schedule & info readings
summer school at the Poor Farm
INFO—Please read:
If you get lost you can call me (Aaron): 651-353-2451 I can't help you now.
This year's summer school is ad hoc, unled, unfed, still free, too free, maybe. Summer school will be unguided, or
self-guided, this year. There are still things to read, shows to see, activities to do, but there won't be
an organizer this year, unless it's you. You should go anyway, introduce yourself to others who have
also gone anyway, and do what you will. That's what summer school is.
Below is general information that doesn't change much year-to-year.
Summer
school 2018 will take place the late afternoon/evening of Friday,
August 3 through late morning/early afternoon of Sunday, August 5.- Summer school is free.
If you can afford to make a donation, GREAT! There will be a donation
jar in the kitchen. No one will know if you donated or not, so it is up
to you. (It does help a lot, though.) - You will be fed! but you will also be expected to help cook and/or clean up.
- You will also be expected to do some work to help out Michelle and Brad—a show of thanks for hosting us. With this in mind please bring a pair of 'closed toe' shoes (something other than sandals).
- Readings
are posted on the web page. Read what you can. They are there to give summer school a direction.
- If you can't make the whole event that's okay. Stay as long as you can.
Here are a few things (beside the obvious, toothbrush, etc.) you might want to bring:
sleeping bag/bedding (Okay, this is pretty obvious. It can get chilly.)
tent (also obvious)
drinking/coffee cup
cooler for food/drinks (if you have one)
swimsuit
mosquito repellent
sun screen
air mattress
towel (or use a shirt)
rain coat
some warmer clothes for the evening
a small flashlight
phone/computer charger cord
a little cash
water shoes (the river rocks are a bit hard on your feet)
Remember, you will be camping. There isn't a working shower, so you bathe in
the river. There is a building (the "Breeze", a former garage) that we will use to meet,
so if it rains you won't be stuck in a tent all day.
Click here
for a map.