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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: A TREASURE TROVE OF LEARNING
by Eric Tull
At York Prep, traveling 5,000 miles around the globe and 3,000 years back in time is just a half hour’s walk. On November 11, the short hike through Central Park transported Mr. Cleckley's and my 7th grade Ancient History classes, accompanied by Mr. Rosado-Gonzalez, Ms. Brinson, and Mr. Strazza, back to the Egyptian realm of the pharaohs. The group capped off their understanding of the Egyptians by entering their powerfully built tombs and temples and admiring their precision-made tools and stunning jewelry.
Mining the Metropolitan Museum’s educational treasures doesn’t stop there. Every spring, York’s 6th graders enjoy the artwork of the cultures they have studied in my World Geography class and in their World Language classes. As with the 7th graders, taking in the French Impressionists and the Spanish masters is just, well, a walk in the park.
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