Freestyle Academy Field Trip info to

SF Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
(Updated 8-30-2023)

SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) features lots of different kinds of art which will hopefully be a source of inspiration for you and your art that you create at Freestyle. Our goals for you on this field trip is to provide you an opportunity to see other artists' work as a source of inspiration. Another goal is provide both AM and PM students an opportunity to join together in a combined Freestyle outing. We hope that you can connect with more people at Freestyle - Animation/Design/Film, AM/PM, and LAHS/MVHS.

When is the field trip: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Everyone can join the field trip regardless if a contribution of $15 or more is made - see Contributions about how to contribute. Money should NOT be the reason why you don't go on the field trip.

REQUIRED Permission form due Monday 8-26-2024:

1. Download the parent permission for here.
2. Please sign it DIGITALLY. If you don't know to sign a PDF form digitally, please watch this EXAMPLE short video.
3. After parent and student has signed the form, close it (because you can't rename it while it's open). Then ADD to the front of the filename your “Lastname_Firstname_” so the file like looks like
   “Florendo_Leo_Freestyle_SF_MOMA_Field_Trip_Parental_Permission.pdf”
   
4. Submit the newly named pdf file through this form by the deadline of Monday August 26, 2024. No forms are accepted on August 27 - the day of the field trip.
5. Check this list to see if you have submitted the form. This spreadsheet may not reflect accurate payment record especially if you just recently submitted your contributions.

Attendance: You will be excused only from Periods 3, 5, and 7 on the day of the Field Trip. You must attend your Schedule B Period 1 class as usual. Attendance will be called into your attendance office once the buses are on the road. Parents do NOT need to call the attendance office to excuse absences due to the field trip.

You will NOT be allowed to go on the field trip if you don't submit a signed permission form by 11:59 PM on Monday August 26, 2024. NO FORMS will be accepted on the day of the field trip.

Before getting on the bus

• Optional: Wear your Freestyle T-Shirt it on the day of the field trip.
• Leave your backback in Mr. Greco's classroom or find a friend's car to store your backpack if possible. You could leave it on the bus while in SF since you'll be taking the same bus home.
• You need to bring $$ for your lunch - there are many places to eat around the SFMOMA. You are responsible for your own dietary needs.
• Optional: pillow, music player, headphones, headphone splitters, homework, etc.

Bus departures

• All students are assigned to a bus. You cannot switch busses. The list will be emailed to you and posted here
• MVHS STUDENTS - Load buses in front of MVLA District Office on Bryant starting at 10:05 AM
• Buses will leave MVHS at 10:15 AM. If you're late, you will be left behind.
• LAHS STUDENTS - All buses will then go to LAHS Student Parking Lot and load LAHS students at 10:30ish.
• The chaperones are Mr. Florendo, Mr. Greco, Mr. Cho, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Parkinson and perhaps some parents.

At SF MOMA - map

• SFMOMA wants us to head upstairs into the exhibit spaces in 2 groups - theoretically at 11:30 and 12:00 which all depends on when we actually arrive there.
  
  Group #1) Student last name A-K (## students + # chaperones from bus #1 + Mr. Cho + Ms. Parkinson + Mr. Greco)
  Group #2) Student last name L-Z (## students + # chaperones from bus #2 & 3 + Mr. Florendo + Mr. Taylor)
  
  
• You can possibly check in your backpack in the lobby so you don't have to carry it around.
• If you decide to carry your backpack, you MUST wear the backpack on your FRONT so you don't accidentally knock a museum object over.
• Be respectful - no food or drink in the exhibit areas.
• Be respectful - don't touch the art!
• Be respectful - you can take photos of the art but don't use a flash because the light will degrade the art.
• Be respectful - use a quiet voice when speaking to others in the exhibit spaces. You'll notice that other people are talking quietly and respecting your experience so respect their experience.
• Highly encourage you to check out any of the bathrooms on each floor. You'll understand why when you walk in. Each one is different in a unique way. It's an experience that can be somewhat, uh, ... well, go check it out.
• There are 7 floors of exhibit spaces. There's a nice balcony on the 7th floor. Perhaps take the elevator and start on the 7th floor and head down using the stairs. Lots of entry ways to many exhibit spaces so if it's available to walk through, go check it out.
• The gift shop is on the street level. Some very nice gifts/stuff available.
• You can leave the museum and come back in as long as you have your provided wristband on.

Lunch

• Lunch is on your own. Lots of places to eat around the Museum including the Metreon across the street and park.

School Photo and Emergency Evacuation Meeting Point

• By 2:20 PM, please be at the Martin Luther King Memorial water fall between the SF MOMA and Metreon for our school photo.

  

• If there's an emergency evacuation of the SFMOMA, please meet at the Martin Luther King Memorial water fall between the SF MOMA and Metreon (same location as the school photo at 2:20 - see map above).

Returning home

• We'll load buses around 2:25 PM right after taking the photos.
• Buses will leave at 2:30 PM from in front of the church on the opposite side of the grassy park with the waterfall. The church is very obviously in sight from where we take the photo - see map above.
• All buses typically arrive at LAHS around 3:30 for LAHS drop-off
• All buses typically arrive at MVHS around 3:45 for MVHS drop-off

After the field trip, please share and upload your photos if you wish to this gallery but please do so from your personal account (not MVLA or Freestyle account because the photos will disappear when your accounts will be deleted after you graduate)