Field Trip - Pictures

This past Friday we ventured out of the four walls of our school to take the students on the beloved "Field Trip."  As our school has only 34 students in Grades 1-5, I was confident that we had the matter entirely in hand.  However, apparently March 26th, is a POPULAR date on the primary school calendars of the schools here.   We took in two attractions...the local "Sea World" and a park with "Cherry Blossoms in Bloom."  In my life I have had no other experience that prepared me for the volume of students packed into both locations.  But by virtue of the "sea world's" indoor location...claustrophobics...beware!  Hundreds and hundreds of shouting, pushing primary school students that were like swarms of bees surrounded us.  It was nearly paralyzing to attempt to keep track of our precious 34 in the midst of the mayhem!  Here are some photos of the day...the moments that were serene (or at least not terrifying!)

Above:  our local version of "sea world"

Below:  Cherry blossom Central...

Some photos of our little flowers...

While I was snapping these shots...so were dozens of other photographers...the kids sort of grow accustomed to it after a while...but it makes them feel uncomfortable when their classmates tease them about "movie stars"...

Every Field Trip has the group of Moms who come along for the day...here's our group of Moms...we so hope to continue to deepen relationships with this group in particular as we have the most exposure to them...

Below is a shot of Mrs.Wu and myself with two of the moms with whom were are extremely close...more and more meaningful conversations are taking place as we continue to build trust...

Below:  some of the fellow "field-trippers" from another local school...

Some shots from the bus trip follow:

One final shot that gave us a chuckle when we were inside "sea world"... we always appreciate the clear and concise translations on signs that help us understand what is expected of us...

We'll leave you with that safety word..."Carefully slip & fall down"...