The Eighth Grade Class

Day 6 Podcast: 4/26/07

Day 6 Podcast - The eighth graders have Catholic day and visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Where's Bernie Day 6

Today Bernie went to Mass. He visited the eighth largest church in the world.

This church is located next to Catholic University.

This church is our national basilica and is dedicated to Mary. It is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Bernie received special blessings from the hand of Pope John Paul II today at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.

Day 5 Podcast: 4/25/07

Day 5 Podcast - The eighth graders visit the Spy Museum and several Smithsonian museums, including the Air and Space Museum.

Where's Bernie? Day 4

Bernie saw lots of flying vehicles today and learned about the mechanics of flight.



His favorite flying vehicle landed on the Moon.



Can you guess what it is?

It's the lunar module from the Apollo series at the Air and Space Museum!

Bernie in Flash

Bernie had a busy day and saw a lot of his friends.

Bernie is posing for a shot between the stars of one of his favorite movies, Star Wars. R2D2 and C3PO came out of their old home of the American History Museum to come to the Air and Space Museum.

Oh, Look! It's Kermie! -one of Bernie's old pals.

Bernie is sitting on F.D.R.'s knee!

Trip Photos

I'm glad everyone is enjoying traveling along with our eighth graders as they visit Washington D.C. There have been many requests for pictures so I wanted to let everyone know that we'll be posting a photo album with many more pictures when the kids get back.

Thank you for all the great comments and kudos for this project. The kids are doing a fabulous job bringing the experience home and getting as many student interviews as possible. Hats off to our eighth graders! And Mrs. Drewes, in hindsight, I don't think this project would be what it is without your superb editorial guidance. You really helped Laura and Regie become great spokespersons for the school.

This has been a project with many moving parts, both logistically and technologically. We've learned a great deal about how to use this technology to communicate more effectively (and dynamically) and to bring the learning experience a little closer to home, in real time. In the future, I look forward to helping bring more projects like this to the students and parents of JP2.

Thank you all again for your continued support of our students.

Sincerely,

John Maklary
Technology Coordinator