This document summarizes information for a parent meeting about an upcoming school trip to Washington DC. It outlines the itinerary, costs, and registration process. Safety and supervision is emphasized, with doctors and security provided. Fundraising options are mentioned. Frequently asked questions cover topics like cell phone use, scholarships, accommodations, and rooming with friends. Parents are directed to follow a Twitter page and website for more details.

1. DC Parent Meeting
Why go to DC?

2. Why DC?

3. Why go?
• A fun, rewarding, and memorable trip
• World class tour company which provides
security, doctors on call, and an itinerary
which will educate and entertain
• IT’S AWESOME!!

4. Tenative Itinerary

5. Itinerary Day 2 and 3

6. Itinerary Day 4

7. The Cost
• $745 Which Includes:
– Three nights in a hotel
– Meals
– Bus Ride
– Admission to the The Cherry Blossom Cruise, Spy
Museum, Newseum, and The Alexandria Ghost
Tour
– World Strides Staff – Hotel “hosts”, Guides,
Doctors on Call, and World Stride Tour Director

8. How to Register:
• Visit the World Strides website
– Use the trip code to register
• Mail the registration form your child received
in school
• Call World Strides

9. Frequently Asked Questions
• Will my kid be safe?
– YES!
• Hotel security hired by World Strides = OUTSTANDING
• Yankee Bus Lines
• One of the safest cities in the world
• 1/10 ratio of chaperone to student
• Will their be fundraising?
– YES!
• Heberts Candy
• Gift of Education Sponsored by World Strides
• The rest depend on the interest of the kids!

10. More Frequently Asked
Questions…
• Can my kid bring and use their cell phone?
– Yup. Within reason.
• Will there be scholarships?
– Maybe. And if we do kids will need to apply.
– World Strides also has a scholarship program
• Where will they stay?
– World Strides is still working on that…we will
update the parents as soon as possible

11. Even More Frequently Asked
Questions…
• Will my kid be able to room with her/ his
friends?
– Rooms have four kids per room (girls with girls
and boys with boys)
– Team only
– The kids are allowed to pick their own
roommates..BUT DON’T PICK THEM YET!

12. DC Website and Twitter Page
• Follow Us on Twitter @MMSDCTrip
• Find our blog on the school website
– marshall.billerica.k12.ma.us