Transcript Washington D.C. Parent Meeting

7th Grade
Washington D.C./NYC
Parent Meeting
February 5th & 9th
6:00 pm
Classroom 8E
Overview of Travel Itinerary
• Saturday, April 30th –
Friday, May 6th, 2016
• Red-eye flight into
Washington, D.C.
• Gettysburg National Park
• Washington D.C.
• New York City
• School Tours of America
will be the tour provider
Bus….Plane…Gettysburg!
Doubletree Hotel – Washington DC
Washington D.C. Highlights
• Immaculate Conception Shrine
• Gettysburg National Park
• Wreath Laying Ceremony at
Arlington Cemetery
• Mount Vernon
• Memorials in Washington
• National Archives
• US Capital – Library of Congress
• Smithsonian Complex
• Washington Monument
• Ford’s Theatre
• Bureau of Engraving
• Pentagon
• White House (photos)
• National’s Ball Game
Washington D.C.
Hilton Hotel NYC
NYC Highlights
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Fifth Avenue Walk
Times Square
9/11 Memorial
Statue of Liberty/ Ellis Island
Financial District
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
Top of the “Rock”
Broadway Play
Federal Hall
Midtown Manhattan
Central Park
Madison Square Garden Tour
New York City
Participation Eligibility
• Should a student not meet the criteria below prior to travel, the school
will withdraw the privilege of participation and will advise School Tours
of the participants involuntary withdrawal from the program. Please
consider purchasing the trip cancellation insurance if this is a possibility.
Students wishing to participate in this travel opportunity must:
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Have an average grade of 85% in responsible behavior for trimesters 1, 2,
and 3 of the 2014-2015 school year and trimesters 1 & 2 of the 2015-2016
year.
– Have the ability to carry or move their own baggage to and from the buses
and while in the airports.
– Sign a behavior agreement prior to departure.
Travel Chaperones
• Ratio of 10 students to 1 adult
• Teachers and Administrators who are planning to
attend:
Mrs. Tilton and other teachers from Serra
• On-site travel coordinator and one travel guide per
bus (Bus Holds 35-56 passengers)
• Evening security team works from 10pm – 6am
Departure and Arrival
• Group departs from Serra on a chartered bus
with one checked bag and one carry-on per
person on Saturday evening. (Students should
attend a 4:30 or 5:00 Mass on departure day at their Parish
prior to departure as we will not attend Mass on Sunday)
• Group returns from airport on a chartered
bus and is delivered back to Serra late on
Friday night.
Daily Schedule and
Behavior Requirements during Trip
• 7:00 – 8:00 am Hotel Breakfast….students will receive
wake up calls
• 10:00-11:00pm return to the hotel on most evenings
• Peer partners for all check-in times and free time
• Students are responsible for packing their own bags &
loading them on the busses
• Serra’s Code of Conduct will be used while on this trip
• Any violation of the Code of Conduct that occurs where a
suspension could be considered for the first offense, the
student will be sent home at the parents’ expense. (Leaving
their hotel room without permission, etc.)
What is this great trip going to cost?
• Limited to the first one hundred (100) students who
register.
• This is an all-inclusive trip that includes roundtrip airfare, all
ground transportation, all meals during the tour,
sightseeing, tee-shirt, guides, 24 hour on-call company
representatives on-site, and accident insurance
$ 2,899.00 (double occ.) – if registered by July 1, 2015 or
$ 2,979.00 (double occ.) – if registered after July 1, 2015
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219.00 – Payment Protection Program (See details on School
Tours Website)
99.00 Registration to reserve space (applied to trip price)
100.00 Luggage Fees & Guide Tips, (collected prior to trip)
Other Trip Information
• We will take the first 50 students who register
• All students after that will be placed on a wait list
until we get to 70 – we need at least 35 students to
book a bus
• We will then register everyone up to 100 students
• This year we have 99 students and 10 chaperones
• A school ID will be provided before the trip
• All students who attend must bring a copy of their
insurance card
Other points of interest:
• The Class of 2016 will have their own travel
blog which will be updated with student
journaling and photos each night of the trip.
• You will receive an itinerary of the trip once
all the details are finalized
• If you have any other questions, please
contact me at [email protected]
Register Today….
• Visit the School Tours of America website today to
register online at www.schooltoursofamerica.com
• Please register online rather than by mail - call
School Tours if you do not receive a response for
your registration within a week.
• We will only take the first 50 students who are
registered – others will be placed on a waiting list
until we get to 70
• Our Trip ID# is 7357
• There will be a $100 late fee if you register after 12/1