Educational Wonders: River Days

Sunday, September 15, 2013

River Days

We have had an incredible weekend of beautiful weather and local activities. River Days is a local festival celebrating the Ohio River, our town of Mt. Vernon, and our people past and present. Our sixth grade students took a field trip to the celebration on Friday, September the 13th. We participated in the opening ceremonies, viewed historical demonstrations, sampled many different foods, and listened to stories about the Ohio and our town.

Governor Hovey (aka Jerry King)

Storyteller Susan Fowler

4 comments:

Alicia Langmayer said...: Wow! That is absolutely beautiful! What a fun learning experience for the kids. The views are magnificent in the pictures and looks like you all had a picture perfect day!; September 17, 2013 at 5:48 AM
Joe Spang said...: Looks like a great experience for the kids and a great tradition for your community. I also enjoyed reading your link to the Wikispaces info regarding River Days. Thanks!; September 17, 2013 at 8:24 AM
Mrs. O said...: Thanks Joe and Alicia! I created the wikispaces for River Days also!; September 17, 2013 at 5:55 PM
Unknown said...: Looking at the photos of the trip it looks like you had a beautiful day! Students (and adults) really do learn so much more by experiencing it; field trips can be so effective!
Thanks for sharing!
~Alison Carroll; September 20, 2013 at 2:24 PM