Houses of Worship Tour

This is post is a little late but I was lazy in uploading my pictures. On Monday, November 3rd, I traveled with a team of 7th grade students and their teachers to Atlanta, GA to tour various houses of worship. The bus left NC at 6am and we returned at 10pm. It was a LONG day but good experience for a budding middle school teacher like myself. This trip was provided by The Center for Diversity Education which is housed on the UNCA Campus. The trip's goals are to help educate 7th grade students in the area of world religions which is a part of the North Carolina Standard Course of study. Here are some pictures:



This is the entrance to the Muslim Mosque that was our first stop on our tour. This building also houses a school where 29 full time male students study the Koran and are homeschooled in other areas through the state of Georgia education system.



This is the main entrance to this beautiful building!











Next we headed to a Jewish Temple. There was a service going on and I was only able to take a few pictures.










Next we stopped at Martin Luther King Jr.'s Gravesite. We could only take external pictures as the famous Baptist Church is closed for renovations. The students were fasniated that his grave sits on top of a pool of water.










While it was a very long day for me, I really was grateful for the opportunity to spend this time with middle school students and their teachers. I think this field trip is a wonderful way to have students to have a learning experience outside the classroom.