My class has been begging me to go on a field trip since the beginning of the year. I finally planned one to the Discovery Park - a planetarium and outdoor creation museum but when over half my class decided not to go I was left with 3 students going and we didn't have enough to make the minimum. Plan B was suggested by Pastor Carlos - we went to the Maritime Museum. Mr. Pedro was our bus driver and tour guide for the day!
The kids enjoyed seeing models and replicas of many different kinds of ships from the time of the explorers. There was even a special exhibit on the Somalian Pirates. We also saw some fishing boats and even one boat that was used to transport the Queen. It took 80 men to row it! Another highlight of the museum was seeing the airplane that made the first transatlantic flight from Portugal to Brazil.
After the museum we had lunch in a park across the street. The kids enjoyed playing for a while - and we had a photo shoot.
We enjoyed tasting some of the traditional pastries from Belem and finished off the day seeing the discovery tower.There's a map of the world on the floor. Each of my students are standing by their home country. The tower has Vasco da Gama as well as other explorers.
It was a good field trip and a great way to finish the week.
Great field trip! Looks like a lot of fun. I also love your new background! Nice job!
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