Lauren's Experience

This morning we made a trip to St. Ursula’s school. There they gave us a tour of their school and showed us what their school has to offer. From grades 8 to 12 they have all sorts of classes to offer, including math, business, sciences, and English. 

After the tour, which was given by students, they took us to Maropeng. This is the site where they believe the first humans lived.

 We did this amazing boat ride that took us through all four elements: air, water, fire, and earth. For water they had a waterfall of water shooting down from the ceiling. To show fire they had a bunch of fake fires sprouting from the sides and ground. 

After this we walked through the museum. We saw a replica of “Mrs. Ples”, which is the best example of an adult Australopithecus ever discovered. We then watched a video on how the continents have evolved over time, and learned what happened to the super-continent Pangaea. 

We also saw Lucy, which is the most well-known hominid skeleton in the world. She was founded by Dr. Donald Johanson and his team in Ethiopia. 

After seeing Lucy, we watched a lady remove fossilized bone from rock, which was very interesting. 

The last thing we saw were the bones they have from an early human. After this we went back to St.Ursula’s for lunch, which was a mixture of fruits, vegetables, and salad. We then attended an assembly where they voted for their class representatives and sang for us. Brescia House hosted a dinner for all the girls and families. We gathered with teachers from Brescia House and St. Ursula’s school. After a delicious dinner, we had a final prayer to wrap up the ceremony.