Annual Concord Visit

I hope this update finds everyone enjoying the last few hours of vacation. I'm sure it is one that we will not soon forget with the events surrounding the Boston Marathon headlining the week.

Before we headed out for vacation, we loaded up the bus to head to Concord, MA for our annual trip to view the site of the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and to learn more about Concord and life there circa 1776. The trip involves some pre-trip research as we wanted to find out about some of the people who were living in Concord at the time and what some of their responses were to the British marching upon their village. We started the day with members of the class reporting out what they learned as "family units".

We then headed out to the Old North Bridge and the Emerson house to see where the first shots fired upon the British troops took place. We were able to see the Minuteman Monument, the Old North Bridge, Reverend and Phoebe Emerson's home, and the burial site for the first British soldiers killed in the war.

Afterwards, we headed back to the Concord Museum to view some artifacts of the time and to participate in a "Town Meeting" that took place as the war began. Everyone was to contribute in the town meeting and then a vote was taken. We then enjoyed a nice lunch on the lawn before heading home. As usual, it was an informative trip to historic Concord and the weather was perfect for all of the outdoor activities.

 

 

This trip continues to be a great kick-off to our unit on the Causes of the American Revolution and really gets the students thinking about the time period in which the revolution occurred.