Locke Field Trip by Kailani and Sambriddi

The whole sixth grade took a very fun field trip to Locke, California. The town of Locke was built in 1915. We went to a historic Chinatown where Chinese people used to live. One of the things they had there was an old schoolhouse where kids went to school for extra lessons. At this schoolhouse, kids would learn Chinese reading, Chinese calligraphy, art, etc. They also had different buildings such as a boarding house, gambling house, houses, etc. A few people actually still live in that town. There was also a church, restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, theaters, etc.

Another very fun thing about the ancient Chinatown was that we got to take a look inside of the exhibits that were there. For example, we went to a boarding house and got to take a look at the rooms that the Chinese stayed in during the 1900s. It was very fascinating to look at and see how the Chinese lived in those times. We also went to a gift shop where they had ancient Chinese artifacts and clothing you could purchase for great prices! We also saw statues of well known Chinese leaders like Confucius.



While we were there we took some amazing pictures just like some of these:

Being able to spend a day at Locke was an amazing experience for us. We got to look at so many amazing Chinese artifacts. We also got to learn how the Chinese people lived in the 1900s. It was overall a very fun experience!