The pink church. This is the Ascencion Church found inside the vast Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort in San Pablo City, Laguna. It was a Spanish-style church and being used as a museum. My daughter took this picture during her educational field trip five years ago.
Field trips can be both fun and educational for scout troops or groups of students. There are many places that a New York City educational tour could visit. Here is a look at some of the top educational sites for children in NYC.
American Museum of Natural History – Highlights are the Discovery Room, the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life and the Hayden Planetarium which has the largest virtual reality simulator in the world.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum – At this museum you can see restored aircraft, the Concorde and the former USS Growler submarine. You can also check out a high-tech simulator to see what it is like to fly a jet or travel in space.
Metropolitan Museum of Art – The Met has exhibits from all over the world and throughout time. It offers traveling exhibitions throughout the year.
Guggenheim Museum РDesigned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this museum has masterworks from many famous artists including Picasso, Monet and C̩zanne.
Science Barge – This is an off the grid farm using sustainable energy which is irrigated with rainwater. There are programs about the technologies used on the farm.
Bronx Zoo – This zoo is arranged by nature zones and is the biggest urban zoo in the country.
New York Aquarium – Located on Coney Island, this is the oldest operating aquarium in the US.
We watch the historical epic film Heneral Luna last night and I would certainly love to watch it for a few more times. Thanks to the writers, actors and all those behind the movie for their brilliance, courage and motivation to interpret an important piece of the Philippine history. Aside from learning about the life of General Luna as a person, lover, and patriot, there were a lot of scenes and dialogs that are relatable to the present day situations.
I love the flashback scene where Luna was talking with her mother. She made him remember his childhood in their old house in Binondo especially that scene in the dining area with cherry veneer wood furnitures where the family is about to eat dinner. It shows the warm moments with his family as a young boy.
After Heneral Luna’s success, I think the movie producer will do another historical film via Heneral Gregorio Del Pillar biopic. We’ll surely watch this one.