Harmony School Curriculum


Trips

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Field trips

Field trips are an integral part of many classes. Each program takes regular trips during the day to enrich the curriculum and take advantage of the wonderful resources that are available at Indiana University and in and around Bloomington. Teachers see the community as a big part of the classroom. When high school students were studying issues of poverty as part of their service learning class, they went out on the street and asked people they met, “What does it mean to be poor?” When students are studying birds, they go out to wooded areas and watch birds to see how they behave and listen to their songs. During their Mysteries Theme the early childhood students went on a snapshot scavenger hunt around the neighborhood and solved a riddle at Cascades Park when they discovered the waterfall.

Other trips that were enjoyed by Harmony students during the 2001-2002 school year were:

  • Cedar Bluffs for a biology field trip
  • Muscatatuck River
  • Jeff Hartenfeld’s flower farm
  • Linda Lewis’ country home for a hay ride and picnic
  • Trick or treating for UNICEF around Bloomington
  • Brookville Reservoir for geology field trip
  • Griffy Lake
  • Glen Black lab
  • Bryan Park
  • Wyandotte Caves
  • Indiana University Science Open House
  • Feline Rescue Center
  • Conner Prairie
  • Indianapolis Children’s Museum
  • Wonderlab
  • Shelter Inc.
  • Indiana Repertory Theater to see play, “Color of Justice”
  • Hoosier Heights indoor climbing facility
  • Monroe County Courthouse
  • Bakehouse Bakery and Restaurant
  • Frank Southern Ice Skating Rink
  • Roller Skating Rink
  • Indianapolis Youth Summit on Issues of Poverty
  • New York City to the Anti-Globalization Rally and Education Forum

Thursday afternoon Creation classes often provide opportunities to get out into the community too. During Multicultural month the Korean class visited the Korean grocery, Saraga Oriental Market and the Korean restaurant, Seoul Garden. A geology class visited local rock outcrops and the Indiana Geological survey. There was also Frisbee at the park and bowling and pool at the Indiana University Union Building. The service learning Issues of Poverty class spent a lot of time helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house and volunteering at the Shalom Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 







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