It takes me back to ten years ago when, with his sisters we were two weeks in Germany and visited a lot of castles, with their fortresses and dungeons, and had a close view of drawbridges, moats and thick stone walls. He is fascinated with the heraldry and the suits of armor of the knights. He would not mind at all being over there right now. He would be sitting on a stone bench, and with his drawing pad in hand, have a real good look at a castle, and try to understand how it got built, and how people lived in it. We have fantastic books in this country, but there is nothing like climbing to the top of one of the castles and feel how dark it was and how cold people must have been, and estimate the amount of wood they needed for their fires.
Children are grateful for different ways of education.
They respond so well to new formulas of learning and they appreciate the change and the challenge. I am never afraid or concerned about their school achievements. When I take my children on long field trips, they learn plenty.