Sam's Field Trip

Today was Sam's 7th grade field trip. It is an annual event at BEMS where they take the 7th grade class to the National Mall for a scavenger hunt. Of course it is an educational scavenger where they have to find the answer based on clues - like how many states were in the US when Lincoln was president (hint - count the columns on the Lincoln Memorial).

I chaperoned on the trip and it was a great time. I had 4 kids with me - Sam, Alec and Sam's friends Melika and Kayla. We were dropped off at the Smithsonian castle and headed West down the mall to answer questions about the Mall itself, the Washington Monument, the White House, World War II Memorial, Vietnam Vets Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial and then ending up at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. The picture on the left, of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial was taken by Sam.

Sam did not limit herself to pictures of memorials and monuments however. She also was pretty busy taking pictures of her fiends and "SQUIRREL". Sorry, that was another UP reference. She was very good though at taking pics of memorials as well, as can be seen from the picture of the Lincoln Memorial.

The kids all did well answering the questions and the rain held off so all in all a very good day. She now has to pull together a project with her teammates which will be displayed next year at the start of school.

Next time you need a guide at the National Mall maybe Sam can help.

.... cu