Field Trip - 6th Grade

Field Trip to American Memorial Park

By: Ashley Welch

The sixth grade class went on a field trip to American Memorial Park. We first went to the museum there. We learned about World War II. We even had ranger Nancy take us around the museum and tell us about things that happened in the war. Like the story about the atomic bomb. I always thought that the atomic bomb was just a bomb with lots and lots of explosives, but no. I realized it was something different. Going to the museum made me smarter. It made me realize how much people on Saipan suffered from the war. I’m glad that I was able to go there.

Our class didn’t just go to the museum. After we were finished learning about WW2, we went to the park to eat. We had a barbeque. When we all were done eating, we played games. The first game we played was blindfolded soccer. There were teams of three. What we did was have two people be blindfolded. The person who was not blindfolded guided the two blindfolded people. The goal was that the non-blinded person had to lead the two blind people to kick the ball through the goal.

After playing blindfolded soccer, we played capture the flag (CTF). It was really fun. There were two sides and a line between two sides. There was a flag on each side. We divided the class into two teams. Each team tried to capture the enemy’s flag. However, if you cross onto the enemy’s side and they touch you, then, you have to go to jail. The only way you can get out of jail is if one of your teammates comes and touches you. We did a lot of running and had lots of fun.

When we got on the bus, we went to see The Last Command Post. We saw tanks and artillery guns. Then, we went back to our home school, the Ladera International School of Saipan, At last, our informative and fun-filled journey ends.

Posted by: Rosemarie Lizama