By Brother Ken Jones
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| Gamma Pi Brothers pose with students outside museum |
On Saturday, November 15, the Brothers of Gamma Pi had the pleasure of
hosting the Kids from Kentland at the African American Civil War Museum in Washington,
DC.
It was a brisk morning and arriving at the museum was a site to see. From
the big black gates that welcome you in at the entrance to the pictures that
lead down the sidewalk to doors of the museum. You get the feel of history just
walking into the museum. The kids were full of questions from the pictures they
saw. The staff of the museum were grateful for the excitement from the
students.
The staff showed a brief presentation, which introduced the museum
and set the exploratory track for the day. After the presentation there was a
scavenger hunt that the museum staff sent the students on. The students were
sent out to find some very interesting answers hidden in the museums articles,
videos, and exhibits. The excitement continued to build as the students began
to find the answers to the questions given.
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| All the chapter members and the youth |
The Brothers of Gamma Pi served as
group leaders while going through the museum with the students. Once the
scavenger hunt was completed the museum staff read through the gathered answers
to see what the groups had found. Every group did a good job and were very
happy with their success.
As we took a break
to eat lunch the students continued to ask the museum staff very good
questions. Once the mind is stimulated
there is no telling where that will lead. It was once said that “the most
precious thing you can give anyone is your time”, well if this field trip is
any indication of that, this was time well spent
Who knows, we may get our
next great historian out of the kids went spent time with today. We must
continue to spend time with as many students as we can, after all, they are our
leaders of tomorrow.
As we left the
museum and headed to the statue of African American Soldiers, across the street
from the museum it was evident that the museum had excited the students to find
out more about the Civil War period and know that there were African American
soldiers that helped win the war for the Union. Finding out the truth about the
Civil War really felt good, since most classrooms of the past only taught us
from another point of view. The students were glad to hear that their ancestors
fought for their freedom as well. May God bless the students and the Brothers
that continue to lead them.
Photos below from Brothers Kevin Greenwood and Chris Edwards
More photos available here)
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| Bro. Tony Kelly shows artifacts to kids |
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| Museum entrance |
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| Youth listening attentively |
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