Downtown Campus fifth grade traveled back in time during a trip to Ellis Island on Friday, March 3, 2023, to learn about immigration.

Students rode on a ferry boat and passed the Statue of Liberty on the way to Ellis Island.  Once on Ellis Island, they simulated what it might have been like for immigrants entering the United States over a 100 years ago. They pretended to undergo an evaluation to make sure they were "fit and ready" to enter the United States and waited in line to answer questions. Finally, students descended the Stairs of Separation.