Blended-Learning students take field trip to Disneyland

On April 29, students from the Blended Learning Programs at Maricopa Wells and Desert Wind Middle Schools traveled to the Disneyland Parks in Anaheim, California.

The students raised funds for this trip by selling concessions at football games, hosting rummage sales, and selling merchandise throughout the year. Upon arrival, students split into small groups to explore both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure. Students returned to their bus at the park’s closing, and slept the entire time on the return trip to Maricopa.

Highlights of the trip included the new Star Wars – themed attractions and Disneyland’s 60th Anniversary Celebration. The students had a great time and the Blended Learning students who are currently in sixth and seventh grade are looking forward to next year’s field trip.

“We are so proud of all of the hard work that these students put in to earn this trip,” Robyn Rice, the Blended Learning science and math teacher said. “They put in a lot of extra hours to raise the money for the buses, and they worked hard in class all year to be eligible for the trip. It was a pleasure to be able to take these students on this trip and see the joy in their faces.”

Written by Emma Schrader, seventh grade student at Maricopa Wells Middle School, Blended Learning Program.