This past Thursday every grade in my school went on a different full-day field trip. My co-teacher and I went on the 5th grade trip to the Bug Museum in Wonju, a city about 2 hours away. Before the trip I was a little apprehensive about how much fun the students would have at a Bug Museum but once I arrived I realized the place wasn’t really a museum per se.
When we arrived all of the students were rounded up in a big room where they would watch a movie about insects and then make insect necklaces. The teachers were then shown an adjoining room with a kitchen, tv, couch, blankets and more where we were able to relax all day. It was very different than field trips in the states since teachers basically just hang out during the trip. All of the teachers and I then broke into the snacks that parents had packed for us. Apparently, when classes go on field trips it’s generally accepted that parents will make kimbap and send it to school for the teachers. Therefore, we easily had over 400 pieces of kimbap, tons of fruit, summer rolls and more. It was a delicious snack. Afterwards, the teachers were escorted to a restaurant on the premises for lunch while the students ate their packed lunches in the big room. It was pretty funny to see the differences between the teachers and students day.
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| Our feast that was prepared by the parents |
After lunch I wanted to spend more time with the kids so I hung out with them as they made homemade ice cream after lunch. I also touched the huge beetles and ‘caterpillars’ that they were able to play with. It was a lot of fun and the kids absolutely LOVED playing with the bugs. We then went on a tour of the premises and saw goats, bunnies, an iguana, lots of turtles and then lots of bug specimens. The ‘museum’ was pretty eclectic. The students each got their own giant ‘caterpillar’ to take home as well, which was extremely exciting for them. I’m not quite sure how their parents will feel about the bugs though. They were pretty gross.
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| My students with their homemade ice cream |
We ended up getting back to Hwacheon around five and it was an awesome day. I love interacting with my kids outside of the classroom and was impressed by how many of them wanted to speak English with me. My students were also really generous and gave me many ‘presents’ which were mainly their food. Some students would even come up to me, tell me they had a present for me and then stick a fork full of food in my mouth without any warning.This was actually how I ended up eating a ball of dough with squid in the middle of it...
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