SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS ENJOY VIRTUAL TRIP TO PRAGUE

The 2nd and 3rd graders went on a virtual field trip to the city of Prague (the capital andlargestcityintheCzechRepublic.) Wewereabletoconnect with Kory DeJong (2020 AHS Graduate)andAnnaKrepelkova (AHS Foreign Exchange Student)overFaceTimeasthey liveinthecity.KoryisaStudent atPragueUniversity.Annaand Kory took us on a walking tour of the city. We were able to see the cobble stone roads and the beautiful architecture. They showed us around a popular square that houses the open air markets especially during Easter and Christmas. We got a close up look at the famous Orloj clock and caught site of spiresfromseveralcathedrals. Anna and Kory showed us the public transportation such as the tram and metro system. They showed us the currency theyuse,theCzechCrown,and boughtaTrdelnikor“chimney cake” from a vendor so we could get a close up look at it. It looked delicious. We learned that students in Czech schools usedtoberequiredtolearnthe RussianlanguagewhentheSoviets wereincharge.Now,they are required to learn English at school instead. Anna told us thatPragueactuallyusedtobe kingdom ruled by Charles IV and many of the architecture andstatuesstillrepresenthim. We learned about a tradition to get rid of the cold weather that takes place on April 30th. On that evening Czech people use papers and other items to buildsomethingthatresembles a witch and burn it in a bonfire to encourage warmer weather to arrive. The pair answered many of our questions, and even zoomed in to the many Porsches and BMW’s that the students were fascinated with. While we were talking with Anna and Kory during the middle of our day, the sun started to set for them. It was a beautiful site with the sun setting behind the skyline of the city. Thank you Anna and Kory for spending your time teaching us about your city!