1. Washington DC trip
June 9, 10, 11, 12
2013

2. Welcome and intro.
• Mr. Paul Ford • There will be other
– 19th year teaching in staff members
the district. traveling (male and
– 7th grade Math female)
teacher. – Mrs. Burch
– Led the trip to DC • 20th year in the district.
since 1999

3. Dates
• Trip departs on Sunday, June 9th
• Returns on Wednesday evening, June
12th.
• Fly out of Green Bay to Baltimore/
Washington Int’l. airport
• Trip is four days, three nights
• Split flights based on size
• Possible options???

4. Worldstrides
• Full-service tour company.
• I have used them exclusively for 14 years.
• Staff is with us 24 hours a day
• On-site coordinator at hotel
• Tour guide with us always
• On-site nightly chaperones
• Doctors on-call program
• Coach-bus driver is assigned only to us.

5. Highlights of the trip
–Holocaust Museum

6. US Capitol Building

7. Ford’s Theatre

8. Smithsonian Complex
• Air and Space Museum
• American Indian Museum
• Natural History Museum
• Museum and Sculpture garden

9. Arlington Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

10. Memorials
• FDR
• Jefferson
• Lincoln
• WW I
• WW II
• Korean
• Vietnam
• Einstein

11. Pentagon

12. National Archives

13. Einstein

14. White House

15. Spy Museum

16. Washington Monument

17. Typical Day
• Hot breakfast buffet at 7:30 a.m.
• On the bus by 8:30
• Arlington Cemetery: Changing of the guards
• Pentagon Memorial
• Lunch
• Capitol Hill- Supreme Court- Library of Congress
• National Archives
• Dinner
• WW II Memorial
• Hotel

18. Nuts and Bolts
• Program price includes everything
– $1,231
• Hot meal each day
– Hotel Breakfast buffet
– Lunch @ Mall or Food court
– Dinner at various restaurants or vouchers
• Airfare
• Hotel accommodations
• Motor coach bus
• Tour guide
• Night chaperone/ security
• Any entrance fees

19. Who can travel?
• Students in 7th or 8th grade
• Parent(s)
• Siblings (age appropriate) if accompanied
by parents

20. Scholarships/ Fundraising
• I have worked very hard to control costs.
• Prices for the DC area of gone up 8%
• FLAG scholarship available. Varies based
on income (up to $85,000).
• Seroogy’s fundraiser (if interested)

21. Fundraising/ payment options
• Some schools base their trip on thirds.
– Parents/ grandparents pay a third
– Student works throughout the year for a third
– Fundraise a third.
– Each third represents about $400.00

22. Maximum travelers…
• Our typical trip has 50 people traveling.

23. Additional Questions???
• Don’t hesitate to contact me via email…
• paford@pulaskischools.org
• Call 822-6568