Cora and her fifth-grade classmates took a field trip Tuesday to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, a trip that some students call their favorite of elementary school.
We've been looking forward to it, and Jen and I were lucky enough to be chaperones. (This is one where very few parents are able to chaperone, due to Reagan Library rules.)
Here are Cora and Trent in front of Air Force One, the official plane that carried President Reagan.
The fifth-graders take part in a special learning experience centered around the U.S. invasion of the Caribbean island of Grenada in 1983, under Reagan.
They were divided into three groups - the media, the military and the Oval Office - and given personas to act out from that period.
Cora was given the identity of a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, in the media unit. The students got to act on a tip that the U.S. was in fact preparing to invade Grenada to rescue 600 medical students.
Here, Cora is amazed to see that when she is reporting "live" in front of a green screen, it looks on camera like she's standing in front of the White House.
Later, she manned the camera while Trent, acting as the Washington, D.C., media bureau chief, gave his report.
We then got a tour of Air Force One and the rest of the museum. Here, Cora is showing off her L.A. Times badge, with her notebook. Such a proper young reporter! I love that she took a notebook to take notes with; no other student thought to do so. She is such an eager learner.
This is inside Air Force One.
We also had a look at the piece of the Berlin Wall, with the docent providing a good overview of the wall's historical importance.
This was the first time I'd visited since Mrs. Reagan's passing. We spent a moment in front of their tomb.
It was a fabulous field trip, and I'm so pleased I was able to go.
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