Freshmen Glimpse Challenges of War
Global Studies Students Simulate WWI Trench Warfare at Southerly Park
A balloon filled with green liquid splatters in the face of a freshman during the simulation in Southerly Park this morning. When students were hit, they had to sit down and yell for a medic to come and revive them. Students hit three times were “dead” and retreated to their trenches.
Jessica O’Brien’s and Paul Kelley’s freshman Global Studies classes did a World War I simulation in Southerly Park today, Dec. 13. Volunteer parents and teachers lobbed water balloons filled with green liquid at students while they tried to cross “no man’s land.” The simulation aimed to show students what the Russians and Germans endured as they fought in Northern Europe for three winters during World War I.
P. Kelly | Dec 13, 2013 at 8:51 pm
Special thanks to the 9th grade Global classes, Shakerite Staff, volunteers, and parents for coming out in the cold to give our best at attempting WWI. It was a great experience thanks for teaching me today, Mr. Kelly