One of the fun things about being a private teacher is that I get to take the kids on heaps of excursions. This is also a fun part about teaching in schools, but the difference between a school excursion and a home-school excursion? Only one child to worry about instead of 25! This week, we went to see the Titanic exhibition at the Calgary Science Centre. Our reason for going was that 11 year old B is currently reading Gordon Korman's 'Titanic' series and also exploring concepts surrounding the idea of heroism. As we entered the exhibition, we were both given a boarding card with our passenger details. This allowed us to follow the story of a real passenger through the exhibit, finding out at the end if we lived or died. Luckily B and I were both first class passengers, so there was no bickering over that! And, luckily for me, I survived my time on the Titanic, unlike B who was a male and therefore died a gentleman-like death by leaving the lifeboats for the women and children. The whole exhibition was fantastic and extremely well set out, with a terrific audio guide with different stories for adults and children. Now I just need to explore ideas for our next fun excursions ... suggestions are more than welcome!
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