AMPED UP

What an exciting project this is - a 125 feet high by 45 feet wide mural that thousands of people from all over the US will be working on is to be housed in Winsted. Ellen Griesedieck, the inspiration behind the American Mural Project, shared many stories with the ESL classes about the many people she has met while working on different parts of the mural. It will ultimately be a collaboration of projects from all 50 states.

To find out more about Winsted's Wall of America, visit their evolving website:

http://www.americanmuralproject.org/

Meeting Famous Artist.

Last week we went to visit the American Mural Project which was very exciting. We met the wonderful artist Ellen Griesedieck who is full of energy and ideas. She told us a lot of interesting things like different projects all over the country.
All her projects inspired all students and me. It was a very wonderful adventure especially to meet a famous artist like Ellen.I just want to thank the teachers for taking us to the great tour:)

Civil War Monument

Last Tuesday we went to see the Soldiers' Monument and Memorial Park in Winchester,Connecticut. That was a very interesting trip for all of us so we all could learn a lot about the monument from a wonderful guy, Steve ,who showed us the whole building and told the entire story about it.
He even took us to the top of the Monument which for some of us was a very scary thing to do but we all went there anyway and took some pictures.

It was a very beautiful view from the top of the building .We could see some territory of Winsted which was very cool.

I really enjoyed that trip:)

Police Department in Winsted

Visiting the Police Department was very exciting for all students and me. We met a very nice and friendly policeman who showed us every room in the building like jail in which can fit about six people and its separated for men and women.The policeman told us about the hard work they have to do outside the department involving paperwork. At the end of the trip some people took a few pictures with the policeman and we all left the department hoping to visit again but just for the next tour:)

Officer Robert and me.

A very handsome policeman and me. He was a very nice man, he told us a lot of interesting stories, showed us all the places inside the building like the rooms where they gave you breathhalizer test and the jail cells. He told us how the work actually is, how important the paper work is and writing the reports which is 80% of his duties. I really enjoyed the trip:)

The Police Dept. and the Radar Gun

In the morning of May 3, we visited the Police Dept. We learned very much about the policeman's job-arresting criminals, drunk driving, handling car accidents. And they also handle problems with your noisy neighbor, or a barking dog, etc. They are really really busy.

This is the first time I saw a radar gun. The policeman uses the radar gun to measure the speed of cars. If you are over the speed limit, they will stop you and give you a ticket. Oh~, this radar gun makes my uncle contribute to the government very much. (hahaha...)

It was a very nice field study.

Cleaning up on Earth Day.

On Thursday my whole class went to help clean garbage by the river in Winsted. It was a very nice and warm day so we had a really good time. Even though sometimes the garbage smelled bad, but at some point we didn't care because that cause was very helpful for the environment.

Library

Today we took a tour to the library in our college.We were able to meet
Pam who gave us a tour .She showed us sections of many different types of books and very helpful cd's for ESL students.Some student got library cards and took out books.That was very intersting trip:)

Familiar Names

Here's a challenge for the ESL students - See how many names that you saw on the headstones in the Old Burying Ground you recognize as we continue to explore the town of Winsted. Look at street names, parks, schools, etc.

Walking Tour 4-8-10

Everyone seemed to enjoy the visit to the green, The First Church of Winsted, and the Winsted Old Burying Ground. Of particular interest were the war monuments in the green, the beautiful windows in the church, and the older graves and names in the cemetery. Most of the students were impressed with the history of Winsted. The weather was beautiful for the walk and it was fun to have the GED class join us.

Village Greens

New England Village Greens were an important part of town life in the 18th, 19th, 20th centuries.

cemetery

Looking forward to visiting Cemetery