Friday, December 2, 2016

1st Grade School Trip to Divercity!

To prepare the 1st Grade for the next Unit about Communities and the people that we encounter in our own community, we took a trip to the amusement center in Albrook, "Divercity".

There, the students were able to place themselves in the various roles of those that have key jobs that we see in our daily lives. The beauty of this center is that it is especially for kids, no adults allowed! The students had introductory meetings at each new section that they wished to try before they were able to take on the task that each job required.

As we walk into "Divercity", we were greeted by beautiful scenes of Panama.....










Then the fun begins! First stop, go into the bank to get your guest certificate exchanged into "Diver-Money" for any item you may want to purchase while you are here. Here at "Divercity", the primary role that the students get to play are those of adults!




Then, we head off to play the roles of all of the many locations 'Divercity" has to offer. We hear about the process of making cookies and baked goods at Pascual. After that, we go to the Zona de Talentos to show off our singing abilities and have a bit of fun!



At Supermercado Xtra, we take turns working at the cash register, ringing up customers' purchases, charging them for what they have bought and then becoming the customer who gets to decide what is needed to take home to the family!



At Telemetro, we share breaking news with the audience, using our reading skills to let everyone know what is going on in the world. We work in front of the camera and share the microphone with our fellow news anchors. Telemetro Reporta!





Off we go to the Fire Station to become trained as fire fighters and learn how to save lives. After a rigorous training session, we go down the slide, get our gear on and quickly go to where we are needed!




We are ready to take off with Copa as we take turns in the Captain's seat to fly our passengers to wherever in the world they wish to go.

One of the major industries in Panama is farming and cattle. Our students get to go to the farm and take care of all of the animals there, making sure that they are fed and collecting the eggs from the chicken coop.


Without a doubt, we all had an amazing time, one that we will never forget as we discover all of the incredible jobs and the people that work in them.....in our Community!