Secondary Section Field Trip To The PNS Maritime Museum
Field Trip to the
Maritime Museum - 26th March 2012 A Report
It was a sunny morning on 26th March 2012. The
students of classes 5-7 were excited as today they were going on a field trip
to the PIA Planetarium. Unfortunately, just as we were about to leave, they
called us up to inform us the show cannot run due to technical problems. But we
were ready for emergencies.
We went to the Maritime Museum. The first thing the students
noticed was the profusion of color in the beautiful and well-tended gardens. Spring
was in the air!
Students divided into three groups. Students of class 5 were
very excited to see the exact replicas of relics from the Indus Valley
Civilization in the museum. Students of Class VI currently studying about
conductors were curious about the excess of metal and machinery in the
submarine while some claustrophobic students wondered how the naval sailors
could live in such confined spaces. Class VII studying about the advent of
Islam in Sindh were amazed to see, among other things, a stone shield weighing
20 kilos from that time period. The whale skeleton and life-sized replica of
marine life generated a round of oohs and aahs from the students. All the
students felt a spirit of patriotism as they learnt about the triumphs and
sacrifices of the brave armed forces of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan
which began as the Pakistan Resolution on 23rd March 1940 and
culminated in the creation of Pakistan. March 23 is celebrated every year in
Pakistan with patriotic fervor.
Students had their lunch in the garden over pleasant discussions
of what they’d seen. Before leaving, our environmentally conscious children
made sure all wrappers were thrown in the trash can.
