Another full day in the Windy City has come to a close and again we have experienced SO MANY wonderful things. Contemporary art (the art happening NOW) was the theme of the morning. Often a difficult type of art to wrap one’s mind around, Contemporary art was made exciting, accessible and enjoyable to our group thanks to our knowledgeable tour guide Elena a young, energetic and extremely well-qualified educator for our group of boys. As a teacher, I am always excited to learn from others and this tour was a great way to introduce us to the world of contemporary art!
The boys were excited to have free-time in the shopping-mecca that is Michigan Avenue and following that, it was back to the Chicago Institute of Art. It was a good opportunity to take in parts of the collection that we hadn’t had time enough for yesterday. For dinner, the boys were treated to quite a lovely 3-Course dinner at Riva at Navy Pier. It was an evening meal of great food, great views of the Chicago Lakefront and Skyline and good company. A BIG THANKS to our Bosco Board Member, Sam Ynzunza and Chicago Businessman Mike Cabrera who made this special dinner possible. It was then onto our special evening out to see the musical “Jersey Boys”- which tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. (Oh What a Night indeed!). A night made possible in part by the generosity of Bosco Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Eddy and beloved staff member Mrs. Zolg. We then traveled back to our hotel via the subway – which proved to be a first-time experience for most of our boys!
Our experience in Chicago has been amazing so far- the boys are involved in much review and study of our class course content. Though, I believe that nothing brings a subject quite to life as LIVING it and that is exactly what we are doing here in Chicago. Every moment that we are on the streets of Chicago is a learning experience: the energy of the city, the skyscrapers, the art (both indoors and outdoors). This city is truly an open air museum for all to experience and be a part of.
Tomorrow evening we are going to stop by the Apple Mac Store so that the boys can view the blog and any postings that you might make- so please feel free to drop us all a line!
'Til Tomorrow Night!
Cynthia Perez-Gerhart
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All of you look like you're having so much fun. What an experience! Hopefully you won't experience the rain. Fortunately it looks like you've had decent weather so far. Hopefully this experience will stay with all of you forever. Thank you to Mrs. Gerhart because without all her wonderful planning this would not have been possible.
See you all tomorrow.
Mrs. Dolores Chavez
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