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JC students explore countless experiences throughout NY

Gabby Reed, Staff Writer

December 20, 2024

Students from three different groups got to travel to New York City for a field trip within the last few weeks..

The John Carroll School offered a New York City field trip for anyone who partakes in JC’s Fine Arts Diploma with Distinction and who is a member the National Art Honor Society. The trip took place on November 19.

Fine Arts Chairman Lisa Collins said, “The main goal was to give students the opportunity to experience original works of art.”

“The trip also provided exposure to a large-scale urban environment, notable museums, and other works of architecture,” she added.

On the trip, the students had gone to the New York Public Library to look through the exhibits and architecture of the building. Afterwards they took a lunch break at the Christmas Market.

They also made a stop at St. Pete’s Church and the Rock Field Park to look at the Christmas tree. Lastly, they all went and explored the Museum of Modern Art also known as MoMA.

Sophomore Jocelyn Seufert said, “My favorite part was when my group and I went through the whole museum trying to find certain paintings. The best painting we found was ‘Starry Night.’ ’It is a beautiful piece, and we saw details that you could not see online.”

Sophomore Seema Shukla said, “My favorite part of the New York art trip was walking around with my friends and admiring all of the amazing art.”

Another New York trip that was offered took place on December 3 and was included the French IV and V students.

French Teacher Giulia Beccarelli took the students to see The Met and the Cloisters which belongs to The Met and went to Laudree to get some macaroons to give the students an opportunity to order in French.

Overall, the trip was held to give the students a chance to get a French experience in the United States.

Ms. Beccarelli said another main reason to take the trip is because “there is a lot of French architecture and art throughout New York.”

The third group of students who went to NYC for a JC field trip was the Human Rights class. Their trip was on Friday, December 13.

Human Rights Teacher Louise Geczy said, “Human Rights class deals with a human’ rights and violations of them over the years; one of the focuses is the Holocaust.”

Due to the students learning about the tragedy, they are given the opportunity to learn more about it in-person at the museum.

Mrs. Geczy said, “This class goes to Museum of Jewish Heritage, and they go there because they have a very powerful display called ‘What Hate Can Do.’ They also have a display about what the country of Denmark did to resist the Nazi and save the Jewish lives.”

The students studied prior to going to the museum. When they got there, they were given a personal tour of the museum. Mrs. Geczy wanted them to see the two sides of human rights, one being the consequences of violation of human rights. They ended the day with a boat tour down the Hudson to the Statue of Liberty, to see the other side of human rights.

Mrs. Geczy said, “The statue represents a positive aspect of human rights, showing it is possible if we reach out and help and embrace people who are in trouble, or people whose rights have been violated and help people who have gone through human rights violation.”