Thursday, July 18, 2013

The AELP Parked the Car (and Suburbans) in Harvard Yard!

The AELP students were up and at 'em early this morning to head into Boston for a Harvard University education, Boston Science Museum challenge, and some American shopping!


It was a full day for AELP students and staff who drove first into Cambridge, Massachusetts for a tour of the country's oldest higher-education institution and one of the world's most prestigious schools, Harvard University.  The students toured the campus grounds, stopped off in the school's bookstore, and ate lunch in Harvard Yard.  They each took a turn rubbing the shoe of the statue dedicated to Harvard College's benefactor and namesake, John Harvard, as that's said to bring a person good luck!

Katharina and Fernando bring us good luck as we pose for a photo in front of the John Harvard statue!
After lunch we headed to the Boston Science Museum where we first visited 'The Greatest Places' on earth via the Mugar Omni IMAX theatre.
AELP students get ready to travel around the world via the IMAX theater in Boston!
AELP staff and students are ready to fly!
After the film, the students split up into groups and were presented with a challenge: what are three scientific facts you learned from the exhibits and what new vocabulary did you learn?  The students took off to explore and report back later!
Locating the countries of fellow AELP students!
AELP students attract electric currents with the tips of their fingers!

Learning about the planet's inhabitants 67 million years ago!
Kohsuke, Hiro, and Filippo showcase how they learn about science with their mouths wide open!
Smiling faces at the Science Museum!
When the group came back together, students shared facts and new vocabulary learned, like 'conductivity', 'fossils', and 'meteorology', to name just a few.
A meeting of the scientific minds!
To round out the tour of the Boston Science Museum, the AELP practiced their butterfly-whispering in the Butterfly Garden.  Here they were able to walk amongst free-flying butterflies of varying shapes, sizes, and colors!
So close you can touch them...
... and Ellie does :).
Jimena, from Mexico, smiles as our new friends circle around her.
Jimena, Ellie, Veronika, Coco, and Andreana (in front): as pretty as the butterflies!
Unfortunately, we couldn't stay with our fluttery friends for the whole day so we headed off to CambridgeSide Galleria for some shopping.    
Karen, the director, and the AELP students say goodbye to the Boston Science Museum.
At the end of the day, we asked the students if they had enjoyed themselves, to which all responded an affirmative, "Yes!"  Julia, from Russia, said that the museum was her favorite part of the day: "I wish I could live there.  If I lived there, I would spend every morning with the butterflies."
Julia, from Russia, full of peace and love :).





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