Northwest 8th Grade Students have the opportunity to tour Washington DC. The tour will depart Sunday, November 22nd and return Tuesday, November 24th.

Tour Price Per Student:

$535.00 (40 students per bus; if less than 40 students on the trip, there will be a transportation surcharge)

Trip Includes:

• Barons Bus Lines motorcoach transportation

• 1 night lodging (students 4 per room when available) at Hilton, Hyatt, Sheraton, Doubletree Club

• 6 meals: 2 Thursday, 3 Friday

• 1 custom Northwest hoodie

• Private Hotel Hallway Evening Security

• Traveling Classrooms Tour Manager

• All taxes & gratuities…No Extras!

Chaperones are Northwest School Staff; Chaperone Ratio is 1 adult per every 10-12 students

SIGHTSEEING AREAS:

Lincoln Memorial 

Capitol Building 

FDR Memorial

American History Smithsonian  

Natural History Smithsonian

MLK Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Wall 

White House (Exterior Only) 

Korea Memorial 

Air Force Memorial

Arlington Cemetery

Holocaust Museum   

Marine Iwo Jima Statue

WWII Memorial   

Jefferson Memorial 

National Archives

Sunday November 22

• 2-3 Barons Bus Lines Motorcoaches * Arrive 5:00, Depart 5:30am

  • Buses will depart from Northwest Middle School

• Restroom Stop Enroute Oakmont Plaza Approx. 7:30am * Driver Relief

• South Mountain Rest Area 10:00* Students enjoy their packed lunch/beverage

• Arrive Udvar-Hazey Smithsonian 11:30am * See Space Shuttle Discovery!

• American And Natural History Smithsonians 1:00-3:15pm

• Depart For Medieval Times 3:15pm- arrive 4:30pm

• Medieval Times Dinner Show 5pm-7:40pm

• Doubletree Washington Dulles Hotel Herndon, Va (703-478-2900) 9:00pm

• Room Check & goodnight 10pm “Student Watchers” Security 10pm-6am

Monday November 23

• Buffet Breakfast At Hotel 7:00am Depart Hotel 8:00a

• George Washington Mount Vernon Estate 9am * Grounds and Mansion Tkt.

• Capitol Building 11:00am

  • Lunch at Capitol Café 11:15am * Meal Voucher

  • Guided tours of Capitol Building *Times TBA

• Gift Shopping nearby “Honest Abes” 1:15pm

• Holocaust and African American Smithsonian Buildings 2:30-4:45pm

• Dinner at Pentagon City Mall Foodcourt 5:15pm * Meal Voucher

• Air Force Memorial 6:15pm

• WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korea Memorials 7-8:30pm

• Return to Hotel 9:00pm

• Room Check & goodnight – “Student Watchers” Security 10pm-6am

Tuesday, November 24

• Buffet Breakfast at Hotel 7:30am Depart Hotel 8:15am

• Arlington Cemetery 9am-10:30am

  • Tomb of Unknown Soldiers

  • President John F. Kennedy Gravesite

• Marine Iwo Jima Memorial Statue 11am

• MLK, FDR and Jefferson Memorials 11:30-1pm

• Pick up Deluxe Box Lunches 1:30pm * Freshology Catering

• Depart For Northwest 1:45pm

• Restroom Stop at South Mountain

• Restroom Stop at Ohio Border Plaza 6:30pm

• Arrive Back At Northwest Middle School 8:30pm