St. Benedict 8th Graders visit Eagle Bluff

15 St. Benedict School eighth graders have returned from three days at Eagle Bluff Environmental Center near Lanesboro, Minnesota.  While there, students learned about teamwork, built self-confidence, and challenged themselves in ways they had never done before.  Students learned to appreciate their differences and to celebrate each other's uniqueness, while improving their skills of communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and cooperation.  
 
Students also had the responsibility of kitchen duty in the Eagle Bluff cafeteria where they worked the food waste center, washed tables, and/or wiped and put away dishes, as well as helping their team to earn the Eagle Eye Award.  This marked the 15th year St Benedict School received this award for good stewardship of resources and the environment by eliminating water waste, conserving electricity and energy and as correctly recycling all necessary trash.  
 
Students also earned the Golden Platter award for meeting their food waste goal while on their trip, marking it the eighth year in a row for this accomplishment.  The Golden Platter was first awarded to schools in 2006.