Grafton Middle School Grade 8 Washington DC Field Trip Our Nation’s Capital Wednesday, May 23 - Saturday, May 26, 2018
General Trip Details ● Direct Travel - Student Educational Travel ● Round trip luxury bus with King Ward Coach Co. 3 nights at the Harborside Hotel, Oxon Hill, MD ● 3 full breakfasts ● ● 2 days guided tour with American Tour Guides (9am-1pm/1pm-9pm) 3 dinners (Pentagon Food Court, Buca di Beppo and ● Hard Rock Cafe) ● 3 nights hotel security with Student Watchers (10pm - 3am)
Cost Payment Schedule: 1st - October 20, 2017: $649 per person (four students per room $200 deposit due = quad) 2nd - January 19, 2018: $715 per person (three students person $250 deposit due room) 3rd - March 23, 2018: $775 per person (two students per room) Final payment due Price based on minimum of 40 students per bus Comprehensive trip insurance available at an additional cost of All taxes and service fees included in the $45 per student. above costs.
Fundraising Students and families may consider possible personal opportunities for raising money for the trip, e.g. family chores, helping others (lawn work, shoveling), directing that special occasion gifts to be funds toward the trip. GMS will also host fundraising opportunities for students to raise funds toward the cost of the trip.
Day 1: Itinerary for Wednesday, May 23 Depart Grafton Middle School; Stop for lunch en route The White House - Photo Op Dinner at Pentago City Mall Food Court Monuments: Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, The Korean War Memorial Check in at Harborside Hotel, Oxon Hill, MD Return to Hotel Chaperones conduct room checks
Day 2: Itinerary for Thursday, May 24 Breakfast at the hotel Depart for Washington, DC Holocaust Museum Lunch at Reagan Building Food Court Arlington Cemetery Tour Dinner at Buca di Beppo The Kennedy Center Rooftop for photos/sightseeing Return to Hotel Chaperones conduct room checks
Day 3: Itinerary for Friday, May 25 Breakfast at the hotel Depart for Washington, DC Capitol Building Tour/Visitor’s Center/Guided DC Tour: Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, The World War II Memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial Lunch at Museum of Natural History Food Court Visit Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and Museum of American History Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Visit International Spy Museum Return to hotel Chaperones conduct room checks
Day 4: Itinerary for Saturday, May 26 Breakfast at the hotel Check out of hotel and depart for National Archives Smithsonian National Zoo Stop for lunch en route Anticipated return around 9:30pm - 10:00pm.* * We’ll post on Facebook and Twitter! Students will text more accurate arrival time at Grafton Middle School when we are a couple of hours away!
Roommates Students will provide names of recommended roommates on Roommate Request Form. It is recommended that if a group of four students know they want to room together, they should return forms together as a set. . Roommate decisions will be determined by the GMS trip coordinator teachers and administration and announced no earlier than April 2017.
Behavior Expectations - Before and During Trip The Washington, DC experience is a worthwhile trip that is both educational and fun. We cannot jeopardize the wellbeing of the students or of offering the trip in the future by taking students who have not shown the ability to demonstrate good behavior in school. The code of conduct and guide to mutual respect in the Grafton Middle School Student Handbook will be adhered to before and during this trip. If a student faces disciplinary action leading to suspension prior to the departure date, he or she will not be able to attend the trip and all funds will be forfeited. Your deposit is acknowledgement of this behavior clause.
Washington DC Chaperones Comprised of GMS School Principal, Teachers ➔ and Parents/Guardians Trip price based on 2 chaperones per hotel room. ➔ If chaperones request a single room, additional fees apply. ◆ (See cost slide.) Parent chaperones will be selected on a lottery basis. ➔ The number of chaperones will be ➔ based on the number of students Student to chaperone ratio = 10:1 ➔
Registration Forms, etc. ● Grade 8 Washington DC Trip Registration Form Due Fri, Oct 13, 2017 ● Parent/Guardian Chaperone Application Due Fri, Oct 13, 2017 ● Trip Flyer and Reservation Coupon Due Fri, Oct 20, 2017 Student Behavioral Expectations Contract Due Wed, Feb 28, 2018 ● ● CORI Request Form 2016/2017 Due Wed, Feb 28, 2018 ● Roommate Selection Form Due Wed, Feb 28, 2018 ● Medical Forms Due Wed, Feb 28, 2018 Optional travel insurance is available for $45 per student. ●
Additional Information Will Be Provided Later Full Registration Packet (including medical forms) ➢ Packing List ➢ Student Meetings ➢ Parent Meetings ➢ Chaperone Meetings ➢ GMS Facebook and Twitter pages will provide updated messages and photos ➢ throughout the trip. Let us know if there is anything else you’d like! ➢
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