Beachside)Montessori)Village) Upper%School%

Beachside)Montessori)Village)
Upper%School%
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Mr.)Joseph)Balchunas,)Principal)
Ms.)Michelle)Alvarez,)Intern)Principal)
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)Mr.)Michael)Conrad))•)Ms.)Elaine)Fiore)•)Ms.)Lori)Lazarus)•)Ms.)Catrina)Liptak)•Ms.)Debby)Miller)
Ms.)Megan)Pratt)•Ms.)Marye)Restrepo)•)Ms.)Tadji)Rodriguez)•)Ms.)Nancy)Roman))
Ms.)Melissa)Sherman)•Ms.)Susan)H.)Turner)•)Ms.)Rose)Wyda)
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October!31,!2014!
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Dear!Families:!
Our!target!date!to!collect!the!$100!deposit!for!the!Washington,!DC!trip!was!this!past!Monday,!October!27th.!!
We!obtained!deposits!from!22!students.!!In!order!to!attend!the!4Gday,!3Gnight!field!trip!at!a!price!of!$1,191,!we!
require!a!minimum!participation!of!35!students.!!Since!your!child!showed!a!great!interest!in!going!to!DC,!we#
inquired#about#a#new#quote#for#22#students.##The#new#quote#is#$1089,#based#on#a#3;day,#2;night#field#trip.##
Attached!is!an!updated!itinerary!based!on!the!new!proposed!changes.!!In!the!event!any!student!decides!not!to!
attend! with! the! new! proposed! changes,! this! field! trip! will! be! cancelled! and! we! will! return! your! $100.00!
deposit.#####
If#you#are#still#interested#in#having#your#child#attend#the#Washington#D.C.#field#trip,#please#indicate#below#by#
checking# YES# and# return# this# letter# to# school,# or# email# your# response# to# Ms.# Roman# at#
Nancy.Roman@browardschools.com#by#the#next#school#day.!!Based!on!your!response,!if!we!still!have!100%!
participation,!we!will!submit!an!addendum!to!the!permission!letter!dated!October!9,!2014!outlining!changes!
to!the!fee!schedule;!otherwise,!we!will!submit!a!refund!to!you!for!your!$100!deposit.!!
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Sincerely,!
The!Upper!School!Team!
STUDENT#NAME##(PLEASE#PRINT)______________________________________________________!
PARENT/GUARDIAN#SIGNATURE_______________________________________________________#
________#YES,#I!am!still!interested!in!having!my!child!attend!the!Washington!D.C.!trip!with!the!new!proposed!
quote!of!$1,089!based!on!a!3Gday,!2Gnight!field!trip.!
________#NO,#I!am!NOT!interested!in!having!my!child!attend!the!Washington!D.C.!trip!with!the!new!proposed!
quote!of!$1,089!based!on!a!3Gday,!2Gnight!field!trip.!!Please!submit!my!refund!for!the!$100!deposit.!
Beachside!Montessori!Village!
Washington!DC!Itinerary!
March!17M19,!2015!
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Beachside)Montessori)Village)is)Proud)to)Present)our)8th)Grade)Trip)of)a)Lifetime)to)Washington)DC)and)Mount)Vernon)
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“Tentative”!Itinerary!
Tuesday,!Mar!17th!!!
!!5:00!am!
Students!report!to!Ft.!Lauderdale!Airport.!!Meet!Sonshine!tour!guide!at!US!Airways!ticket!counter.!
!!7:00!am!
Depart!Ft.!Lauderdale!Airport!via!US!Airways!Airlines!Flight!#1905!
!!9:25!am!
Arrive!Washington!Reagan!airport,!then!board!onto!the!deluxe!Haymarket!passenger!bus!
10:30!am!
Visit!Mt.!Vernon,!the!home!of!George!Washington!(reserved!lunch!included)!
!!3:30!pm!!
Explore!Natural!History!or!American!History!Museum!
!!5:30!pm!
Tour!of!Lincoln,!Viet!Nam,!WWII!and!Korean!Memorials!!!!
!!7:30!pm!
Dinner!at!King!Street!Blues!
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Check!in!at!Holiday!Inn!Nat’l!Airport!•!2650!Jefferson!Davis!Highway!•!Arlington,!VA!•!22202!•!(703)!684^7200!
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Wednesday,!Mar!18th!!
!!7:00!am!
Breakfast!at!the!hotel!
!!8:30!am!
Tour!of!the!US!Capitol!(group!picture),!Supreme!Court,!and!Library!of!Congress!Jefferson!Building!
($15!lunch!allowance!included)!
!!1:00!pm!
Tour!of!Arlington!Cemetery!–!see!the!Changing!of!the!Guard!at!the!Tomb!of!the!Unknown!Soldiers!!
Visit!Iwo!Jima!Memorial!
!!3:30!pm!
Visit!the!Holocaust!Memorial!Museum!–!see!“Daniel’s!Story”!
!!5:30!pm!
Visit!the!Jefferson,!F.D.R.!&!M.L.K.!Memorials!
!!7:30!pm!
Dinner!at!Buca!di!Beppo!
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Return!to!the!hotel!for!the!night!
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Thursday,!Mar!19th!!
!!7:00!am!
Breakfast!at!the!hotel!
!!8:30!pm!
Tour!the!White!House!
!!9:30!am!
Visit!Ford’s!Theatre!historic!site!!
11:30!am!
See!the!Air!&!Space!Museum!(lunch!voucher!included)!
!!2:30!pm!
National!Archives!
!!4:00!pm!
Check!in!at!the!Washington!Reagan!Airport!*Pick!up!dinner!to!carry!on!flight!
!!5:55!pm!
Leave!Washington!Reagan!Airport!via!US!Airways!Airlines!Flight!#1947!
!!9:35!pm!
Arrive!Ft.!Lauderdale!Airport.!!Welcome!home!with!fond!memories.!
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Please!be!aware!Airlines!schedules!and!flights!are!subject!to!change.!!Sonshine!Educational!Tours!will!do!
everything!possible!to!keep!our!itinerary!as!similar!as!possible.!!A!licensed!Washington!DC!Sonshine!tour!guide!
personally!escorts!all!tours.!!A!request!to!tour!the!White!House!was!arranged.!!If!not!granted,!we!will!do!a!perimeter!
tour.!!!
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Deluxe&bus&transportation&equipped&with&DVD&and&stereo&approved&by&the&school&board.&&Hotel&accommodations&with&
hotel&security&are&based&on&Quad&Occupancy&(4&to&a&room).&Itinerary&admissions&and&meals&are&included.&&Additional&
expenses&may&include&spending&money&and&luggage&fees&charged&by&the&airline.&