Day 9

Field Trip: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and State Capital 

         "Today we all went to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, VMFA. We had an hour to split up into groups and look around the exhibits. The second floor was an elaborate maze of art through time and around the world. The whole art museum ranged from Ancient Egyptian arts and artifacts to modern pop art. Afterwards, we took a tour around the Ancient and Modern Asian art galleries. We all enjoyed learning about Japanese dressy screens, びょうぶ（Byoubu), and intricately crafted house hold items. Afterwards, students bought souvenirs at the gift shop and admired the rest of the galleries." -Andrea M.

          "After we visited the VMFA, we made out way to the state capital buildling. OUr pleaant tour guide lead us through the welcome center into the main building. She went through decades worth of American history starting from the landing of Jamestown all the way to the Civil War, all while we walked through the old senate houses. She ended the tour by taking us to the Virginia house of Delegates where we got to see the room where the delegates vote. Some students were fascinated by the architecture, some were enthralled by the history, and others generally just liked being able to see how politics of the building worked. Whatever the case, we really enjoyed our tour! (The second gift shop was a plus as well~!)" - Amber S. 

** P H O T O S **

Parents! Students love getting mail! Every time your child gets a package, his or her face lights up like it is Christmas morning. Send more packages.

Downtime! Students enjoy the brief period between 9:30 P.M. and lights out to play with friends, play music or do something else fun. 

Time for a quick breather! Students rest between tours at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Students extensively explored the museum from 10:00 A.M. until 2:30 P.M. and needed to take breaks from time to time.

Lunch Break! Students ate some fine food from a catering students. The delicious delectables ranged from Caesar salad, to pastrami on rye.

Is this only a picture? Some of the artwork at the museum was so realistic that it looked and felt alive. It took a second glance to determine what was real and what was art.

These beautiful lamps were displayed in the American sec

Having fun in RVA! Student pass time waiting for the bus by playing cards, exploring the museum, and posing for the camera!

Can it move? This amazing to scale statue of Washington was the only one made while our first President lived. Lafayette, a great friend of Washington, commented that he believed the statue would move.

Let's learn history! Students gather around the tour guide as she explains the significance of the massive eight foot statue of Thomas Jefferson. The amazing bronze-cast statue weighed over eight tons and depicts our third president carrying blueprints for the Richmond Capitol building.

Out of session! The Senate was empty today, allowing us and other tourists to see the amazing room in which the recent Lincoln movie was filmed. This room normally houses the senators when in session and has iPads for the senators to use to organize the meetings.

Captions By: Adam