Germany

March was a very busy month for me (and most teachers). Like in many schools, March is full of end-of-quarter duties as well as wrapping up units to prepare for spring break. Our school's spring break is two weeks long, and this year I was fortunate enough to get to spend it abroad. My school is working to build relationships with other schools around the world to help establish international partnerships, exchanges, etc. So I (along with a colleague from our Upper School) went to Hamburg, Germany as ambassadors to help build a relationship with a partner school. My colleague edited together footage from the trip and HERE is the result (this is a broadcast from our school's television network, so our part actually starts after the initial news is read). I've also included some pictures from the trip below.

It was an incredible experience, to say the least, and I am grateful to work for an outstanding school that offers these opportunities for faculty and students.

What's remaining of the Berlin wall.

One (of MANY) canal in Hamburg. 

Memorial at Neuengamme concentration camp.

A view from the incredible walk to a nearby theater (a field trip the class I was visiting took one day).

The original entrance to Lubeck, a medieval town in Germany.

A view as we walked down a street in a small Germany village.

I got to teach a lesson to a third grade class about Kansas City!