Close Up: Our Program & Mission
•Close Up is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that
educates and inspires young people to become informed
and engaged citizens.
•Since 1971, Close Up has partnered with schools across the
country to bring over 750,000 students on our hands-on,
educational programs in Washington, D.C.
•Using the nation’s capital as a living classroom, students get a
“close up” view of American history, government, and
democracy in action.
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Close Up’s Teaching Method
• Close Up trains its own staff of full-time teaching fellows to
deliver an engaging curriculum that helps students connect
what they are seeing in DC to what they have learned about in
school.
• Students are divided into small workshop
groups of 15-20 students and partnered
with a Close Up instructor.
• Teaching fellows are all college graduates
who receive over 120 hours of middle school training.
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Program Highlights
• Jefferson, FDR, and MLK Memorials: Examine and debate the
size & scope of government.
• War Memorials: Explore the role citizens played during each
conflict at the Vietnam, Korean, WWII and Lincoln Memorials.
• Smithsonian Museum: Explore the American History, Natural
History, Air and Space Museum, or National Gallery of Art.
• Mock Congress and Capitol Hill Day: Participate in an in-depth
simulation of the legislative process followed by a visit to
Capitol Hill and a meeting with legislators.
• Arlington National Cemetery: Visit the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, JFK Memorial, and witness the Changing of the Guards.
Safety and Security
Safety is our #1 priority – Close Up provides 24 hour supervision and
instruction on program:
• Supervision: Students are chaperoned by Close Up staff at all
times and accounted for via roll calls at all Close Up-led program
activities, 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m.
• Night Monitors: Close Up’s professional security staff monitors
hotel hallways each night from 9:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
• Medical Care: Close Up partners with Georgetown Children’s
Medical Center to ensure students have access to quality health
care while on program.
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Close Up & Miles River Middle School
Close Up is excited to partner with Miles River to create
a program that complements the curriculum and
provides a bonding experience for the 8th grade class.
• Dates: June 15-17, 2016
• Program Cost (all-inclusive): $725 per student
• Transportation: Roundtrip bus from Miles River
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What is included in the tuition?
• Roundtrip transportation to Washington, DC by coach
bus, and transportation while in DC
• Hotel accommodations in the DC metro area
• Three meals per day beginning upon arrival
• Quality small-group instruction by trained educators
• All activities and admissions
• Registration and trip planning support
• Educational materials and resources
• 24-hour adult supervision including night monitors
• Secondary Medical Coverage and access to
Georgetown Medical Center
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For more information please visit
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Andrea Bachmann, Program Coordinator
703-706-3344, abachmann@closeup.org
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