Name That Building

5 points AND a gold star to anyone who can correctly guess the function of this beautiful building....

Correct Answer: Royal Courts of Justice. You may have guessed "Church", but you would be wrong. The architect was pretty upset that he wasn't getting jobs for churches because Christopher Wren was the "in thing" back in those days and he was getting all the church jobs. So, he decided to make the Royal Courts just like the church he had planned.

If you ever get a chance, I do recommend a trip to the Royal Courts of Justice. Mum (she lives in England, so I can't call her "Mom") took me on a walking tour one day and we decided to check out the Royal Courts. You can't take pictures inside (and it is gorgeous inside), but you can go to a variety of legal preceedings and sit in the back. They're all public trials. Unfortunately, we went in September, which is vacation month for judges so it was pretty quiet. Fortunately, that means another trip to London!

Election 2008

Another late post...here's the file cabinet in Cheryl's classroom. One interesting thing about living overseas is the United States Presidential Election. You can post whatever you want in your classroom and no one is going to tell you not to advertise your political views. Cheryl had this Obama poster front and center in her classroom before the election and wore an Obama pin to school each day.
The day after the election, parents came to school and shook American teachers' hands to congratulate them on Obama's victory. So not okay in the US public schools, but hey - we're in Morocco.