Our first stop at the Arlington National Cemetery with our guide doing an excellent job of explaining what the students were about to see.
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Monday, Tuesday, & Friday
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Wednesday and Thursday
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November
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- "Nappy Naterman" and "Sleepy Swinney"
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Jamestown
- St. John's Church
- Monticello
- Michie's Tavern
- SO VERY TIRED!
- Mr. Naterman and the Capital
- Lincoln -- He's the man!
- The Changing of the Guard
- Our first stop at the Arlington National Cemetery ...
- On the airplane
- Here we are at DFW airport getting ready to leave.
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Itinerary
November 2, Monday
6:00 AM All students and parents leaving on American Airlines #684 (Mr. Naterman’s plane) arrive at DFW Airport for check in; meet Mr. Naterman at the closest ticket counter to the departure gate; call (800) 433-7300 before leaving home for terminal and gate number. All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
6:30 AM All students and parents leaving on American Airlines #1572 (Mrs. Chaulk’s plane) arrive at DFW Airport for check in; meet Mrs. Chaulk at the closest ticket counter to departure gate; call (800) 433-7300 before leaving home for terminal and gate number. All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
8:05 AM Depart American Flight # 684, flying to Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) – Mr. Naterman’s Plane
8:30 AM Depart American Flight # 1572, flying to Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) – Mrs. Chaulk’s Plane
11:50 PM American Flight #684 arrives at Washington Reagan Airport and is met by a JE representative. This group will retrieve its luggage and head toward the Pentagon Centre where they will meet the other group and have lunch at the food court; (703) 415-2400; 1100 S Hayes Street, Suite 3074, Arlington, VA 22202
12:15 PM American Flight #1572 arrives at Washington Dulles Airport and is met by a JE representative. This group will retrieve its luggage and head toward the Pentagon Centre food court for lunch; (703) 415-2400; 1100 S Hayes Street, Suite 3074, Arlington, VA 22202
2:15 PM Both groups will load transport charters according to their designated assignments and head toward Arlington National Cemetery.
2:30 PM Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery; (703) 607-8000. While here, we will see the Kennedy memorials as well as Arlington House and view the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
4:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter
4:40 PM Both groups arrive at the Iwo Jima Memorial where they will commemorate one of the costliest victories in World War II.
5:00 PM Dinner at the Reagan Center; (202) 312-1310; 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
6:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for evening tours of the presidential and war memorials: Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Korean Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, World War II Memorial and the Washington Monument.
9:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward the hotel
9:10 PM All SCS parents and students will arrive at Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks (703) 352-2525; 11787 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033 for check-in
9:30 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
10:00 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:30 PM Lights out
November 3, Tuesday
6:30 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel.
7:30 AM Meet for morning announcements and devotional; location TBA
8:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter
8:35 AM Arrive at Supreme Court – Interior visit provided court is not in session.
9:10 AM Arrive at Capital Building for check-in
9:40 AM Interior visit of Capital Building
11:00 AM Arrive at the Library of Congress – Interior visit
12:15 PM Lunch at the Old Post Office (202) 289-4224; 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004
1:30 PM Arrive at the National Archives – Interior visit
2:45 PM Arrive at Smithsonian. Divide into designated tour group: Smithsonian Museum of American History (202) 633-1000; 14th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.; Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (202) 633-1000; 6th and Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC or the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (202) 488-0400; 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl., Washington, D.C. 20024
5:30 PM All groups will meet in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum then load their designated transport charters and head toward White House/Lafayette Square
5:45 PM Arrive White House/Lafayette Square
7:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head to dinner
8:00 PM Dinner at ESPN Zone (202) 783-3776; 555 12th St. NW #7, Washington, D.C. 20004
9:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward hotel
9:20 PM Arrive at Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks (703) 352-2525; 11787 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033
9:30 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
10:00 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:30 PM Lights out
November 4, Wednesday
6:30 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel. Check-out (Bags MUST be packed. DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING!)
7:30 AM Meet for morning announcements and devotional; location TBA
8:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to Charlottesville, VA (2.5 hours)
10:50 AM Lunch/Tour at Michie Tavern; (434) 977-1234, 683 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., Charlottesville, VA
12:45 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Monticello
1:00 PM Arrive at Monticello (434) 984-9880; This is the famous plantation house of our third president, Thomas Jefferson
1:15 PM Groups A/B/C tour Monticello. Groups D/E will have preliminary tour of the grounds. They will finish touring grounds after Monticello home tour is complete.
1:30 PM Groups D/E tour Monticello. Groups A/B/C will complete tour and then tour grounds.
4:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Richmond
5:30 PM Arrive at St. John’s Church for reenactment (site of Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death speech) (804) 648-5015; 2401 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA
6:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head to dinner
6:45 PM Dinner at Cracker Barrel (804) 222-3587; 4335 South Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA 23231
7:50 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to Williamsburg
9:00 PM All students and parents will arrive at Spring Hill Suites (757) 941-3000; 1648 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
9:20 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
9:30 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:00 PM Lights out
November 5, Thursday
7:15 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel.
8:15 AM Meet for morning devotional and announcements; location TBA
8:30 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Jamestown
8:30 AM Arrive at Jamestown (757) 253-4838
8:45 AM Divide into groups A/B/C/D for a guided tour of Jamestown
11:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Colonial Williamsburg
11:20 AM Arrive at Colonial Williamsburg; Lunch on own at restaurant of your choice; (This meal is NOT included in the cost of the trip!) Free time
12:10 PM Those interested in attending OPTIONAL tour of The College of William and Mary, meet in front of the Barnes and Noble bookstore.
1:15 PM ALL SCS students and parents meet in front of Merchant’s Square. Divide into groups A/B/C/D/E for guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg
1:30 PM Guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg begins
5:15 PM All groups will meet in front of the Court House and then walk as a group to dinner.
5:30 PM Dinner at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern (800) 447-8669; 101 S. Waller St., Williamsburg, VA 23185
7:00 PM Divide into groups A/B/C/D/E for Legend’s Tour; Colonial Williamsburg
8:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward hotel
8:45 PM Arrive at Spring Hill Suites (757) 941-3000; 1648 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
9:00 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
9:30 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:00 PM Lights out
November 6, Friday
6:30 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel. Check-out (Bags MUST be packed. DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING!)
7:30 AM Meet for morning announcements and devotional; location TBA
8:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to Mt. Vernon (2.5 hours)
10:30 AM Arrive at Mt. Vernon (703) 360-6577; 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt. Vernon, VA 22309
10:45 AM Divide into groups A/B/C/D for a guided tour of Mt. Vernon Plantation House and Education Center
1:10 PM Lunch on your own at dining facility of your choice. This meal is NOT included in the cost of the trip!
1:45 PM All groups will meet on the front porch of the gift shop.
1:50 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to their respective airports.
2:30 PM Both groups will arrive at their respective airports
4:10 PM Depart American Flight # 1445, flying from Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) – Mr. Naterman’s Plane; All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
4:30 PM Depart American Flight # 1783, flying from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) – Mrs. Chaulk’s Plane; All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
6:25 PM American #1445 arrives at DFW. Please call (800) 433-7300 for terminal and gate number for student pick-up
6:45 PM American Flight #1783 arrives at DFW. Please call (800) 433-7300 for terminal and gate number for student pick-up
6:00 AM All students and parents leaving on American Airlines #684 (Mr. Naterman’s plane) arrive at DFW Airport for check in; meet Mr. Naterman at the closest ticket counter to the departure gate; call (800) 433-7300 before leaving home for terminal and gate number. All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
6:30 AM All students and parents leaving on American Airlines #1572 (Mrs. Chaulk’s plane) arrive at DFW Airport for check in; meet Mrs. Chaulk at the closest ticket counter to departure gate; call (800) 433-7300 before leaving home for terminal and gate number. All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
8:05 AM Depart American Flight # 684, flying to Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) – Mr. Naterman’s Plane
8:30 AM Depart American Flight # 1572, flying to Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) – Mrs. Chaulk’s Plane
11:50 PM American Flight #684 arrives at Washington Reagan Airport and is met by a JE representative. This group will retrieve its luggage and head toward the Pentagon Centre where they will meet the other group and have lunch at the food court; (703) 415-2400; 1100 S Hayes Street, Suite 3074, Arlington, VA 22202
12:15 PM American Flight #1572 arrives at Washington Dulles Airport and is met by a JE representative. This group will retrieve its luggage and head toward the Pentagon Centre food court for lunch; (703) 415-2400; 1100 S Hayes Street, Suite 3074, Arlington, VA 22202
2:15 PM Both groups will load transport charters according to their designated assignments and head toward Arlington National Cemetery.
2:30 PM Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery; (703) 607-8000. While here, we will see the Kennedy memorials as well as Arlington House and view the changing of the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
4:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter
4:40 PM Both groups arrive at the Iwo Jima Memorial where they will commemorate one of the costliest victories in World War II.
5:00 PM Dinner at the Reagan Center; (202) 312-1310; 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
6:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for evening tours of the presidential and war memorials: Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Korean Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, World War II Memorial and the Washington Monument.
9:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward the hotel
9:10 PM All SCS parents and students will arrive at Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks (703) 352-2525; 11787 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033 for check-in
9:30 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
10:00 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:30 PM Lights out
November 3, Tuesday
6:30 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel.
7:30 AM Meet for morning announcements and devotional; location TBA
8:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter
8:35 AM Arrive at Supreme Court – Interior visit provided court is not in session.
9:10 AM Arrive at Capital Building for check-in
9:40 AM Interior visit of Capital Building
11:00 AM Arrive at the Library of Congress – Interior visit
12:15 PM Lunch at the Old Post Office (202) 289-4224; 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004
1:30 PM Arrive at the National Archives – Interior visit
2:45 PM Arrive at Smithsonian. Divide into designated tour group: Smithsonian Museum of American History (202) 633-1000; 14th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.; Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (202) 633-1000; 6th and Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC or the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (202) 488-0400; 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl., Washington, D.C. 20024
5:30 PM All groups will meet in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum then load their designated transport charters and head toward White House/Lafayette Square
5:45 PM Arrive White House/Lafayette Square
7:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head to dinner
8:00 PM Dinner at ESPN Zone (202) 783-3776; 555 12th St. NW #7, Washington, D.C. 20004
9:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward hotel
9:20 PM Arrive at Marriott Fairfax at Fair Oaks (703) 352-2525; 11787 Lee Jackson Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033
9:30 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
10:00 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:30 PM Lights out
November 4, Wednesday
6:30 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel. Check-out (Bags MUST be packed. DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING!)
7:30 AM Meet for morning announcements and devotional; location TBA
8:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to Charlottesville, VA (2.5 hours)
10:50 AM Lunch/Tour at Michie Tavern; (434) 977-1234, 683 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., Charlottesville, VA
12:45 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Monticello
1:00 PM Arrive at Monticello (434) 984-9880; This is the famous plantation house of our third president, Thomas Jefferson
1:15 PM Groups A/B/C tour Monticello. Groups D/E will have preliminary tour of the grounds. They will finish touring grounds after Monticello home tour is complete.
1:30 PM Groups D/E tour Monticello. Groups A/B/C will complete tour and then tour grounds.
4:00 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Richmond
5:30 PM Arrive at St. John’s Church for reenactment (site of Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death speech) (804) 648-5015; 2401 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA
6:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head to dinner
6:45 PM Dinner at Cracker Barrel (804) 222-3587; 4335 South Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA 23231
7:50 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to Williamsburg
9:00 PM All students and parents will arrive at Spring Hill Suites (757) 941-3000; 1648 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
9:20 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
9:30 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:00 PM Lights out
November 5, Thursday
7:15 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel.
8:15 AM Meet for morning devotional and announcements; location TBA
8:30 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Jamestown
8:30 AM Arrive at Jamestown (757) 253-4838
8:45 AM Divide into groups A/B/C/D for a guided tour of Jamestown
11:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward Colonial Williamsburg
11:20 AM Arrive at Colonial Williamsburg; Lunch on own at restaurant of your choice; (This meal is NOT included in the cost of the trip!) Free time
12:10 PM Those interested in attending OPTIONAL tour of The College of William and Mary, meet in front of the Barnes and Noble bookstore.
1:15 PM ALL SCS students and parents meet in front of Merchant’s Square. Divide into groups A/B/C/D/E for guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg
1:30 PM Guided tour of Colonial Williamsburg begins
5:15 PM All groups will meet in front of the Court House and then walk as a group to dinner.
5:30 PM Dinner at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern (800) 447-8669; 101 S. Waller St., Williamsburg, VA 23185
7:00 PM Divide into groups A/B/C/D/E for Legend’s Tour; Colonial Williamsburg
8:30 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter and head toward hotel
8:45 PM Arrive at Spring Hill Suites (757) 941-3000; 1648 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185
9:00 PM Debriefing/Devotional by Mr. Naterman and Mr. Swinney
9:30 PM All students and adults must be in assigned hotel rooms.
10:00 PM Lights out
November 6, Friday
6:30 AM Wake up call. Full breakfast at the hotel. Check-out (Bags MUST be packed. DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING!)
7:30 AM Meet for morning announcements and devotional; location TBA
8:00 AM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to Mt. Vernon (2.5 hours)
10:30 AM Arrive at Mt. Vernon (703) 360-6577; 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt. Vernon, VA 22309
10:45 AM Divide into groups A/B/C/D for a guided tour of Mt. Vernon Plantation House and Education Center
1:10 PM Lunch on your own at dining facility of your choice. This meal is NOT included in the cost of the trip!
1:45 PM All groups will meet on the front porch of the gift shop.
1:50 PM Both groups will load their designated transport charter for transfer to their respective airports.
2:30 PM Both groups will arrive at their respective airports
4:10 PM Depart American Flight # 1445, flying from Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) – Mr. Naterman’s Plane; All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
4:30 PM Depart American Flight # 1783, flying from Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) – Mrs. Chaulk’s Plane; All adults must have photo ID and appropriate baggage fees!
6:25 PM American #1445 arrives at DFW. Please call (800) 433-7300 for terminal and gate number for student pick-up
6:45 PM American Flight #1783 arrives at DFW. Please call (800) 433-7300 for terminal and gate number for student pick-up
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