After spending a considerable amount of time in LAX, students had a lot of time to think and reflect, and spend a little more time together. Absolutely wiped, we all arrived to LAX glazed over, and anxious to get home. Soon it became apparent that this wasn’t going to happen quickly or how we anticipated….
Day 12: Reverse, Reverse
Starting off the day we went to the city and enjoyed a tour of Perth’s local art. This art is on display in a lot of public areas, and could be featured on buildings as well as the ground. After enjoying lunch in the city we headed to King’s Park to enjoy a beautiful view…
Day 11: Last Full Day in Perth
On our last full day in Perth, we were able to spend the whole day with our families. Some went to the zoo while others went for a nice walk on the beach. As our trip comes to an end, we like to remember all the great memories we had with our fellow classmates, Hale…
Day 10: Narrogin— the End of an Era
After our earliest start yet, we departed for Narrogin around 7:15 briefly catching the sunrise at Hale. Upon arrival we were graciously hosted by a Narrogin family with beautiful property and were graciously treated to lunch. Next we headed to Town Hall to set up for our final performance of the Trip. Here seniors performed…
Day 9: Fremantile Prison & Hale Concert
We all started our Friday at Perth by going to early rehearsals at 7:25 am for all Foxboro students preparing for our concert later in the night. After our rehearsals ended at 8:25 am, we had about a half an hour to prepare for our trip to the Fremantile Prison tour. We arrived at our…
Day 8: Classes and Choir
With an early start today Band students rehearsed with younger students from Hale while the foxboro choir and orchestra students met with the middle school choir. After that we joined our host students to several classes including Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Music, and Chemistry. Soon after was “lunch” where the Jazz Ensemble quickly ate, and set…
Day 7: Full Day at Hale
Second day back in Perth! After spending our first day with our host families yesterday, we came back to the Hale school for rehearsals for the Foxboro chamber orchestra, jazz ensemble, and jazz choir at 7:30 am today. The orchestra students spent time working with the younger elementary school students by attending their morning music…
Day 6: Another Day, Another Plane
Today we boarded the bus at a refreshing 4:30AM before boarding at 6:45 and then heading to Perth for 10:30. After we arrived in Perth, students briefly played around with a soccer ball and footy before enjoying a free night with their host families.
Day 5: Blue Mountains
On our final full day in Sydney, we all fully enjoyed our packed and exciting day that was planned for us. We had an early morning, in which our departing time was 7:30, allowing us to have breakfast from 6:45-7:30. We left the hotel for our two hour bus ride to the Blue Mountains, which…
Day 4: Art and The Opera
Today we started off by heading to the Museum of Contemporary Art right in Sydney. Here a variety of different artists were featured, each with a different interpretation of life, and desired feeling/effect to convey. Some works were paintings while other works were sculptures and videos. A quick walk from the museum was a New…
Foxborough Music's Journey to Australia 