Field Trip Advice

[Gary Anderson]

 

Last year's students left you a legacy:  advice for our spring field trip!  (You might also enjoy some of their photo albums.  Take a look.)

• Bring notes with you or be very familiar with them.
• Get into the mindset of getting your job done, which is the mindset of most of the people in The Loop.
• Don’t spend too much time in one place.
• At the Daley Center, orient your map.  Find North, for example.
• Some parts of the packet will help you with other parts; don’t overcomplicate it.
• Enjoy it.  Take your time.
• Dress in layers.
• Walk and write at the same time.
• Lock the bathroom door at the Frank Lloyd Wright house gift shop.
• Bring a clipboard kind of thing.
• Take pictures.
• Wear gym shoes, not flip-flops.
• Adapt your behavior to your surroundings.
• Avoid big crowds; it’s probably trouble.
• Keep focused, even if it’s a crime scene.
• Look at the Modern Architecture PowerPoint the night before.  Orient to the bottom of the building.
• In the First 3^rd Bank, only photos of the sculpture are allowed.

 If you have advice for future students going on this trip, feel free to add it below.

[Haley Bohl]

This is very helpful. I cent even explain how excited I am for the field trip!

[Alex Konrath]

FInd someone your comfortable with, the bus ride is packed haha

[sabrina nash]

try and get on the bus fast! otherwise you'll end up three to a seat.. not very comfortable

[Alanna Krivanek]

Get what your supposed to get done first and kind of quickly, then take time to explore the city. otherwise your crunched for time.

 

[Lauren Andersen]

Definitly be familiar with all the notes. And use the little packet they give you to help answer questions! Answer each question directly, and make sure you don't skip any!

 

Also ask workers for help! They know a lot about their buildings!