Friday, April 17, 2020 - Earth Day is April 22. Have a look around our World today. The globe, Art, Trains, Sharks and Rays, Animal Cams, and Dr. Jane Goodall.

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our World, Where do you live on the globe?  Look up the word Sustainability. What does this word mean? How does it apply to different regions of the globe? Why? What is a Hemisphere? How many are there on Earth? Why do we have seasons? When is food grown in each Region? What makes food grow? Where is water and good growing soil located? Why are these things important?
Happy Earth Day Weekend. Earth Day is April 22. 

World puzzle. Can you make one?

This is a Geological depiction of the Globe. What does that mean?  ge·o·log·i·cal| ˌjēəˈläjəkəl | (also geologic | ˌjēəˈläjik | ) 
adjective relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance: a geological map of the country | the geological history of the Earth.
This is a Food Sustainability Map of our World. Where is food Sustainable. How does food get to places on the Globe where they can't grow enough food for the populations in their regions? What are the factors for this? i.e. Does the region live in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd world conditions? Are the people there educated? why? Do they have education? Public schools? Libraries? Research about a country in a region you don't know anything about. Present your findings to your family. 


Healthy screen time? 
Check this out.


Start the morning by checking out a live cam of something you find interesting.

Shake your Soul Dancing. By HeatherBe. Kripalu. This is basically moving your body to music, how do different types make you feel, move and shake for a few minutes to get your body working.


Good on self care. The post is wonderful on her Grandfather and how he took her in her locket to work each day, and later kept her close on his bureau until he passed, then her Grandmother gave her back.
Has anything like this been a part of your life? 
Write down the words, and share. 
Check out “Shake your Soul” Video above. 


Three tours of European Castles.
How could you build this castle, How long would it take? 
Where would the materials come from ?
Pick one.
If you lived there, how would you rule, treat people, and change the world?


There are questions at the bottom the Versailles film.
Who would you choose to be and why?
What are the 11 secrets of Versailles?

Compare lives, protection. Between the Castles and a more Primitive circle of stone. 
What day each year does the sun shine into the Structure. Check out the word, Equinox. They happen 4 times per year. They refer to times the Sun shines towards earth at the beginning of each Season.

How did the ancient people get the Massive stones to that place?
How would you hunt and forage for food?

Now think about Stonehenge in England. 
When was this built?
Stone·henge| ˈstōnˌhen(d)ZH | a megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Completed in several constructional phases from c. 2950 bc, it was probably used for ritual purposes. 


Write a story about why you think Stonehenge was built, how, and when?

Check out Google arts and culture. Lots to see there.

Maui Ocean Center. Free live stream of Sharks and rays


Grand Central Train Terminal History. New York City.
Have you ever looked at the beautifully painted ceiling while rushing through New York's Grand Central Terminal and wondered who was responsible for the dazzling night sky constellations? 



The answer: the same artist responsible for three charming portraits featured in our upcoming exhibition, Becoming Vanderbilt.


Paul Cesar Helleu (1859-1927) was a French painter and etcher known largely for his elegant portraits of beautiful society mavens. We are fortunate to have several Helleu portraits in our collection, including two of Consuelo Vanderbilt and this one of Gertrude, aged 20, which was completed by Helleu in 1895. Helleu worked in Paris during the Belle Epoque (1871-1914) and would have met important, fashionable young women like Gertrude and Consuelo through his wife, Alice Guerin.


The original Grand Central Terminal was built in 1871 by Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, Gertrude’s great-grandfather. Two more terminals were built on the site, the last in 1913. That same year, Helleu was commissioned to create the dramatic ceiling design for the terminal. 

Becoming Dr.Jane Goodall. Primate expert

A wonderful weekend Field Trip.
Museum of Boston, view art from all over the world 


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