We love tradition at NBS, not for tradition’s sake, but for the connectedness and community it brings to us all. Whether you were part of the school in the ’80s, ’90s, oughts, teens, or ’20s, you know that the North Branch Thanksgiving tradition is centered around students preparing and serving a simple meal of soup […]
Stone Soup 2021
North Branch School’s 2021 Thanksgiving celebration was held on a beautiful fall day with the smell of wood fire and delicious soup wafting in the air. In keeping with our mitigation strategies, there were four separate programs and meals, starting with our youngest children and concluding with the Seniors and Middle School students. Everyone contributed […]
Stone Soup Celebration
This year’s Thanksgiving celebration included a new twist on an old tradition. Smith and students cooked the soup outdoors in a cauldron over a fire. This was a magic ingredient that made the soup even more delicious! (Many thanks to AgriSupply of Petersburg for the nonprofit discount on the cauldron!) Other highlights of the day […]
GratiTUdESDAY, 11/20/18 – Thanksgiving Soup
This GratiTUdESDAY also happens to be the day of the North Branch Thanksgiving Soup & Program. The children, with the help of some parents, have chopped enough vegetables to make a soup that feeds our students and their families. Join us for this North Branch tradition that includes some familiar songs – Tis A Gift […]
GratiTUdESDAY, 11/21/17
On #GratiTUdESDAY, we are thankful for the tradition of students making soup and cornbread to serve to their families during our Thanksgiving celebrations. Here are some of this year’s helpers in action. #northbranchtraditions #northbranch2017