Pond Brook Goes To Washington 2

This year, Pond Brook students are celebrating the people and the history of our country and the arduous process of creating and maintaining a democracy. They are learning about what it means to participate in a community and to listen to each other’s experiences, needs and dreams. They are witnessing the struggles of common people who came before them and the sacrifices people made to get us here. They are hearing tales from people who come from many different cultures and places as well as the stories of the land and people who are native to the places where they now have classes. They are pitching in to their community and starting to see themselves as players in the future of our democracy. They are looking forward to ending their year with a visit to their nation’s capital, where they can meet with their representatives, tour the museums and monuments to the history they are learning, and get a glimpse of what it means to be an active member of our country. We hope this helps give them agency at a time when many feel disillusioned and divided.