Art Department Goes to Europe for Spring Break

By Danielle Katz ’18

The art department will take its annual spring break trip in Paris and London this year. From March 24 to April 2, participants have the opportunity to tour these cities focusing on the unique art and artistic landmarks these locations have to offer.

This year, art teacher Angela Praisner organized the trip. The ten days will be spent in Paris for five nights and London for three with two spent traveling to and from Europe.

“The last time [Sherwood] went to Paris was in 2009,” noted Praisner, so the choice to travel to London and Paris came easily. “Paris is a huge epicenter for art and I’ve never been to London with the school. Both places hold a lot of unique architecture.”

The first day will be spent traveling to France. Once there, they will take a walking tour of Paris around the Opera District, and visit the Notre Dame Cathedral. The next few days will include more walking tours including the famous Louvre Museum and Eiffel Tower. Students may take optional excursions to Chartres and the Loire Valley as well as have free time in Paris, and an optional visit to the Van Gogh House. To get to London, they will travel via the Eurostar, a high-speed train that runs through the tunnel connecting continental Europe with Britain.

Students will sightsee upon arriving in London along with the day after, they will visit Stonehenge and the Roman Baths before their last day taking a walking tour of London.

“I want to travel the world,” said senior Amy McMurtray. This will be many students’ first time out of the country, including McMurtray. “I am most excited to see Stonehenge and the Eiffel Tower, and of course, eat some crepes in France.” She plans to use all of her experiences to spark the creativity for all of the upcoming projects.

To see students travel inspires all of the teachers. Praisner loves to travel, and fueling her students’ drive to appreciate art inspires her.

“For me, it’s really special to see travel through my students’ eyes and to see their eyes light up when they see a monumental structure and something come to life outside the textbook is just really profound,” said Praisner. “It’s important to escape the walls of school and really go into the community.”

If anyone is interested in traveling to the Greek Islands over Spring Break next year, contact Mrs. Spangle.