Transcript File
December 9-12, 2014
What is a Field Study?
Field Studies are academic or other investigative studies undertaken in a natural
setting rather than in classrooms. Studying outside the class room gives
students a sensible and cost effective real life experience of the greater world in
which they will live.
Benefits of Educational Field Studies
Academic: This form of experiential learning allows students to have an
increased ability to apply and practice what they learn through hands-on
experience in the real world. Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience states that “we
learn 10 percent of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see, 50%
of what we hear and see, 70% of what we say, and 90% of what we both say and
do.”
Social: Students and teachers are engaged in learning together building
opportunities to better know one another. It can inspire students to be more
engaged in the learning process as well as stimulated by their environment as
they experience the world around them.
Emotional: Allows students to learn and practice leadership responsibility. The
service orientation of our studies help students to better understand the
relevance of education in the community as they grow in practiced social
interaction.
The journey is oriented around the theme of
leadership. Through their course of study in
both Humanities and Language Arts,
students will come to know the important
history and characteristics of our nation’s
greatest leaders. While exploring the many
tributes and locales for these great leaders,
students will gain new insights and
discoveries through this hands-on, up close
experience.
4:45 AM Arrive at MICS for check in (please pack a breakfast
for your child, snacks will be provided)
5:15 AM Depart for Charlottesville, VA
11:30 AM Buffet Lunch at Michie Tavern
1:00-4:00 PM Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson
4:15 PM Depart for Woodbridge, VA
5:30 PM Fast-food dinner enroute
7:30 PM Hotel Check in at Country Inn & Suites,
Woodbridge, VA (703) 492-6868
9:00 PM Evening meeting
10:00 PM Lights out
6:15 AM Wakeup call
6:45-7:30 AM Breakfast at hotel
7:45 AM Depart for Washington DC
8:15 AM Arrive Arlington National Cemetery
9:15 AM Wreath Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
10:30 AM Local touring to include: Iwo Jima Memorial, Lincoln Memorial,
Vietnam Memorial, Korean Memorial, Pentagon Memorial
12:00 PM Box Lunch
1:20 PM US Capitol Tour Group 1
1:40 PM US Capitol Tour Group2
3:00 PM Continue local touring : WWII Memorial, See the Washington
Monument, National Archives
7:00 PM Dinner at Pentagon City Mall with brief time for shopping
9:00 PM Return to hotel
10:00 PM Evening meeting
10:30 PM Lights out
6:45 AM Wakeup call
7:00-7:45 AM Breakfast at hotel
8:30 AM Depart for Mt. Vernon
9:00 AM Arrive at Mt. Vernon, Home of George Washington
• 9:30 AM Wreath Laying at George Washington’s tomb
• 10:15 AM Mansion Tour
• 12:30 PM Lunch at Food Court
1:30 PM Depart for Washington DC
2:30 PM Tour the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
5:00 PM Local touring to include: Jefferson Memorial, FDR
Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
7:00-8:15 PM Dinner at Buca di Beppo
8:30 PM Return to hotel
9:00 PM Arrive back at hotel to pack for early departure
9:45 PM Evening Meeting
10:30 Lights Out
6:45 AM Wakeup call
7:00-7:45 AM Breakfast at hotel
7:45-8:15 AM Morning meeting
8:15 AM Check out of hotel
8:30 AM Depart from hotel
9:30 AM Group orientation on the National Mall
10:00 AM Time for individual touring in smaller groups at the Smithsonian
Museums of Natural History, American History, Air & Space, African Art, etc.,
w/lunch in museum cafeteria.
4:00 PM Depart from Washington.
4:30 PM Dinner at Old Country Buffet - Woodbridge
5:30 PM Depart for home
11:00 PM Arrival at MICS (time is approximate -- parents will be updated
throughout the evening as to actual time of arrival)
The following staff will be traveling on the field study
Jeff Serra
Michael Carpenter
Monica Belus
Ken Osterndorf
Parent/Guardian Chaperones
Parent/guardian chaperones will join the field study trip (the number of
parent/guardian chaperones will be determined by the number of students on
the trip)
If there are more people interested in chaperoning then spots available, there
will be a chaperone lottery which will be held on Wednesday, October 15th, after
dismissal in room 701.
ALL PARENT/GUARDIAN CHAPERONES ARE REQUIRED TO MEET WITH
THE FIELD SUDY COORDINATOR (date to be determined) AND COMPLETE
THE CHAPERONE TRAINING,SIGN THE PARENT/GUARDIAN AGREEMENT,
AND PASS A COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECK
Parents/guardians who attend the field study trip will be expected to pay the
full price of the trip which could be more than the student price (due to room
arrangements and ticket prices).
Tuesday
Lunch - Buffet Lunch at Michie Tavern
Dinner - Fast-food dinner enroute
Wednesday
Breakfast - continental breakfast at hotel
Lunch – Box Lunch from Stonefire Station
Dinner – at Pentagon City Mall
Thursday
Breakfast - continental breakfast at hotel
Lunch – at Mt. Vernon Food Court
Dinner – at Buca di Beppo
Friday
Breakfast - continental breakfast at hotel
Lunch - in the Museum cafeteria
Dinner – at the Old Country Buffet
Snacks – will be provided throughout the trip (granola bars, breakfast bars,,
pretzels, juice boxes, fresh fruit, fruit chewies, and water)
The students will be staying at the Country Inn &
Suites
Located at
2621 Prince William Parkway
Woodbridge ,VA 22192
Front Desk: | (703)492-6868
Students will choose at least one friend to room with
(Roommate Request Form)
Security – a security guard will be posted outside the
rooms during the night – 10:30PM – 6AM
Mr. Serra will be the traveling “shaman” to administer
and manage all medications.
ALL students must have a completed Trip Medical
Form
Over-the-counter medications can be given (section to
be completed on Trip Medical Form)
A meeting with the trip “shaman” can be arranged
prior to the trip to discuss any specific requirements
No vitamins will be administered during the trip
1 camera and 1 other piece of technology (iPod, Phone,
DS, PSP, Kindle, Nooks, etc…)
Charging will only be allowed prior to lights out
Students will not be allowed to use their phones for
any reason or at any point during day/evening other
than to make their nightly calls home and traveling to
and from venues
ALL technology will be kept overnight by staff
Scholarships - contact Mrs. Phyllis Rahilly at [email protected]
Clothing – students will receive a Clothing Guide
Student meeting – to discuss, rules, procedures, clothing, technology, and
any other items – time and date to be determined.
Fund Raisers – Student and parent
Contacting your child – call the office during office hours (7:30-3:30) at
(704)827-8840 – After office hours you can call 704-421-3002 - for
EMERGENCIES ONLY
Nightly calls home – students are required to call home every night
Update on arrival time
Forms to be completed – Trip Medical Form, Technology Form,
Acknowledgement of Trip Rules Form, Roommate Request Form
Field Study Workbook – to be completed by ALL students
We will now answer any questions