Well we’ve reached the end of our first day in D.C. The kids are all safe in their rooms and the night chaperone is on duty (so I can sleep too).
Overall, I have to say that this is a great group of students. They have been attentive and respectful and really seem to appreciate what they are seeing. It was a whirlwind day starting with meeting at the school at 4 AM and going straight through until we got to the hotel just before 10 PM. There was a little whining about being tired along the way but when we got to the next place to see, they were excited all over again. Many hundreds of pictures have been taken and there have been nearly constant “Wow” and “I can’t believe I’m here” comments. The favorites from today are probably the National Cathedral, pandas and Lincoln Memorial.
This year we are touring with another group. They are a group of eighth graders from California who started their trip two days ago in Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg. Everyone is getting along well, although we haven’t gotten them to mingle a whole lot yet. We’re going to work on that some tomorrow.
Our course leader, Aaron, is great. He is a former social studies teacher and has a lot of energy and a great rapport with middle schoolers. He’s going to add a great deal to the experience for these students.
The weather is looking pretty sketchy for tomorrow – a chance of rain early building to possible severe thunderstorms in the afternoon. We have some Plan B’s laid out just in case, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed that it won’t be as bad as predicted.
Sleep is calling me, so I’m going to wrap this up for tonight. Look for more updates tomorrow!
Keep the posts coming it's so exciting on this end to hear all your news. Try to stay dry and enjoy the wonderful day ahead.
Posted by: Christine Rossetti | Mar 23, 2011 at 08:48 AM