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Rosarian Academy 8th Grade Visits with Congressman Tom Rooney and Tours NationÕs Capital
As an extension of the eighth grade classroom study of erican democracy and the U.S. Constitution, thirty-eight Rosarian Academy eighth-grade students and four chaperones took a tour of our nation’s capital April 18-20. In preparation for this visit, students researched, created and presented digital documentaries on the D.C. monuments and memorials.
Class work ce alive as the enthusiastic group started their extensive, guided three-day tour of Washington, D.C., including: Arlington National Cemetery, the Marine Corps War Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietn Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial, FDR Memorial and Jefferson Memorial.
During the second day on tour, students explored the estate and gardens of George Washington’s home at Mt. Vernon, including the Georgian mansion, museum and education center. They learned the details of Lincoln’s assassination during their visit to Ford’s Theatre and Petersen House. Students attended the play, Shear Madness, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the evening.
Students also visited Capitol Hill and met with Congressman Tom Rooney. They toured the U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center with special gallery passes compliments of Congressman Rooney. A walk along Capitol Hill took them to the U.S. Supreme Court and inside the Library of Congress. Following a photo stop at the White House, students spent considerable time at the Smithsonian Museums, including the National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of National History, and the National Museum of erican History.
Traveling to Washington, D.C. has become an annual tradition for the eighth grade over the last decade.
