Learning Montgomery first-hand

Fourth graders at Crestline Elementary recently spent a day in Montgomery touring educational sites while learning Alabama history and how their state government and judicial systems work.

At the Judicial Center they learned how the appellate court system works, at the State Capitol Building they learned about the history of government, at the Rosa Parks Museum they learned about Parks’ legacy and the Civil Rights Movement and at the Alabama Department of Archives and History they saw what life was like for the Native Americans, soldiers and settlers.

At the State House of Representatives, students were allowed to debate and vote on mock bills before State Sen. Slade Blackwell, who was on-hand to answer questions about how the legislative process works. After the field trip, students made group presentations on what they learned.