We walked down Western Avenue just past the post office and then turned around to come back to school. Our goal was to find out what types of businesses and other buildings there are near Academy School. Students worked with a partner to record what they saw as we went along. Back at school, we cut out the data and sorted into different categories:
1. stores that help with our needs and those that help with our wants
2. stores that provide goods vs. those that provide services
Many students were surprised that there were so many services near our school. They also wished that there were more restaurants and an ice cream shop. An important discussion ensued as to whether Disney World would be a nice addition to our neighborhood. Most people decided that it would be unfair to displace all the existing businesses and that the noise from a park like Disney World would be disruptive to all the people living nearby.
