
Those “kids” are now about 62 years old!
I’d love to hear stories of anyone who experienced it and is still around.
Take care, Jo
From the mobile desk of Jo Nelson
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