Students enjoy field trip to Washington, DC

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May 23, 2012

Students enjoy field trip to Washington, DC

FOR THE DAILY SOUTHERNER FOR THE DAILY SOUTHERNER The Daily Southerner Wed May 23, 2012, 06:01 PM EDT

TARBORO — Fifth grade students at G.W. Carver Elementary School enjoyed a field trip to Washington, D.C. April 5, made possible through a Target Field Trip Grant.

Forty-five students, along with eight parents and six staff members, left early that morning to enjoy an educational trip as they learned about various memorials and historical sites in the nation’s capitol. The group visited the Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, U.S. Capital building and the Pentagon.

Students were most surprised at how large the Pentagon was and how there was a “city within a building,” since the Pentagon has its own stores, day care, restaurants and bank.

Some students also experienced their first security screening with this visit, as all visitors to the Pentagon must go through security scans.

Following their trip, students gave presentations on something they learned while in Washington, whether it be about the government, the tragedy of September 11, or historical monuments. Judges for the presentations were Carol Cobb, the school social worker who prepared the Target grant and school counselors Danielle Dew and Tracy Bridges, along with AIG teacher Angela Strothers.

“We saw some excellent, research based and creative presentations from our fifth graders,” said Cobb.

Since launching the Field Trip Grant program in 2007, Target has awarded more than $16 million in grants. As part of the program, each Target store awards three grants to schools ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, nationwide. Each grant is valued up to $700.

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