What happens here can change your world! CLOSE UP WASHINGTON, DC What happens here can change your world!

Close Up: History and Mission Non-profit and non-partisan civic education organization founded in 1971. Mission is to inform, inspire, and empower students to become more active citizens. Over 800,000 student and teacher alums.

The Basics Sunday, November 5, 2017, through Thursday/Friday 11-13 YO students 5 days/4 nights in Washington, DC, and Williamsburg Focus on history, government, and active citizenship Meet students from around the country

Schedule Walkthrough Saturday & Sunday Fly from China to Washington, DC Our staff will be at the airport to meet the group at baggage claim. Check-in at hotel, dinner Meet your PI and social activity Essentials of Democracy workshop Room check *Nighttime security/supervision

Schedule Walkthrough (cont.) Monday Hotel Breakfast Jefferson and FDR Memorial Study Visits Size and scope of Government Lunch in DC Arlington National Cemetery and Marine Corp Memorial Study Visits Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln Memorial Study Visits Looking at American crises Dinner at Pentagon City Mock Congress Take on roles as members of congress!

Schedule Walkthrough (cont.) Tuesday Hotel Breakfast WWII and MLK Memorial Study Visits How can citizens make a difference. American History Museum Study Visit and Lunch White House Photo Op Capitol Hill study visit Dinner at Pentagon City Mall Night Monument Tour Examining Citizenship Workshop

Schedule Walkthrough (cont.) Wednesday Colonial Williamsburg Study Visit: Focus on why subjects fought to be citizens. Governor’s Palace Printing Press Revolutionary Reenactments Tavern lunch Historic interpreter-led visit including: The Capitol Public Gaol (Jail) A Trade Shoppe Dinner at DC’s historic Union Station

Schedule Walkthrough (cont.) Thursday & Friday Hotel Breakfast Citizenship Send-Off Workshop Reflect on the week and what you can take back to your communities. National Archives Study Visit See the founding documents! Smithsonian Air and Space Lunch and Study Visit National Mall Holocaust Museum* Capitol Hill* Depart for Home

QSI Extras! College Visit- Sunday before dinner! Holocaust Museum

Safety and Security All students are accounted for at all times via roll calls at all Close Up-led activities from breakfast through nightly room check 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m., upon arrival through departure. Program Instructors have 140+ hours of training, certified in CPR/First Aid, undergone criminal background checks, with students at all times when exploring sites. Night monitors check all students in at 10pm and remain on all hotel floors throughout the night, departing at breakfast. Close Up participants and staff wear their Close Up name tags at all times. The Close Up emergency number is listed on the back of each nametag and on all student and teacher daily schedules. Close Up partners with several leading health care providers, including Georgetown University Children’s Medical Center (GUCMC), to ensure that students have access to quality health care should they need medical attention while on program.

Price and What’s Included Total student price is 20160 RMB (including flights) Academic materials and instruction Hotel accommodations Three meals per day starting with dinner on Sunday, ending with conclusion of program. All in-town transportation 24-hour supervision including night monitors All admission fees Tips/Gratuities Secondary medical coverage and access to Georgetown University Medical Center Close Up souvenir backpack, water bottle, and group photo

Deadlines Total student price is 20160 RMB * (The US cost is in dollars and was converted to RMB) Deposit: 10,160 RMB First come, first serve Final Payment of 10,000 RMB Due 1 September 2017 Cancellations after 20 September, 2017 result in a 100% cancellation penalty. You will need to get your participant ID and password from Mr. Hannon to enroll at CloseUp.org. Close Up is a 501(c)(3) organization…donations can be tax- deductible!

Why Close Up? Learn about current issues, politics, and American government History comes alive! ‘Civics shop class’ Hang out with friends from school and make new friends from around the United States Experience all that DC and Williamsburg has to offer!

Email: matt-hannon@shenzhen.qsi.org Matt Hannon, Room 411 Email: matt-hannon@shenzhen.qsi.org