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