Kindergarten Boys and Seventh Grade Boys Visit the Met
St. Bernard’s is fortunate to be located within walking distance of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over the years teachers have taken advantage of this rich resource and exposed their students to historical objects, artwork, and special exhibitions that are related to their curriculum. This year is no different. In recent weeks, kindergarten boys and seventh grade boys visited the Met and explored specific wings of the museum.
Kindergarten boys visited the Egyptian collection, as they have been studying Egypt over the past month. The boys noticed Egyptian hieroglyphs throughout the galleries and were able to identify many of them by name. They were excited to explain the story of Isis and Osiris to their parents and teachers. Some of the biggest highlights were seeing actual mummies, canopic jars, and William the Hippo. They ended their trip at the Temple of Dendur and were all smiles.
Seventh graders visited the Greek and Roman wings of the museum to complement their yearlong study of ancient Greece and Rome. The boys were tasked with finding specific objects that were located throughout the Greek and Roman collections. They separated into small groups and set off to see how many objects they could find. After careful observation, they answered questions about each object. The boys worked well together and had fun navigating their way from room to room. They also were excited to have familiarity with the figures referenced in many of the artworks. Being able to connect what they had studied in class with physical objects made quite an impression on them.
