KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Students at TA Edison Elementary School in Kansas City, Kansas, have been gearing up for the solar eclipse.
Teachers and staff at the school have been preparing for weeks to ensure students can safely witness and learn from this rare phenomenon.
Ashley Wiebeck, school librarian, said it's a special moment for many.
“It's an important factor because we actually get to experience it," Wiebeck said. "Most of space we don't get to experience unless we go into that field, and this everybody can experience and they're going to remember it for the rest of their lives.”
To prepare students, some classrooms switched up the curriculum ahead of the solar eclipse.
In first grade, the students learned about the eclipse and how it happens. On the other side of the school, kindergarteners played the role of the moon and the sun to better understand how the eclipse happens.
“We just love to be able to have these opportunities with our students and be real with them and get to experience all the wonderfulness," Wiebeck said.
Monday's eclipse will be the first for kindergartner Lionel. He shared what he thinks will happen.
"The animals are going to be confused that it might be night," Lionel said.
First-grader Estella said she is prepared to view the eclipse safely.
“You gotta wear special glasses to protect your eyes," she said.
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