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Day 1
Welcome to America’s Capital
- Proceed through registration, and join your fellow 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, and get to know the staff who will be guiding you through the program.
- Relax with your roommates before bed checks and lights out.
Day 2
Understanding the U.S. Government
- Enjoy breakfast with your leadership group at the hotel.
- Board the motor coach, and meet your driver and delegation manager for the week.
- Explore the 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.”
- Gain valuable insight from a former or current member of Congress as to what it takes to make and shape policy.
- Sample international cuisine and hear from accomplished speakers in the field of international diplomacy at an embassy dinner.
- Share your thoughts on the day’s events with your peers during your leadership meeting.
Day 3
The Civil and Cold Wars
- Travel north through the open and scenic fields of Pennsylvania to Gettysburg National Military Park, where the Battle of Gettysburg served as a turning point in the Civil War.
- Walk onto the battlefield, and explore the rock formations of Devil’s Den or take in the view at Little Round Top where General Warren mounted a desperate struggle for the Union.
- Enjoy lunch in one of the many historic locations in the area before visiting the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center.
- Take the shuttle to the Eisenhower National Historic Site, once the home of People to People’s founder, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower Farm was the president’s weekend retreat, as well as a meeting place for world leaders.
- Enjoy a guided exploration of the house and farm.
- Eat dinner prior to returning to the hotel for your evening leadership meeting.
Day 4
Remembering the Past, Building the Future
- Board your motor coach for Arlington National Cemetery. Once there, walk among thousands of fallen soldiers 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.
- Visit the United States 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.
- Soak in the history at the Lincoln Memorial as you stand in the spot where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
- Take some time to reflect on the morning’s events while your group departs for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
- Continue your museum exploration at the National Museum of American History.
- Get the scoop at the Newseum, an interactive experience that traces five centuries of news-gathering history and technology.
- Watch the cool night air settle around the feet of the soldiers depicted in the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
- Lay a commemorative wreath at the World War II Memorial before making your way to dinner.
- Participate in your nightly leadership meeting upon arrival at the hotel.
Day 5
Exploring Washington, D.C.
- Hear from your exciting keynote speaker, Laura W. Bush, who served as First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
- Assume your cover—an alternate identity—at the International Spy Museum, and make your way through its three extensive floors. Learn about spy equipment, secret messages, disguises, and much more at this hands-on museum.
- Continue your exploration of the region’s monuments and memorials: Marine Corps War Memorial, Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
- Visit more monuments and memorials before having lunch at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center.
- Board your motor coach for one last excursion—a casual dinner-and-dance cruise on the Potomac.
- Return to your hotel for a chance to pack and have your final leadership meeting before saying goodnight.
Day 6
Farewell
- Awake early for your family’s arrival or transport via private shuttle to the airport.
- Enjoy your final People to People breakfast.
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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