Pollard Middle School’sReturning to Washington, DC!

April 17-20, 2015

• Keeping students safe

• Our itinerary

• What’s included on our tour

• Anytime Protection Plan

• Your tour details

OverviewOverview

• Your online account

• The Giving Page

• The Explorer Scholarship

• How to enroll on our tour

• Full-time Tour Director– With our group 24 hours a day, from

arrival to departure

– Trained to handle on-tour emergencies

• Professional overnight security– Additional security dedicated exclusively

to our group

• Local offices– Our tour group will have the support of a

network of local offices across America

Keeping students safeKeeping students safe

• 24/7 Emergency Service– Additional emergency support is always

just a phone call away

• Travel ID badges & backpacks– EF Explore America ID badge provides

helpful emergency contact information

– EF Explore America backpacks are easily identifiable

Day 1Day 1

***Depart from Pollard MS by 6:30AM***

•Visit the Smithsonian museum of your choice, which may include:

• National Air and Space Museum• National Museum of Natural History• National Museum of African Art• National Museum of American History• Smithsonian American Art Museum• National Portrait Gallery

•Dinner at Union Station

•Take a night sightseeing tour of D.C.:• Lincoln Memorial• WWII Memorial• Korean War Veterans Memorial• Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Day 2Day 2

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Guided sightseeing of Washington, D.C.:• Lincoln Memorial• FDR Memorial• MLK Memorial• Iwo Jima Memorial• Pentagon Memorial

• Visit Arlington National Cemetery

• Free time for lunch

• Visit Mt. Vernon

• Dinner in Alexandria, VA

Day 3Day 3

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Visit Capitol Hill:• U.S. Capitol Building Tour• Library of Congress• Supreme Court

• Free time for lunch

• U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

• National Archives (time permitting)

• Dinner in Washington, DC

• “Shear Madness” at the Kennedy Center

Day 4Day 4

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Drive down Embassy Row

• Spy Museum

• Depart for home!

Round-trip motorcoach transportation

Safe, quality hotel rooms

Breakfast & dinner daily

Full-time Tour Director

Sightseeing tours led by licensed guides

On-tour transportation

Professional overnight security

What does the Program Fee include?What does the Program Fee include?

Tour backpack, luggage tag & ID badge

Illness and Accident Coverage

24-hour emergency assistance

$1 million consumer protection plan

All gratuities

Convenient Monthly Payment Plan

Personal, secure online Giving Page

(Program fee does not include: lunches, personal spending money)

• $79 (included in price!)

• Cancel at ANY time, for ANY reason!

• Receive a full refund (minus the deposit and any non-refundable fees)

• See the booking conditions or call the Traveler Support Team (1.888.333.9756) for complete details on this highly recommended protection plan

Anytime Protection PlanAnytime Protection Plan

Pollard Middle School’s 2015 D.C. TripPollard Middle School’s 2015 D.C. Trip

Depart:

Friday, April 17, 2015

Return:

Monday, April 20, 2015

TOUR DETAILS

Student Program Fee:

$744

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Group Payment PlanGroup Payment Plan

Deposit: $100 due by June 19th

Fall Payment: $322 due by December 1st

Spring Payment: $322 due by March 1st

ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO POLLARD MIDDLE SCHOOL!

• $30,000 awarded annually

• Individual awards typically range from $100-$600

• Students selected based on response to essay question and financial aid application

www.EFExploreAmerica.com/Scholarships

• Enrollment forms and deposits should be turned in to Mr. Ciccolella or Ms. Audette by June 19th.

• Because all payments must go through the school, online enrollments cannot be accepted!

How do you enroll?How do you enroll?

Questions?