7th Grade Field Trip

Dear 7th grade families,

On Wednesday, January 11, the seventh grade is going to the Harvard Medical School MEDscience program. In 7th grade science, students have been studying the human body, most recently the musculoskeletal system. They have been learning about how our muscles need energy to function and how, through breathing, our muscles take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. 

At Harvard Medical School, students problem-solve as medical diagnosticians by interacting with a lifelike robot in the medical simulation lab and perform an intubation. We’re excited about these hands-on experiences that will broaden their understanding of the human body and medical interventions.

Trip details

• Parents/caregivers, please complete this electronic 2022-2023 MEDSCIENCE PARENTAL CONSENT AND PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE FORM by the end of this week. It will ask for the date of the visit which is 01/11/2023 and the time of the visit which is 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Students will miss most of their classes on Wednesday, January 11; they will be back to eat lunch on campus and go to their afternoon class around 1:10 p.m.
• Beaver field trips do not involve any shopping. Your child does not need to bring any money on this trip. 
• Below you will find an important note from the school nurse Talia Ossowski about field trip medical information.
• We expect this to be both an educational and fun class experience and, of course, we expect everyone to be on their best behavior.

If you have any questions, please contact me. 

Ann Bevan Hollos

Associate Director of Middle School

A note from the nurse

Please make sure to bring your EpiPen, inhalers, diabetic supplies, and pancreatic enzymes with you on the field trip if you require any of these medications. These medications must be with the student at all times. Medications are not supplied by the health office for field trips.

Any non-emergency medications (anything other than the medications listed above) need to be checked by the school nurse at least 3 days in advance of the field trip. A field trip medication form must accompany the medication and be brought to the school nurse. Please contact the school nurse at tossowski@bcdschool.org or 617-738-2739 if you have any questions.