Museums and Making Memories

Greeted by the cool morning air, we began our day walking, waiting at crosswalks, catching the Yellow Circulator bus, then walking again to the Supreme Court. Unfortunately because the Court was in session, we were not permitted entrance into the actual courtroom, but we took in the grandeur and history of America’s “Temple of Justice” which was erected during the Great Depression and completed in 1935.

Above the Supreme Court building entrance the inscription reads, “Equal Justice Under Law.” Our next stop challenged precisely that ideal.  To whom does equal justice under the law apply? At the African American Museum of History and Culture, our students traveled back in time to the 1400’s when the Atlantic slave trade began, walked through a Jim Crow era segregated rail car, and even learned about the Central Florida town of Eatonville, the first incorporated African-American city in the United States.

After a picnic lunch, we visited the Ford’s Theater to see with our very own eyes the presidential box in which Abraham Lincoln was shot by Confederate sympathizer, John Wilkes Booth.  We heard the story of how that infamous day unfolded and how several days later, the great manhunt for Booth culminated in a shoot out and a barn on fire!

Each chaperone group strolled through Chinatown to choose their dinner fare, whether Indian cuisine, Peruvian food, or good ol’ burgers. Back at the hotel, our sixth graders enjoyed a little friendly competition around the game tables before heading off to bed.

Another day is done for our sixth grade Geneva Knights in Washington DC. A day full of history, curiosity, exploring, pondering, and waiting at crosswalks…

by Michelle Seneff, parent blogger

 

The Geneva School
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November 30, 2023
  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • 4th - 8th Gr - Spelling Bee

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 8:30 am- 10:00 am
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  • K4-Kindergarten Martial Arts - Room 232

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 2:45 pm- 3:30 pm
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  • 3rd Grade Parent Meeting

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • K-6th Grade Youth Tennis (Rain Make Up)

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • 5 & 6 Grade Girls Basketball Practice

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Percussio

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • MS Girls Basketball Home vs Forest Lake Ed. Center

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boy Soccer Home vs ICS

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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  • 4th Grade Moms Knight Out

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • MS Boys Basketball Home vs Forest Lake Ed. Center

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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  • Les Miserables Performance

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Girls Soccer Home Game vs. Crooms

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 1, 2023
  • Lower School Spirit Friday

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • Fathers Watch

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 8:00 am- 9:30 am
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  • Partnering for Excellence Series

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 8:30 am- 10:00 am
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  • 5 & 6 Grade Boys Basketball Practice

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Les Miserables Performance

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Away vs Orangewood

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 2, 2023
  • JV Boys Basketball Home vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 2, 2023 - December 2, 2023
    Time: 10:00 am- 11:30 am
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  • Christmas Festival

    Date: December 2, 2023 - December 2, 2023
    Time: 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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December 4, 2023
  • Moms in Prayer

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 8:15 am- 9:30 am
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  • Lower School Chapel

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 8:20 am- 8:45 am
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  • Youth Archery

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • LS NHS Tutoring

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 3:25 pm- 4:10 pm
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  • 5 & 6 Grade Boys Basketball Game vs. Circle -FH Gym

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • 5 & 6 Grade Girls Basketball Game vs. st. Lukes- FH Gym

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs TFA Leesburg

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
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November 30, 2023
  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
    See more details

  • 4th - 8th Gr - Spelling Bee

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 8:30 am- 10:00 am
    See more details

  • K4-Kindergarten Martial Arts - Room 232

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 2:45 pm- 3:30 pm
    See more details

  • 3rd Grade Parent Meeting

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • K-6th Grade Youth Tennis (Rain Make Up)

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • 5 & 6 Grade Girls Basketball Practice

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • Percussio

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • MS Girls Basketball Home vs Forest Lake Ed. Center

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Boy Soccer Home vs ICS

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
    See more details

  • 4th Grade Moms Knight Out

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm
    See more details

  • MS Boys Basketball Home vs Forest Lake Ed. Center

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm
    See more details

  • Les Miserables Performance

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Girls Soccer Home Game vs. Crooms

    Date: November 30, 2023 - November 30, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 1, 2023
  • Lower School Spirit Friday

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • Fathers Watch

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 8:00 am- 9:30 am
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  • Partnering for Excellence Series

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 8:30 am- 10:00 am
    See more details

  • 5 & 6 Grade Boys Basketball Practice

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Les Miserables Performance

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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  • Varsity Boys Basketball Away vs Orangewood

    Date: December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
    Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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December 2, 2023
  • JV Boys Basketball Home vs Trinity Christian

    Date: December 2, 2023 - December 2, 2023
    Time: 10:00 am- 11:30 am
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  • Christmas Festival

    Date: December 2, 2023 - December 2, 2023
    Time: 2:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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December 4, 2023
  • Moms in Prayer

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 8:15 am- 9:30 am
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  • Lower School Chapel

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 8:20 am- 8:45 am
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  • Youth Archery

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • LS NHS Tutoring

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 3:25 pm- 4:10 pm
    See more details

  • 5 & 6 Grade Boys Basketball Game vs. Circle -FH Gym

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm
    See more details

  • 5 & 6 Grade Girls Basketball Game vs. st. Lukes- FH Gym

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 5:00 pm- 6:00 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs TFA Leesburg

    Date: December 4, 2023 - December 4, 2023
    Time: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
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