Career center students visit museum

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Neighbors | Submitted.Students in the Early Childhood Education program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center visited the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh for a field trip that was aimed at educating the students on how elements from the museum could be used for future lesson plans, field trips and classroom activities.

Students in the Early-Childhood Education program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center visited the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh for a field trip that was both educational and fun. The trip was aimed at educating the students on how elements from the museum could be used for future lesson plans, field trips and classroom activities.

The juniors and seniors in the program were able to explore the museum’s four floors of interactive and educational exhibits, while observing how the children visiting the museum that day interacted with the exhibits and projects. The museum offered the students a wealth of new ideas for their future classrooms, like making their own paper and learning silk screening.

Sara Dulaney, of West Branch, said the field trip was a great experience.

“We were able to experience the other kids that were there and see how they played in the museum,” she said.

The trip also served as a source of inspiration for the students.

“This gives me ideas for my classroom and the type of activities that we can make,” Morgan Claypoole, of Springfield said.

Each year, the Early-Childhood Education program visits a local children’s museum to observe how children experience the exhibits and the influence these exhibits can have on their future classrooms.