Wilmington: Exploring the History

This morning the delegation experienced a small amount of winter weather as we arrived at our sister school amid a brief shower of snow flurries. We also discovered that our own campus parking issues are nothing compared to those here - spaces for the most part are not reserved and so arriving early is paramount!

Our day began with a gathering of the Upper School in the gym for the opening prayer, announcements, celebrations, and the introduction of our group. We then toured all three of the schools (Upper, Middle and Lower), but had to settle for just an outer view of the old convent as it is currently under renovation - we all hope to return to see the updates since the architectural renderings look fantastic!

Introduction to the Upper School

Ready to tour the Middle School

Up next was a driving tour of the city of Wilmington during which we enjoyed the charm and local beauty of the town. We also had a "drive-by" of Joe Biden's home, and the students enjoyed talking about how the home of George and Laura Bush is in our own school's neighborhood. The Hagley museum was our next stop - this was the old du Pont mill site where black powder was produced. We toured the du Pont home while hearing about the family history from the time of fleeing France during the French Revolution up until donating the site to create the museum. We even got to experience a small blast of the black powder for which the mill was famous.

Outside the grounds of the Hagley Museum

Snow!

The du Pont Home

Following a delicious lunch, we returned to the Lower School and greatly enjoyed working with two classes of 5-year old Montessori students before the dismissal bell sent us on our individual ways for the afternoon.

Our delegates are taught how to make beads by a Wilmington Kindergarten student