Growing up hasn’t dulled the excitement that comes from school field trips!!! Once a month the kindergarten kids go on a field trip, which means I do too!
I teach two kindergarten classes, Nevada and New York (the classes are all called different state names… I’m working on getting Arizona instead of Idaho, because honestly, Idaho??). Nevada is my favorite class when it comes to the younger kids. The class is made up of eight kids with very different personalities.
On this outing we visited a sweet potato farm. Basically, we hauled the kids out to this farm to dig up potatoes and then took pictures of them with their cache. The kids really enjoyed it, which brought about the inspired idea of introducing Vocational English Schools to Korea. We could “teach” the kids to make shoes or cheap trinkets, or perform other labor-intensive operations with only English instruction. I understand that this might be interpreted as a sweatshop, but if the kids are learning English I think the concept has some real potential J
After the kids got their fill of digging for spuds, they took a ride on a tractor and then it was time for lunch! The thing I found the most peculiar about this part of the trip were the lunch mats. All of the kids bring these little mats with their favorite cartoon characters to spread out on the grass before eating their packed lunch. To top it off, they take their shoes off before stepping on the mat, just like at home. It is Korean tradition to take off your shoes at most places and the picnic mats are no exception.
Overall, I think it was a successful day at the farm.
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