1. Washington, D.C.: The Capital Tour
Pollard Middle School

2. Overview Why travel? Meet EF Explore America Our itinerary
What’s included on our tour
Protection plan
How to enroll on our tour

3. 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
As the Group Leader, I work with our group’s Territory Manager to set up our tour. For any questions or concerns from parents or students, there is a Traveler Support Team who knows all the details of our tour and can provide answers and information. On tour, we will also have a Tour Director who is with our group 24/7.

4. Keeping students safe 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
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

5. Tour Itinerary / Day 1 Arrive in Washington, D.C.
Visit the Smithsonian Museums:
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of American History
Dinner at Union Station
Take a night tour of Washington:
Lincoln Memorial
WWII Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial

6. Tour Itinerary / Day 2 Breakfast at your hotel
Take a guided tour of D.C.
Photo stop at the Washington Monument
FDR Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Visit Arlington National Cemetery
Photo stop the Marine Corps War Memorial
Lunch included
The Pentagon Memorial
Visit Mount Vernon
Mansion and grounds
Museum and education center
George Washington’s tomb
Dinner and dance party at your hotel/Potomac River TBD

7. Tour Itinerary / Day 3 Breakfast at your hotel Visit Capitol Hill
U.S. Capitol and Visitor Center (subject to availability)
U.S. Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Lunch included
National Archives
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Shear Madness Theater Performance

8. Tour Itinerary / Day 4 Breakfast at your hotel
Drive along Embassy Row and the Vice President’s Residence
Newseum
Lunch included
Smithsonian National Zoo
Depart for home!

9. What does the Program Fee include?
Round-trip motorcoach transportation
Safe, quality hotel rooms
Breakfast, lunch & dinner (as itinerary specifies)
Full-time Tour Director
Sightseeing tours led by licensed guides
On-tour transportation
Professional overnight security
Tour backpack, luggage tag & ID badge
Illness and Accident Coverage
24-hour emergency assistance
$1 million consumer protection plan
All gratuities
If your group is adding lunches to the Program Fee, make sure to tell your group that all meal costs will be included on their tour, and remove “lunches” from the “Program fee does not include” list.
(Program fee does not include: personal spending money)

10. 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
EF Explore America includes Illness and Accident Coverage, as well as our 24 hour Emergency Assistance in the Program Fee. So if there are any medical emergencies on tour, your participants are covered and we are prepared to help!
EF Explore America also offers our Anytime Protection Plan. This option is a great way to protect your investment and know you’re covered should anything happen before you leave for tour. The three aspects of this plan:
1. Cancel at any time: Life is full of surprises. From spraining your ankle a day before the trip to a cousins wedding that you have to go to, the Anytime Protection Plan lets you cancel at any time with no penalties or restrictions.
2. Cancel for any reason: Whether it’s something serious (family emergency, broken bone, school obligations) or something out of the ordinary (bad hair day, allergies, unexpected pimple), you are able to cancel for any reason—no questions asked.
3. Full refund: If you’re unable to go on tour you get your money back—it’s that simple.
For more details on what this plan covers, please direct parents to read over the policy detailed in our Enrollment Guide or call our Traveler Support Team at

11. Our tour TOUR DETAILS HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Departure date: Saturday, April 29
Return date: Tuesday, May 2nd
Bus will depart from and return to the school.
Student Program Fee:
$884
Copy and paste your price quote from your Group Leader website into the space on this slide. If you did not include lunch and optional excursions on your tour, please remove these items from the slide. You may have to decrease the font size and re-format that text slightly.
Make sure to talk to your students and parents about your requested departure date as well as the date range you gave your Territory Manager. Remember, you could depart two days on either side of your requested departure date. This is also the time to talk about any optional excursions you are looking to add on. You will need at least 20 paying participants to run any optional excursion.
Also, please note the difference in price for adults (any traveler who is 20 or older) and students. The reason for the additional charge is two-fold: adults are automatically roomed two to a room (students are automatically roomed four to a room), and there is an additional cost for adult entrance fees and meals. If an adult would like to room in a family room (combinations include one adult and two students, two adults and one student, two adults and two students, one adult and three students or three students and one adult), then the adult supplement decreases to just $100.

12. 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, 2016
As part of our commitment to helping more students discover America, EF Explore America’s Explorer Scholarship provides $30,000 each year to help students travel and discover their country. Recipients of the scholarship are chosen based on their response to an essay question and financial aid application. Learn more and download an application:

13. How do you enroll? Complete the trip agreement form by October 1st
Complete the enrollment form and turn it into ROOM 266 by October 15st along with submitting the first payment.
You may pay by a check or My School Bucks
Checks should be made payable to:
Pollard Middle School

14. Questions?