2. Changing of the Guard- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mount Vernon- Home of George Washington Vietnam Veterans Memorial Smithsonian National Museum

3. Rockefeller Center Central Park Ground Zero Attend a Broadway Show

4. The price of the trip includes:  Round trip airfare  Sightseeing transportation  Course Leader (Tour Guide)  Quality Hotel accommodations (DoubleTree or similar)  Night Security in the Hotel on all floors we have students  All meals  All admission Fees  Evening Activities  Field Journals  Color Group Photo  24 Hour emergency support

5.  Early Registration is due by June 17, 2013  Deposit amount due at registration-$49 (NR)  Payments can be made with balance paid in full by approximately March 30, 2014  After Deposit is made that would leave 10 equal payments of approximately only 167.50 a month  The total cost of the trip is $1724.00 if you register by June 17 th, 2013. After June 17 th the price will go up

6.  Worldstrides is also partnered with a group called Student Youth Foundation (SYF) to offer scholarships for those that qualify for that assistance. You can find more information about that on their website- worldstrides.org under Scholarships

7.  This trip is not an Allen ISD sponsored trip or a Curtis Middle School trip, it is a trip independently sponsored by the eighth grade history teachers and as teachers in the district and this not being a sanctioned trip by the school or the district our hands are somewhat tied when it comes to fundraising.  If we have some parents that have some interest in trying to get some opportunities together to help with fundraising we are more than willing to support that.

8.  All parent spots are dependent on how many students travel.  One parent spot opens with every 14 students that sign up.  A parent can register but all adults are waitlisted and are then either placed on the travel list or not. If not able to travel all monies are refunded or put toward your child’s account  Any adult that wants to travel must attend all meetings next year.  This is not a time for students to meet up with relatives that live in the area.

9.  This is not a Curtis Trip or an Allen ISD Trip, this is an opportunity presented to you by myself and Worldstrides.  If you have questions or issues they must be brought to me or Worldstrides, not a school administrator or district official.  If you have questions before signing up please email me at keith_shaw@allenisd.orgkeith_shaw@allenisd.org