One of the highlights for 2nd, 6th and 11th graders at Christiana is to visit Medieval Times at Arundel Mills Mall. After studying about knights, castles, the crusades, kings and queens, the students visit this “castle” to experience a meal fit for a king and a rousing jousting tournament.
The students are seated in the participant section of the “grounds” and await the arrival of the royal family. The king and queen enter to loud applause and introduce themselves and the knights that will be competing for honors.
Following the meal, the anxious horses and their riders enter the coliseum and participate in games and contests. The king and queen finish off the evening with a pronouncement honoring the winning knight.
For the 30 students and adults from CHA, this was the culmination of a year of exciting books like “The Door in the Wall,” “King Arthur” and “Robinhood.” Learning about the brutality during the wars and crusades is often eye opening and humbling, but the appeal of the days of castles, royalty and knights will never go away.
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