Yesterday, we spent our day checking out the prison on Alcatraz island! Some of our students were able to go inside one of the confinement cells. Prisoners were sometimes locked in these for 14 days without any lights, our students were only in there for 20 seconds when they wanted to get out! We learned about the attempted escapes on Alcatraz as well as the families that lived there. Everyone was excited about the new information. Ben really enjoyed the quote, "If you break the rules you go to prison, if you break those rules you go to Alcatraz." After the tour, it was time for the students to explore the city! Last night we visited Fort Mason in the Presidio to see the Bats Improv Show, where we saw a competition between two teams of comedians trying to make us last. Gus was even a volunteer during one of the opera scenes! He helped the team get the highest score of the night.
Today we are going to check out the Exploratorium and watch some fireworks at Pier 39. It'll be a great day as long as we can get the muni to cooperate with us!