Fund for Teachers' new logo encompasses their goals and mission - to support and encourage educators on their learning journeys. We were encouraged to display our sextant to represent FFT while delving into our inquiry of WWI on the Western Front. These sextant photos provide just a snapshot of our WWI experiences in Belgium and France these last few weeks:
Historic town of Leuven, outside of Brussels, Belgium
Stadpark in Antwerp, Belgium
With our very knowledgeable Western Front tour guide, Christian
Christmas Truce Monument in Mesen, Belgium
The Christmas Truce was a series of widespread (though unofficial) ceasefires along the Western Front of WWI around Christmas 1914. In some areas, men from both sides ventured into "No Man's Land" on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle, exchange food, and play football (soccer) with each other. This was early in the war; subsequently, there were direct orders from high commands prohibiting such truces.
Canadian Memorial on Hill 105 in Vimy Ridge, France
Australian National Memorial in Villers - Bretonneux, France
Peace Pool (Lone Tree Crater) in Wijtschate, Belgium - a peaceful reminder of the great Mine Battle of June 1917.
Canadian memorial at Hill 62 outside of Ypres, Belgium
Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem, Belgium
Sanctuary Woods in Ypres, Belgium
German Bunker in Messines, Belgium
Red Baron site - near where the Red Baron was shot down. The Red Baron's name was Manfred con Richthofen, considered the ace of aces of the war, officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
Connecting to pop culture, Charles Schulz introduced Snoopy as a WWI flying ace, which was based on the real Red Baron. Interestingly, when Schulz introduced Snoopy's alter-ego (in 1965), this was a period of resurgence that glamorized WWI aviators in films, radio dramas, novels, and comics.
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