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By HELEN RUISI
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
As spring arrives, students from Wakefield School are again participating in several interesting schoolsponsored field trips.
Last week, the seniors and juniors visited the two libraries on the campus of the University of Virginia. The trip, scheduled because both classes are in the midst of preparing their final thesis papers, enabled the students to use the multitudes of research materials available at Alderman and Clemons libraries to gather information to help in writing their papers. The group was supervised by the junior and senior composition teachers, Mrs. Lee Buratti and Mrs. Erin Duffy.
Upon arrival at the libraries, many of the students were astounded by the vast numbers of sources available. They diligently began researching information on their chosen topics. Some students traveled to other libraries on campus to seek additional information.
On the whole, Wakefield students and chaperones considered the trip highly successful and beneficial to the researching of their theses. The composition teachers stated that they intend to return in future years.
Another group of 70 Wakefield students traveled to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C., this week to see the exhibit of the French Impressionists’ work. The group, consisting of French and art students, was accompanied by several faculty members.
The Wakefield group received an audio tour of the exhibit which was entitled “The New Painting, Impressionism 1874-1886.” There were more than 150 works of art viewed on the tour. Among the students’ favorite works were “The Turkeys” and “Arrival of the Normandy Train at the Gare St. Lazare,” both by Monet. Both the teachers and the students found the trip to be most interesting.
Younger students at Wakefield have also enjoyed field trips. Students in the pre-kindergarten through grade six recently visited the Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music in Winchester where they enjoyed a production of “Brier Rabbit and Livin’ De Life” performed by the college’s drama department. The play encompassed many of the popular Uncle Remus
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