Ancient Greece/Rome Museum!

Here's an article I wrote for the school newspaper about my 6th graders' Ancient Greece/Rome Museum: 
*What is not mentioned is that we hosted the museum on a day we had limited A/C, in just so happens the hottest room in school. It was sweltering, but parents and staff came to the rescue in donating fans and even passing out ice cold sodas to the persevering presenters. I was amazed how my 6th graders maintained a positive attitude and stuck a smile on their face as they enthusiastically shared their information with the lower grades. What a lesson to teach us all!

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Greece and Rome Make CCA Home
by Miss Diaz

Have you ever seen Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus all in the same room?
I had the opportunity to get to know all of them, as well as do some major sightseeing of ruins in Ancient Greece and Rome. How you ask? By visiting the 6th grader's Ancient Greece/Rome museum!

During the month of April, the sixth grade Ancient Civilizations class worked hard researching and designing their museum exhibit projects, and on Tuesday, May 15th, they had the opportunity to act as tour guides and share their exhibit with the CCA community. In just one hour and forty minutes, almost the entire CCA student body had the chance to share in the Ancient Greece/Rome Museum!

Topics covered included:
-Roman gods/goddesses
-Greek gods/goddesses
-Olympic games
-Julius Caesar
-Greek pottery
-Roman aqueducts
-The Parthenon
-Peloponnesian Wars
-Roman soldiers/centurions
-Circus Maximus/chariots
-Caesar Augustus
-The Colosseum
-Trojan War
-Alexander the Great

Each student was particularly challenged with making a Biblical connection with his or her topic. Diego Barrios spoke of how competitors underwent months of training before the Olympic games, similar to how we must run the race of faith with perseverance (Hebrews 12:1). Ashwini Asnani, Gabriela Gutierrez, and Kathryn Britton talked about how we worship only 1 God, but the Greeks and Romans made up a lot of "gods" to fit different purposes and explain natural phenomena.


When talking about philosophy, Emilio Baeza remarked how God is the only true source of wisdom, and all our knowledge comes from Him (Proverbs 2:6). Mateo Betancur highlighted the similarities in pottery making and how God is our potter and molding us into His image (Isaiah 64:8). 

Christian Olarte shared his constructed Colosseum, beautiful in design but designed for a cruel purpose. He went on to explain that the harsh punishments and persecution of the early Church by the Roman Empire was meant for evil, but God redeemed this tragedy through scattering believers all over the empire and spreading the Good News of the Gospel to the Gentiles. So eventually, we could come to know Jesus as our Savior today!

There was a lot to learn from our wise 6th grade presenters! Great job everyone!