Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Day 1: Taking a Bite Out of the Apple

Our First Day in Silicon Valley


After a half-marathon in New York City, a three hour airline delay (due to a reverse thruster issue) and a lost bag, we finally arrived in San Francisco to sunny skies and 75 degree weather!

Our first day in Silicon Valley was spectacular.  We spent the morning at Apple's Executive Briefing Center, where our students presented about STEAM @ Marymount to Apple executives.  The presentation included an overview on how technology is infused in all disciplines at Marymount, from the Invention Convention in Class II to the Curator's Gallery in Integrated Humanities in Class IX.  It was an exceptional experience for all of us.

After lunch, we were able to go shopping at the Apple Company Store.  Its the only place in the world you can by Apple-branded logo - and coincidentally, it is only there and in front of Building #1 (1 Infinity Loop) that you can take photographs on campus.


While we can't talk too much about what goes on inside Apple, we can say we saw an Apple watch or two!  To quote one of our travelers, "That was really cool."  It was also rewarding to hear that Marymount has a stellar reputation at Apple because of our own commitment to innovation and creativity.

For the afternoon, we spent some time at the Intel Museum.  While Apple focuses on innovation and products, the story of Intel is quite different - it is the story of the development of the computer chip and the microprocessor. It has been the increase in capacity of these chips and the decrease in their size that has led to a revolution in mobile computing.



After a round of miniature golf in the California sunshine, we headed back to the hotel and then off to dinner at Bridgepointe Plaza.  We are ready for our second day with a visit to the Castilleja School and the Stanford Clinical Anatomy Lab.






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