Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Field Trip to the United States Capitol!



Tomorrow, November 23, 2016, @StratfordESL is going to visit the U.S. Capitol Building.  

We will meet at the exit of the Capitol South Metro station at 10:30 and from there we can walk to the Capitol together.  We'll take the tour, check the museum and possibly walk through the tunnel to the Library of Congress.

It should be an exciting and educational visit.  If you want to read more about where we are going, check these links.  See you tomorrow!!

Monday, November 7, 2016

Election Day Field Trip!

     Tomorrow, November 8, 2016, ESL students from Stratford University are going to take a field trip to visit a polling place.  We are going to take the Metro to Rosslyn Metro stop on the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines.  We will meet at 10:30 at the exit of the station.  From there we will walk to a polling place and several other points of interest in the neighborhood.

     The weather report from Weather.com says it will be 67 and sunny, so dress appropriately.  Wear comfortable shoes because we are going to walk.  You can bring your camera if you would like to take pictures.
See you tomorrow!







Sunday, October 9, 2016

Field trip to the Capitol Building

Last week, ESL students from Stratford University went to the Capitol building. We met at the Capitol South metro station and headed towards the building. It was really amazing to see the huge beautiful building.



However, it was not easy. You have to go through a tight security screening for safety and security. We were guided by a Congressional intern from the building, he was nice and friendly. There were very beautiful paintings of American history, which was awesome.

Inside the building, there were many statues of great American personalities. The most amazing statue was of the statue of Freedom which is more than 13 foot high.  It was once carried by helicopter, cleaned and replaced on top of the building.  On the statue, the Snake represents Wisdom and the Eagle represents Freedom.


     The building is the symbol of unity as well as love for building a nation together. We also got chance to watch a short historical movie about the Capitol building. I was glad to see and learn the history of The United State of America.

    

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Field Trip to the US Capitol Building



Tomorrow, October 5th, 2016, Stratford ESL is going to visit the U.S. Capitol Building.  We have a guided tour scheduled for 11 a.m. from the Longworth House Office Building.

We will meet at the exit of the Capitol South Metro station at 10:30 and from there we can walk to the office together.

Students might want to bring their passports, in case we need photo identification.  Also, there will be several security checks, so try to leave your large bags at home.  You can bring a camera, but we might not be able to take pictures inside.

It should be an exciting and educational visit.  If you want to read more about where we are going, check these links.  See you tomorrow!!



Monday, September 19, 2016

Air and Space Museum

     Last week, on Thursday we went on a field trip to the Air and Space Museum. We met at the Smithsonian Metro station and walked toward the museum. The museum was well organized with high security where we as well as our bags were checked properly.

    In the morning time the museum was not crowded so that we could see things clearly. We followed our teacher's instructions and got to know about the museum. We went inside the room about science, pressure, speed, water, air and vacuums. This helped us to know how airplanes are built.

    In the picture on the left , you can see that water does not compress easily so that the speed of the water increases in the narrow space, in contrast the speed of the water flow slows down on the broad part.

 In the picture on the right, the continuous air pressure from the blower flows around the ball and forms low pressure around the ball. Due to the low pressure, the ball starts to fall however the high surrounding pressure shoves it back and that keeps the ball up without falling.

   


     As we were walking around we found one great instructor who was really nice. His name was Mark Goldberg. He took us step by step to make us understand about the creation from small to giant airplane and rockets. His English was clear with audible sound which made it easier to understand.




 The creators were the Wright brothers, who were bike mechanics. Their strong will and dedication led to the invention of the airplane.

   
 I was glad to see all the real airplanes, from the invention until today. I had lot of fun when I got inside the airplane and saw how they were built in the past.
  

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Field Trip to Air and Space Museum

Tomorrow, Stratford ESL will take a field trip to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall.  We will meet at 10 a.m. outside of the Smithsonian Metro station and walk down the mall to the museum.

For homework this weekend you can write a blog post about your experience at the museum.  I'll take some photos that you can use.  While the museum itself is free, if you'd like to see one of the IMAX 3-D movies the tickets are $9.

See you tomorrow at 10 a.m.!  

Monday, September 12, 2016

Free Books in Stratford Falls Church Library

     Students can get old edition books for free now in Falls Church Stratford University. As the new edition books are available, there is not enough space for those old edition books.  All types of books from different faculties are available in the Falls Church Stratford library such as Health, Literature, Computer Science, Dictionary and Math. For example, Oxford Dictionary and Saladin sixth edition Anatomy and Physiology was available.

     Nick Patel MBA student at Stratford said," It is very helpful for my data, assignment, PPT file and I can achieve the the advance knowledge in the field of accounting." According to the students they are happy to study and take free books with them as their choice.

    Student can read those free books online too. Incontrast, new edition books are not available online. Students can  study by downloading and creating the email in online Book Shelf. As students could learn online in mobile phone too which makes them easier, faster as well as comfortable. Pruthvi Gukunti IT student at Stratford said," It's easy to find the data, project work and presentation. It is really helpful."

     Students can directly go to the library and take the books with out showing any ID and do not have to fill up any form. According to Jade Woodridge the Stratford University Falls Church librarian," These books are free, we  do not have space for collection. Take as many as you like."