Memorials and Museums

What a beautiful and busy day in DC. Today, we headed out to the Tidal Basin to check out the Jefferson, FDR and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials. The weather was perfect-- no rain, not too too hot or sunny. Many students remarked upon what they had learned at the memorials, especially the Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial.

After that, we headed over to the Holocaust Museum, a sobering experience for all, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing where we got to see actual money being printed(!)

Then it was off to the Smithson Museums of Natural History and American History where we saw the skeletons of many different animal, a mummy, the hall of Mammals, gemstones from all over the world, interesting insects , steam engines, automobiles from many different time periods and Dorothy's ruby slippers, among many other wonders. All the kids were engaged and interested and the museums were a great experience.

We took a quick trip to the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and then fulfilled a Colrain Tradition by climbing on the the giant statue of Albert Einstein.