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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our school did a similar field trip this year, but it was really great. The museum has a great program where they really went into detail about certain paintings. I think it’s way better than having kids randomly wander around.  They learned a lot and really learned how to appreciate paintings. [/quote]

But to go all the way to the museum and spent less than an hour there and only see 2-3 paintings sounds really lame to me. Do you work at Gatehouse? Like sure, start the program that way, then let them see the rest of the museum![/quote]

I was a chaperone and definitely don’t work at gatehouse (I think most of them should be let go). We were at the museum for more than an hour. Probably closer to two. And it was pretty great. The other parents thought so too. And the kids were pretty engaged and happy to be on a field trip. Did your buses get stuck in traffic or something?[/quote]
Another 6th grade chaperone parent here… from Laurel Ridge. Sam experience. I thought it was well done and we looked at 3 paintings. I’m not sure the kids could have done more.[/quote]

You were at the museum for two hours and only looked at three paintings and thought it was great? [/quote]

DP, but have you ever done any of the docent-led programs at the galleries?

We’ve done several with our kids, and they’re more in-depth than looking at a painting for two minutes.

Highly recommend, our kids enjoyed them, and you don’t have to rely on FCPS. And they’re free![/quote]

+1   These are really engaging experiences that help kids of all ages learn and think about art--and yes, we have done ones that often just looking at and talking about 3 works of art for an hour or so--maybe referencing a few others in a limited way--like this room has a  number of works in this style, let's look at and talk about this particular work of art for 20 minutes.  Then walk past other art to get to another room where you spend 20 minutes on a work of art in a room full of related works of art.  This has been the case at the major art museums in every major city I've spent time in (though in other cities they are not free!).  Sure, you can get the docent tour--or app-- of a tidbit of info and <1 min per work of art, but that's not that engaging--and in my opinion if you're not going to really spend time with the real objects, might as well just scroll through the museum's instagram feed.  If you're talking about 1 work of art in a room, you're also seeing about a dozen or more works during that 20 minutes just by glancing around as you think. [/quote]

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