Boston Ranked Among The Best Cities For Field Trips
There are a few days on the school calendar that students circle each year, as dates that are special for their class. Field trips to interesting places around the area are often a highlight of the year. Student Travel Planning Guide recently published the cities that are best for field trips. Boston was first on the list.
The overall field trip experience is filled with excitement for kids of all ages. It’s a day that is unique to just their group. They get to load up the bus on a non-commute hour, pack a special lunch, and head to an adventure at a place they may have never been to. And hey. it gets you out of school for the day!
For teachers, this is an opportunity to educate in a different way. The experience can allow students to absorb a lesson from a different perspective.
“Field trips are essential to any curriculum because of their unique ability to inspire students’ interest in the class material and to provide a sense of relatability that you simply can’t find in a textbook,” Student Travel Planning Guide explains.
Boston Field Trips
Popular field trip destinations in the Massachusetts state capital include an informative walk along the Freedom Trail, learning all about the Boston Tea Party in the Seaport area, or touring the Paul Revere House and the Bunker Hill Monument.
A unique component of Boston is that there are many different types of field trip options that are all within walking distance from each other in the city. For example, the infamous New England Aquarium is along the Boston Harbor. This is near many parks and the Boston Tea Party Museum.
Most New England area schools start in the coming weeks, and Boston has many great places to experience this year.
Massachusetts: Local Street Art Is Getting National Exposure
A New Bedford, Massachusetts street art display is now getting national attention by being published in a book by Simon & Schuster.
On the Wall Posters: Street Art is described as a one-of-a-kind collection of posters, all from local artists. This book showcases 30 graffiti and street mural-inspired wall posters. Furthermore, it is all from the local mural art project, Superflat NB.
Founded in 2017, Superflat NB works directly with New Bedford’s residents and other artists around the world. Together, they are creating transformative public art. The collection of posters they will be publishing into a colorful book will bring these art pieces to life. In fact, you can now insert them right into your home.
What Superflat means
Japanese contemporary artist, “Takashi Murakami coined the term to express spatial compression and the blending of high and low art in his own work.” Superflat NB explains via their website. “Surperflat NB will provide access to the arts by directly engaging New Bedford’s youth, artists, and its residents in the ideation and creation of transformative public art through the traditions of mural-making,” they conclude. Their aim is to revitalize the city of New Bedford by inspiring youth with this creative outlet. In addition, their murals will bring national artists’ work into the community.
Book Introduction
“Today, street art is used worldwide for self-expression and to add character to unexpected places,” the book quotes. What can you expect to find when you crack open this poster book? On The Wall Posters: Street Art explains it as “wildstyle graffiti tags and colorful B-boy characters, to pop-art, stencil-style mural and more.”
Here, we will look at three pieces featured in this Massachusetts street art book that will now receive national distribution.
The book is available for pre-order now. It will be officially released on September 19, 2023. In the meantime, you preview the images and find more information on their Simon & Schuster page.
Jeff Gorra is a Boston-based writer who has been with Beasley Media Group since the beginning of 2023. He writes about restaurants and food, as well as sports and rock music. His experience also includes show hosting and in-depth creative writing in rock and reggae dub music. Jeff’s an avid surfer, New York Giants, and Pearl Jam fan, however, if you make unforgettable pizza, he is sure to find you.
