Washington, D.C.:
The Capital Tour
Pollard Middle School
Overview
• Why travel?
• What’s included on our tour
• Meet EF Explore America
• Protection plan
• Our itinerary
• How to enroll on our tour
Meet the EF Explore America team
• Tour consultants work with teachers to plan your tour
• For travelers and parents, you’ll have a dedicated Traveler Support
Specialist to help with your account and handle any questions
• Your group’s Tour Director is an expert local guide, helps handle
tour logistics and is with the group 24 hours a day
Keeping students safe
• Full-time Tour Director
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With our group 24 hours a day, from
arrival to departure
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Trained to handle on-tour emergencies
• Professional overnight security
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Additional security dedicated exclusively
to our group
• Local offices
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Our tour group will have the support of a
network of local offices across America
• 24/7 Emergency Service
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Additional emergency support is always
just a phone call away
• Travel ID badges & backpacks
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EF Explore America ID badge provides
helpful emergency contact information
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EF Explore America backpacks are
easily identifiable
Tour Itinerary / Day 1
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Arrive in Washington, D.C.
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Visit the Smithsonian Museums:
– National Air and Space Museum
– National Museum of Natural History
– National Museum of American History
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Dinner at Union Station
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Take a night tour of Washington:
– Lincoln Memorial
– WWII Memorial
– Korean War Veterans Memorial
– Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Tour Itinerary / Day 2
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Breakfast at your hotel
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Take a guided tour of D.C.
– Photo stop at the Washington Monument
– FDR Memorial
– Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
– Jefferson Memorial
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Visit Arlington National Cemetery
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Photo stop the Marine Corps War Memorial
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Lunch included
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The Pentagon Memorial
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Visit Mount Vernon
– Mansion and grounds
– Museum and education center
– George Washington’s tomb
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Dinner in Alexandria, VA
Tour Itinerary / Day 3
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Breakfast at your hotel
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Visit Capitol Hill
– U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center (subject to
availability)
– U.S. Supreme Court
– Library of Congress
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Lunch included
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National Archives
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Shear Madness Theater Performance
Tour Itinerary / Day 4
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Breakfast at your hotel
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Drive along Embassy Row and the Vice
President’s Residence
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Newseum
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Lunch included
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Depart for home!
What does the Program Fee include?
Round-trip motorcoach transportation
Tour backpack, luggage tag & ID badge
Safe, quality hotel rooms
Illness and Accident Coverage
Breakfast, lunch & dinner (as itinerary specifies)
24-hour emergency assistance
Full-time Tour Director
$1 million consumer protection plan
Sightseeing tours led by licensed guides
All gratuities
On-tour transportation
Professional overnight security
(Program fee does not include: personal spending money)
Anytime Protection Plan
• Included in your trip
• Cancel at any time, for any reason
• Receive a full refund (minus any Non-Refundable Fees)
• See booking conditions for complete details on this highly
recommended protection plan
Our tour
TOUR DETAILS
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Departure date:
Saturday, April 16th
Student Program Fee:
$834 based on 80-89 paying participants
$814 based on 90-99 paying participants
Return date:
Tuesday, April 19th
Bus will depart from and
return to the school.
Explorer Scholarship
• $30,000 awarded annually
• Individual awards typically range from $100-$600
• Students selected based on response to
essay question and financial aid application
• Application Deadline: October 12, 2015
How do you enroll?
1. Complete the enrollment form and turn it into THE 7TH GRADE OFFICEwith
a $100 deposit in the form of a check by FRIDAY JUNE 19TH
2. Checks should be made payable to:
Pollard Middle School or Needham Public Schools
Questions?