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Day 1
Welcome to Washington, D.C.
- Proceed through registration, and join your fellow People to People Student Leaders for welcome activities while your family attends orientation.
- Participate in your first leadership-group meeting, and learn more about your teacher leader, your group, and the program’s activities.
- Find out more about the history of People to People Ambassador Programs, and get to know the staff who will be guiding you through the program.
- Hear from a noteworthy guest speaker.
- Relax with your roommates before bed checks and lights out.
Day 2
Washington, D.C. — Remembering the past, building the future
- Board your motor coach for Arlington National Cemetery. Once there, walk among the graves of thousands of fallen soldiers who are honored by their country for their service.
- Make your way up to John F. Kennedy’s gravesite to observe the Eternal Flame.
- Witness the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and understand the impact each soldier’s life has made on this country.
- Get the scoop at the Newseum, an interactive experience that traces five centuries of news-gathering leaders.
- Remember the sacrifice of American soldiers and their families, and lay a commemorative wreath at the World War II Memorial.
- Continue your exploration of the region’s monuments and memorials at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and Marine Corps War Memorial.
- Visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, where you will experience the exhibit Remember the Children: Daniel’s Story. Daniel, age 10, is a composite of the Jewish children who experienced the war.
- Share your thoughts on the day’s events with your peers during your leadership meeting.
Day 3
Washington, D.C. —Understanding U.S. government
- Investigate the U.S. Capitol, and learn more about the branches of government.
- Share lunch with fellow Student Leaders in “the District” before making your way to the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, and other sites on “the Hill.”
- Continue to the National Museum of American History, to appreciate the world’s greatest single collection of American artifacts dating from the War of Independence to the present day.
- Sample international cuisine and hear from accomplished speakers in the field of international diplomacy at an embassy dinner.
- Return to the hotel for your evening leadership meeting.
Day 4
Philadelphia—A nation is born
- Travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this morning.
- Stroll through Benjamin Franklin’s city, and learn why the founding fathers believed that “all men are created equal.”
- Take time to view the Liberty Bell and eat lunch in Philadelphia.
- Interact with history at the National Constitution Center, and understand what “we, the people” really means.
- Continue to New York City, and participate in a leadership meeting after check-in at your hotel.
Day 5
New York City—International diplomacy and finance
- Attend an exclusive appointment and private tour of the United Nations.
- Learn about the work of the United Nations firsthand from the Iraqi Ambassador to the UN, Dr. Hamid Al-Bayati.
- Dive in to the New York experience, snapping a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge and touring Lower Manhattan.
- Experience the heart of New York City in bustling Times Square.
- Take in breathtaking views of New York’s skyline from the “Top of the Rock” observation deck at Rockefeller Center.
- Enjoy the best in American entertainment at a Broadway show.
Day 6
New York City—National treasures
- Enjoy a ferry ride for a picture stop at the Statue of Liberty.
- Investigate Ellis Island and get a glimpse of the lives of American immigrants.
- Make your way to Washington, D.C., and meet with your leadership group upon arrival.
Day 7
Washington, D.C.—Capital highlights
- Explore the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and examine natural and man-made wonders.
- See and learn about the Thomas Jefferson and Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorials.
- Continue your exploration of the region’s presidential memorials at the Washington Monument.
- Soak in the history at the Lincoln Memorial, as you stand on the spot where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a dream” speech, and then visit D.C.’s newest memorial dedicated to Dr. King.
- Board your motor coach for one last excursion—an entertaining dinner-and-dance cruise on the Potomac River.
- Return to your hotel for a chance to pack, and have your final leadership meeting before saying goodnight.
Day 8
Farewell
- Awake early to enjoy a final breakfast.
- Bid farewell to your new friends, and greet your family or be transported via private shuttle to the airport.
We work diligently to ensure that the activities described here are available on your program. In rare cases, scheduling conflicts, delays, weather, or circumstances beyond our control may result in program changes. If substitution is required, we make every effort to feature comparable events to retain the content and quality of the program.
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