On Monday, December 17, members of the Memphis Street Academy Cartoonist Society (an afterschool Club House activity) journeyed downtown to Center City Philadelphia with pencils and handmade sketchbooks in tow. The purpose of the trip was to have a "Sketchbook Scavenger Hunt", sketching something different at each stop.
Students first had lunch at the Reading Terminal Market, where they got to see the enormous toy train set, and then did some people-watching. As they ate their lunches and snacks, the young cartoonists were instructed to discreetly sketch other folks eating at the Terminal's cafeteria.
After the Terminal, students headed over to Macy's to watch the legendary holiday light show and listen to the John Wannamaker organ. Once the light show was finished, students hung around to draw the giant eagle statue in front of the Christmas tree.
Later, the Cartoonist Society headed upstairs to the Dickens Village animatronic Scrooge show. Unfortunately, the show moved too fast and it was too dark to draw there. However, the students were cheered up as we concluded the trip by crowding up Santa for a group photo. Although Memphis Street Academy Charter is a middle school, our students are never too old to take a moment to return to fun times of younger childhood days. All in all, it was a great trip and a great way to build holiday memories.
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