So, I'm posting this mostly for the specific purpose of making all of you jealous, because you'll recognize right away that this is one of the most awesome, exciting and educational trips ever planned in the history of the world. Somewhere in this busy schedule I also plan to see the Broadway Play "War Horse" that is semi-historic in nature. (Close enough, anyway.)
What makes this trip truly exciting is that I will be spending this time with some of the very best teachers in the State of Maine. It has been such a joy getting to know them over the past few years and share ideas for our classrooms. I am NOT looking forward to the fact that our class is ending, but the fact that it is ending with this trip definitely means we'll be going out with a BANG! So, here it is....be jealous!
New York City Study Tour
April 14-19, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Scholars: Charles Calhoun
8:00 am – 3:00 pm Bus ride to New York City
Bus will depart from the Auburn Park and Ride lot on I-95 (exit 75)
Box lunches will be provided on the bus
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Check into hotel
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Welcome to New York!
Scholar: Charles Calhoun
Location: Fort Greene, TBD
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Cocktail party at Charles Calhoun’s apartment in Brooklyn
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner on your own in Brooklyn
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Scholars: Ed O’Donnell, Charles Calhoun
6:00 am – 7:30 am Breakfast at hotel
7:30 am Meet in lobby; leave for ferry
9:00 am Ferry leaves for Ellis Island
9:45 am – 1:30 pm Ellis Island
Lunch on your own
1:35 pm Ferry departs from Ellis Island
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Trinity Church, Zuccotti Park, St. Paul’s Chapel
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 9/11 Memorial
There are no public restrooms at the Memorial!
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner on your own
Monday, April 16, 2012
Scholars: Ed O’Donnell, Charles Calhoun
6:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast at hotel
9:00 am Meet in lobby, leave for Tenement Museum
10:00 am – 11:30 am Tenement Museum tour, “Getting By”
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch at Katz’s Deli as a group
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Lower East Side walking tour
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm On your own in the Lower East Side (provide a list of choices to visit)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner in Chinatown as a group
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Sunset walk across Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn to
Manhattan (Sunset is at 7:37 pm)
Backpacks are not permitted inside of 97 Orchard Street. Limited storage facilities are available to groups who arrive with backpacks.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Scholars: Ed O’Donnell, Charles Calhoun
6:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast at hotel
8:00 am Meet in lobby, leave for Harlem
9:00 am – 11:30 pm Tour Harlem
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
Location: Miss Maude’s, 547 Lenox Ave btwn 137th and 138th St
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm Central Park tour
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm New-York Historical Society (movie 3:30, tour 4-5, on your own 5-6)
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner on your own
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Scholars: Charles Calhoun
6:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast at hotel
9:00 am – 10:00 am Travel to Grant Memorial
10:00 am – 12:00 pm General Grant National Memorial tour
There are no restrooms at the Memorial!
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Museum of your choice (see suggested list)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Group debrief: Which museum did you pick, how was it?
Location TBD
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner on your own
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Scholars: Charles Calhoun
6:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast at hotel, check out
8:30 am – 9:00 am Travel to West Village
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tour the High Line and the West Village
End at the Strand Bookstore
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch on your own, or buy lunch to bring on the bus
1:00 pm Bus departs from hotel
8:00 pm Arrive home
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