The Second Encounter

Day number two at Casey brought out a whole different side to these kids than the first day had. They were able to channel their interests and focus on their thoughts and hopes for the future. Most of them were much more interested in what would be happening over at Platt rather than the future elements of the Casey building. They all, however, were very persistent on pointing out that Casey would still exist just in a new location. While they were assembling the aerial maps they vocalized their desire for Casey to remain separate from Platt. It seemed as if they didn't want to commingle with the Platt kids in any way. Some of them were even recommending barrier walls between Platt and the portables. It was very interesting watching them prioritize, especially since what they chose as most important was not what I expected the outcome to be at all.
Chelsea
01 March 2008