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Barnhart
School notched many “firsts” this year in traveling with 44
people across our country. This was the first time we
traveled on Jet Blue because we chose to, not because we had
to. This trip was our first visit to the Air and Space museum
at Dulles International Airport and the first time we ate
fresh apples from a Pennsylvania farm thanks to Michaela’s
grandparents Janet and Kenneth. How did all this come
about? First and foremost, because of our parents, their
hard work and support of field study. Just as significant is
the fact that our students were well prepared to travel,
again, thanks to their parents. There are four others who
also deserve our recognition.
Travis
McDaniel, of Alpine Training Services and Kathy’s son, was a
tremendous asset to our trip. The connection he made with
our students is clear from the photos you have seen on these
pages. Travis continues to edit video for our website and
during the week created movies that were both profound and
reflective. It was a real pleasure working with him.
Mrs.
Clark is an experienced traveler and she was fun to travel
with. It was a delight meeting her daughter for dinner in
Williamsburg. Mrs. Clark made sure we were awake each
morning and ready to start our day and I personally enjoyed
her company and easy going manner. Thank you, Mrs. Clark!
Mrs. McDaniel made the trip seem easy
even though we flew across three time zones and traveled
through several different states. She got us in and out of
three hotels, paid our bills, managed our meals, wrote our
daily updates and directed our study in Williamsburg,
Gettysburg, Jamestown, and Washington, D.C. Most
importantly, she worked for months prior to our trip with
WorldStrides creating an exceptional itinerary which
included new experiences for Barnhart. Thank you, Mrs.
McDaniel, for your time and effort.
Sharing this field study experience with the Class of 2008
on such a memorable journey was marvelous. Building
connections in the math classroom with colonial history was
a thrill and watching our students pick up mathematically
what we encountered was fantastic. I enjoyed sharing my
photography with you each evening and communicating through
our web site. Having taken more than 2,000 images I can
offer each of you a collection of hundreds of digital images
from the trip on CD-ROM.
Our
students have new found understanding of colonial life and
they learned that the establishment of constitutional
government was difficult, but necessary and well worth the
sacrifices made by our country and those who came before
us. These 8th graders became players in the dramatic
history of our country. We watched them connect with the
world around them and we are proud of each and every one of
them.
Thank you,
David
6pm Sunday, October 21, 2007.
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