FPW 2020 Trip Offerings and Information

OCTOBER 5TH – OCTOBER 9TH

Sign Up Procedure

Sign up Link:

◦ Will be emailed to your parents with full

instructions ahead of the sign-up dates.

Your parent will need the following information:

◦ Your Full Legal Name

◦ Your Date of Birth

◦ Your Student ID number (find in My BackPack on

your student info page)

◦ Your Altamont Email Address

◦ A Parent Email Address

Sign-ups will be a Ranking System this year

◦ You will need to know your top three preferences

◦ Spots will be awarded on a first come first serve

basis

Dates:

◦ Seniors: February 18th – 19th

◦ Juniors: February 19th – 20th

◦ Sophomores: February 20th-21st

◦ Sign-ups start at 3:30 on the first day and end at 12:30 the

second day

Payment Schedule

First Payment◦ Half of the trip cost

◦ Due: April 1st

◦ Failure to make first payment will result in student being removed from the trip with no guarantees that they will get their next choice

Second Payment

◦ Quarter of the trip cost

◦ Due: May11th

Third/Final Payment

◦ Quarter of the trip cost

◦ Due at Registration on August 19th

Mary Hames Travel Scholarship◦ Gives students the opportunity to go on a more

expensive trip by funding a portion of the trip cost

◦ Only awarded once per student

◦ Application will be due on March 6th

◦ Applicants will be notified on their status on or by March 13th

◦ Please see Ms. Scruggs for more information

If you wish to change your trip after all sign-up dates have passed you may talk to Mrs. Dahlgren

Iceland: The Land of Fire and Ice

Ms. Dean and Mr. TsivourakisFPW 2020

• Passport required• 10-12th Graders

(20 - 30 max)• Cost: Est. $3,500—$4,000

Highlights-Discover Geothermal EnergyExplore Glaciers and Primitive ForestsNative CuisineBath in Thermal SpringsThe famous Icelandic PoniesThe Aura Borealis A Volcano!Lava CavesPlenty of STEM and Cultural Deep Dives! Etc…

DATES 10/5 – 10/9MON - FRI

• ENJOY VIEWS OF EL CAPITAN AND HALF DOME

• HIKE MIST TRAIL TO NEVADA/VERNAL FALLS

• HIKE TUOLUMNE SEQUOIA GROVE

• STAY IN TENT CABINS INSIDE THE PARK

• FLY IN/OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO

• WALK GOLDENGATE BRIDGE

• FERRY TO ALCATRAZ, CABLE CARS,

FISHERMAN’S WHARF, CHINA TOWN

GUIDED BY GRAND CLASSROOM

CHAPERONED BY HEINE & BARNARD

COST $2700ALL INCLUSIVE

College Trip:New York City

Sarah Lawrence College

Fordham University

Barnard College

Columbia University

New York University

Pace University

Dates: October 4 – 9Cost: not to exceed $2,000

Tour colleges & universities and explore the sights and sounds of Manhattan!

Stevens Inst. of Tech.

The Cooper Union

The New School

We will visit: We may visit:

Adventures in New Mexico: Art, History, and Science

October 4-9 Trip Leader: Mrs. GillespieSanta Fe and Taos, New Mexico

12 Students $2000

Your text hereo Mysterious staircase at Loretta Chapelo Meow Wolf (George R.R. Martin’s immersive art experience)o Tour Earthship Biotecture Communityo See the milky way and night sky like NEVER before during

nighttime desert hikeo Visit 1000-year-old thriving Native American Taos Pueblo o Walk across the Rio Grande Gorgeo Workshops with local artists/Schoolarts Magazine

editor/International Folk Art Museum/Native American Museum and Museum Hill. Go to local artist studios/galleries

o Puye Cliff Dwellings /Valles Caldera (extinct volcano)o Investigate various types of landscapes and

vegetation found in New Mexicoo Explore Santa Fe Plaza and Railyardo Eat AWESOME southwestern foodo ALL INCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Theatre, Art, Architecture, Food, Fun!

Ms. Summey

• PIZZA TOUR• RIVER CRUISE• 2ND CITY IMPROV• PLAYS & MUSICALS• ZOO• MUSEUMS• WALKING TOURS• WILLIS TOWER• MICHIGAN AV.• SHOPPING• NAVY PIER• SKYSCRAPERS

$1700.0010-12TH GRADEMaximum 18

students!

Savannah, GAOctober 5-9, 2020

*Ghost Tours* *Southern History**Literary Landmarks*

*Delicious Coastal Cuisine*

Cost: $1500-$1700

Backpacking

Climbing

Camping

Pisgah National ForestNorth Carolina

➢3 days and 3 nights in Pisgah Forest

➢2 days of climbing

➢No experience necessary: learn the

fundamental skills of backpacking, climbing,

and camping

➢Experienced outdoor folks: hone your skills

➢Backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, and

climbing gear will be provided OR bring your

own gear

➢Cost: $650

➢Dates: Monday through Friday (10/5 –

10/9)

➢Ms. Bank and Camp High Rocks Staff

➢Maximum of 8 students

The Sights and Sounds of Northwest Alabama

Fame Studios • Muscle Shoals Sound Studios• Alabama Chanin Design Factory Rosenbaum House • Dismals Canyon• Shiloh Battlefield• Coon Dog Cemetery

October 5-813 students

$600

Outdoors in Alabama

“The backpacking trip for people who don’t like camping”

• 4 days of scenic hiking in Alabama + 1 day at school

• Walls of Jericho

• Cheaha Mountain

• Pinhoti Trail

• Backcountry Trails at Oak Mountain

• $300 (lunch included)

LOCAL OUTDOOR ADVENTURERock Climbing at

Sand Rock and Palisades

Kayaking on the Coosa River

Zip Lining and Adventure Ropes

Courses at Red Mountain Park

See Ms. Zareva for details

Dates: 10/5-10/8

Cost: $300-$350