Category Archives: Field Trips

The Museum of Natural Sciences

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Last Friday the 6th graders went to the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. It is a very big and interesting museum. As a group, we all went to see the RACE exhibit. Highly recommend! The posters were so cool there. I learned a lot of new things, like that the Pandemic affected racism, and that people of color are treated differently in the doctor’s office. The main thing I learned is: race isn’t real! Race is a made up thing. Skin color is real, but race is not. 

Another cool exhibit was the dinosaur one! We got to see lots of cool bones. It was fun to imagine what the dinos actually looked like.  I love museums because every time you go, you learn something new. Although I have been to this museum before, I never got to see the RACE exhibit and cool posters. There was a 3d print room at The Museum of Natural Sciences. My group got to learn a lot about 3d printers, including where to download items to make. This museum was really fun, and the 6th graders all had a good time. 

Camp Hanes

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Camp Hanes was such a fun and amazing experience for the 6th graders at Durham Academy. Right after I got to school I dropped off my really heavy duffel bag. Soon, me and my classmates loaded our luggage onto the bottom part of the bus and hopped on. I got to sit next to Louise, and across from Sophia and Mae. The teachers put Madagascar the movie on the DVD. The bus ride was really loud. As we arrived, a woman who worked there, Cammi, came on our bus and told us to put our stuff down in the gym and go to the conference room. We all sat down as Bella, Dem, Sarah, and Kayla introduced themselves. Something that was really fun was that when they needed to get our attention, they said “Subway!” And we said “Eat Fresh!”

The activities my group did were a hike, team building, and boating. My favorite activity was the hike! The view at the top of the mountain was beautiful! At some parts of the hike we had to use ropes to climb because it was so steep. During team building, we played a game called Acid River where you had to jump from dot to dot, having at least one person touching each dot.

All in all, Camp Hanes was a really fun trip. It was my first time at a sleep away camp even though it was only for one night. I’m so happy that I decided to go, because it was something I will never forget. My friends were with me, and I feel like I bonded with them more. I am very thankful that Durham Academy sent us to the camp, because I had lots of fun.