On October 9, the students of Explore 2000 took a trip to Independence Mall in Philadelphia to visit the National Constitution Center. It is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.” After a day of interactive exhibits, historic artifacts and lessons on the Constitution, some of the students wrote about their appreciation of the experience.
Dear Constitution Center,
Thank you for having
us as your guests at the Constitution Center. We had so much fun there. I
thought it was so cool that there were life size statues made of copper in
Signer’s Hall. In the beginning of the trip we did a quiz\trivia. Which was my
favorite part of the time being there. Overall everyone in our school loved the
field trip so much. It was great!!!!!!!!
Reagan - 6th Grader Explore 2000 Middle
School
I am really thankful to go to this trip. I say it is amazing. We
were involved in a lot of things during this field trip. First, my class did went to a auditorium to learn about the amendments. This part was
interactive, which made it fun! Next, we got to go to a place with statues of
our Founding Fathers of America it was about 36 statues. I was amazed because
they looked life-like. After, that we got to see the writing of the
Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. We then saw a play about “We the
People.’’ It was a beautiful presentation about our Founding Fathers and the sacrifices
and battles they fought for our freedom. I wish we can go back soon, because I
really enjoyed this field experience. Thank you!
Youssef - 6th Grader Explore 2000 Middle
School
We really appreciate you guys for
letting us tour the Constitution Center. I never had an experience like this
before. It really showed how much you care for students’ education. I learned
many things. One thing I learned is of course the Bill of Rights. I’ve learned
more about the amendments than just sitting in the classroom and discussing the
amendments. Before I went to this trip, I barely knew anything about the
amendments. When I say that, I mean the number of amendments. There are 27
amendments, however the first 10 are called the Bill of Rights. I saw statues
of people in the past such as, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson etc. This
field experience led me to a better education than I already had. I loved this
experience better than I’ve expected. It was awesome!!
Ruqiya - 6th
Grader Explore 2000 Middle School
The Constitution Center
was an absolute blast! No doubt about it. My class went to the Constitution
Center, and it was so much fun. We learned about the Constitution’s purpose and
importance. We also saw some realistic statues of most of the delegates that
attended the Constitution Convention and signed the actual Constitution
document. Then we saw an (almost) exact replica of the Constitution. We also
looked at about 12 or more Bill of Rights Amendments that weren’t added to the
Bill of Rights. I have learned a lot from this trip, and I hope others will too.
Amy - 6th Grader Explore 2000 Middle School
On October 9th, Explore 2000 went on an exciting field experience
to the Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Let’s just say it was a historical
“ball.” We got to see life size statues of what the men who signed the
constitution might have looked like. It sort of looked like a scene from the
movie Night at the Museum. We also had to take a mini quiz, which tested our
knowledge on the bill of rights. We sat in a theater and had clickers in our
hands. We used the clickers to input our answers to the questions on the
screen. It was actually a fun quiz. At the end of the day, we realized how
important our Constitution is and how chaotic our country would be without it.
Lorey - 6th Grader Explore 2000 Middle School
