Download - Fall DC Parent Meeting
DC Parent Meeting
Why go to DC?
Why DC?
Why go?
• A fun, rewarding, and memorable trip
• World class tour company which provides security, doctors on call, and an itinerary which will educate and entertain
• IT’S AWESOME!!
Tenative Itinerary
Itinerary Day 2 and 3
Itinerary Day 4
The Cost
• $745 Which Includes:
– Three nights in a hotel
– Meals
– Bus Ride
– Admission to the The Cherry Blossom Cruise, Spy Museum, Newseum, and The Alexandria Ghost Tour
– World Strides Staff – Hotel “hosts”, Guides, Doctors on Call, and World Stride Tour Director
How to Register:
• Visit the World Strides website
– Use the trip code to register
• Mail the registration form your child received in school
• Call World Strides
Frequently Asked Questions
• Will my kid be safe?
– YES!
• Hotel security hired by World Strides = OUTSTANDING
• Yankee Bus Lines
• One of the safest cities in the world
• 1/10 ratio of chaperone to student
• Will their be fundraising?
– YES!
• Heberts Candy
• Gift of Education Sponsored by World Strides
• The rest depend on the interest of the kids!
More Frequently Asked Questions…
• Can my kid bring and use their cell phone?
– Yup. Within reason.
• Will there be scholarships?
– Maybe. And if we do kids will need to apply.
– World Strides also has a scholarship program
• Where will they stay?
– World Strides is still working on that…we will update the parents as soon as possible
Even More Frequently Asked Questions…
• Will my kid be able to room with her/ his friends?
– Rooms have four kids per room (girls with girls and boys with boys)
– Team only
– The kids are allowed to pick their own roommates..BUT DON’T PICK THEM YET!
DC Website and Twitter Page
• Follow Us on Twitter @MMSDCTrip
• Find our blog on the school website
– marshall.billerica.k12.ma.us