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Frieda Garcia Park, Boston, MA
First Night Boston, MA 2014
Click on the link to watch a few seconds of the fireworks on the Boston Common. Fireworks_FirstNight
In Scratch:
Honoring Our Community Helpers
Over the past year we have seen so many examples of extraordinary community helpers. This week there were difficult days in metropolitan Boston. Many of our community helpers have been here to support us during these difficult times. In tribute to all community helpers, I invite you to add your town and an icon representing one of the community helpers or several who you would like to honor.
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Scenes from Boston
Happy New Year From Boston!
Click on the link below to see some scenes from Boston this New Year’s Evening in Boston.
The Roseway
World Ocean School’s Roseway program is one of the most amazing field trips in the Boston area. Last Friday, fifth graders started their day out with shouts of ‘I’m a star!’ to warm up to the challenges of a human knot. Frustration in challenging problem solving was followed by cheering and applause as the children discovered communication and cooperation really are the keys to solving problems.
Once on board, the Roseway crew demonstrated the importance of teamwork as they shouted commands to each other to move away from the dock. Students watched with curiousity. It wasn’t long before they too were demonstrating their cooperative efforts as they raised the sails and were underway. Classes in knot tying, chart reading, coiling ropes, and Boston history followed under the beautiful sea breezes and gentle waves.
The three hours on the Boston Harbor went by very quickly and as we pulled into the dock, I could hear the students agree that they were glad that they had the chance to be a part of the crew. What a great tie-in to our decade of working with sailors, including our ‘teacher at sea,’ Skipper Rich Wilson, who was speaking about his book highlighting the transoceanic voyages that he completed as students across the world followed him via his sitesALIVE! website.
Thanks to the World Ocean Schools enthusiastic efforts to excite and engage the students.
Tall Ships Visit Boston
Kids and Fountains
Kids and Water
Children are fascinated by water fountains. Here are a few curious children at the Rose Kennedy Garden in Boston on Sunday.
Fourth of July
Here are three videos from YouTube that capture some of the Fourth of July traditions in Boston.
Yesterday evening two of my students and I were invited by Anne Mirtschin to talk with her students in Hawkesdale P12 College in Hawkesdale, Victoria. We used the DiscoverE virtual classroom with video, audio, whiteboard and text chat features to tell them about our Fourth of July celebration. We enjoyed this unique experience to travel virtually to the other side of the planet to speak with the seventh grade students there.