Our first official "Bridges" outing involved walking from the Middle School campus in the Theater District to the Museum District and University of Washington Tacoma campus, all the while looking for and discussing the signs of the systems at work in our city.
We noticed banks (economic and financial systems), bus stops and the Tacoma Link (transportation systems), manhole covers over sewage systems, traffic lights run by electrical systems, and the courthouse in Union Station (judicial systems). We crossed the bridge of glass and noticed the railroad system and local highways and road systems. We noted landmarks like the Tacoma Dome, 11th Street Bridge and the Glass Museum's cone (fashioned after the sawdust burners that used to be a prominent feature of the lumber mills that populated the Tacoma waterfront), and wondered about the history and preservation efforts that have taken place in our city.
We're poised (posed?) for a year of exploration and learning!
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