D.C. Field Trip

When?

Where?

How much?

$5,000 per parent/child pair; additional people in the same hotel room are $2,000pp.
Field trips require a 20 person minimum or money in full will be returned.
Price includes $100 non-refundable fee for trip insurance per person
- Trip insurance covers last minute emergency reasons you cannot go on the trip (such as illness with a doctor’s note) and will reimburse you your full payment minus the $100 per person in those situations. It does not cover any other out of pocket expenses related to the trip.

Who?

Trips are open to Alexander 5th graders and their parents/chaperones. Younger or older siblings are not allowed. Trip is capped to first 56 participants.
All children must go with a chaperone - but you can team up with another parent to chaperone your kid. Maximum 3 kids to one parent ratio since there must be an adult in every hotel room.

Itinerary

Day 1 - May 6 - Tuesday

8:29 am > 11am: Flight. MIA>Washington Reagan Airport
11:30: Transport to Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
12:30: Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - no advanced registration required
- Lunch at atrium cafe (price not included)
- Independent exploration time
3:00: National Museum of African American History and Culture
5:00: Transport to Ford’s Theatre.
5:30: Dinner (price not included) - Bus will drop us all off at Ford’s Theatre and from there families will grab a quick bite nearby. Options in a less than 10 minute walk: Nando peri peri, E street pizza, Le pain quotidian, Pret a manger, Potbelly, Qdoba Mexican grill, Shake shack, Au bon pain, Chic-fil-A, Five Guys.
6:30: Tour Museum of Ford’s Theatre then Sister Act at 7:30.
9:45: Transport back to hotel. Check in at The Dupont Circle .

Day 2 - May 7 - Wednesday:

Breakfast on own - room service or Doyle and Co. in hotel lobby.
9:00: Transport to Arlington National Cemetery
9:30-11: Arlington National Cemetery tours
11: Transport to Supreme Court
11:30: Lunch at Supreme Court cafe. Self guided walk through. Courtroom lecture 25 minutes long on the half hour.
2:00: Transport to Holocaust Museum
2:30: Holocaust Museum
4:30: Transport to Hotel
4:30: Free time / dinner on own (price not included)
7:00-10: Evening tour of monuments - Iwo Jima, FDR, Lincoln, Vietnam Veterans, Korean War, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Day 3 - May 8 - Thursday:

Breakfast at hotel - room service or Doyle and Co.
10:30: Transport to Capitol Hill
11:20/11:40: Capitol Hill: Two groups for tours.
- Tour: (Film, Capitol Rotunda, Crypt, National Statuary)
1:00: Transport to Mt. Vernon Lunch on bus
1:30: Mt. Vernon: 2 hr visit including 20 minute tour of the mansion,
3:30: Transport to hotel in Williamsburg (3 hours)
6:30: Check into hotel at Williamsburg Lodge
7:00: Free time / pizza dinner on property
9:00: To hang a pirate show

Day 4 - May 9 - Friday:

Day 5 - May 10- Saturday

Questions? Email me at marylynne@classatravel.com and I'm more than happy to help.