Rooms 6-9 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Springfield, Illinois last Thursday to learn more about our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. The staff and students arrived bright and early for our day long trip. The classes have been studying Lincoln for the past few weeks and this was a great way to finish off!We began our tour at New Salem where the children were able to see replicas of the general store Abe worked at as well as many other historic buildings from the time he lived there. Several of the students mentioned that they felt like they were "traveling back in time"
From there we headed to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum where the students met the Lincoln family in the lobby and watched two interactive movies about the life of the President. We saw many amazing artifacts and the students gained a much richer knowledge of President Lincoln.
The students found many ways to pass the time on the bus from reciting the "Gettysburg Address" to of course, playing video games!
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