7th Grade Trip - Washington DC

May 19, 2014

Purpose of the trip…

To celebrate our study of the United States Government, United States History, and United States culture.

Details

• Departure time – 7:30 AM –BE HERE BY 7:15 & DO NOT TAKE THE BUS

• Estimated return time – 9:30 PM

• Students who do not go on the trip are expected to go to school!

Details

• Bus order on Louella Ave1. Watershed2. 7A3. 7A4. 7B5. 7B6. 7C7. 7C

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Our Representatives in

Washington DC

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“March on Washington” – Civil Rights

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“Million Mom March” – Gun Control

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Washington Cherry Blossom Festival

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Strongly Recommended Sites

-National Archives (Advance tickets optional)

-US Capitol tour (Advance tickets optional – Contact Senator or Congressman)

- Supreme Court-Lincoln Memorial

-National Museum of American History – “American Pop Culture” exhibit

-Museum of Natural History-National Gallery of Art-Air and Space Museum

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Strongly Recommended Sites (Dedicated August 22, 2011)

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

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Other possible sites

-Library of Congress -White House (walk by)-Washington Memorial

(Advanced tickets required) – reopens 5/12

-Museum of American Indians-Ford’s Theater (Advanced

tickets optional)-Jefferson Memorial-War Memorials-Bureau of Engraving and

Printing (Tickets are first come-first served - school group tours can be arranged in advance)

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Smithsonian Institute

Jefferson Memorial

Washington Monument

Lincoln Memorial

Vietnam War Memorial

Admission Fees Required – BRING $

-Newseum – “World’s Most Interactive Museum” - Adults $23 / Students $14

-International Spy Museum - $21/$15

-Imax theaters in Natural History and Air and Space Museums

-Virtual Reality “rides” in Air and Space Museum

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Parental Permission Required

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United States Holocaust Museum

The White House(Closed on Mondays)

National Archives Building

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Meet at the Air & Space

Museum at

5:45 pm. Don’t be the LAST group…

BEFORE May 19th

Plan your itinerary (where you want to go) with your group

to avoid wasting time(NPS App might help)

On the trip….what to bring.

• Lunch and snacks (for bus)

• Minimum $20 – dinner• WALKING shoes• Electronics for bus

• Ipods, DVDs (PG only!), hand held games, cameras, etc

• Cell phones – for emergency

• Weather appropriate attire/materials (rain “ponchos”…)

what NOT to bring.

• Food in Capitol Building!

• Sandals or flip-flops• Inappropriate clothing• Bad attitude…

• Make it a great trip!

Purpose of the trip…

To celebrate our study of the United States Government, United States History, and United States culture.Represent Radnor Middle

School appropriately