Monday, June 16, 2008

Exciting Field Trips!

JAMers have the opportunity to fully experience Washington, DC, this summer!


Tuesday, July 1 – Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is an international exposition of living cultural heritage held annually on the National Mall. The Festival includes programs of music, song, dance, celebratory performance, crafts and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, illustrations of workers' culture, and narrative sessions for discussing cultural issues.

Thursday, July 3 -- The White House
Meeting with Jeremy Katz, White House Liaison to the Jewish Community, Old Executive Office Building

Thursday, July 3 -- Bike the Sites
We will go on a bike tour of the National Mall and Monuments.

Saturday, July 5 -- Nighttime Monument Tour
After Havdalah at the Lincoln Memorial, we will take a nighttime tour of the Lincoln, Vietnam, and Korean War Memorials, and the Einstein Statue.

Sunday, July 6 – Harpers Ferry, W. VA & Inner-tubing down the Shenandoah River
We will spend the first part of the afternoon exploring the historic town of Harpers Ferry and then take a guided inner-tube tour down the scenic Shenandoah River.

Monday, July 7 – National Archives

Monday, July 7 – Arlington Cemetery

Tuesday, July 8 – Washington Nationals Baseball Game
We will watch the Nats take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at the new Nationals Park.

Sunday, July 13 – Annapolis, MD and Sandy Point Beach
We will spend Sunday morning exploring historic Annapolis—the capital of Maryland and home of the U.S. Naval Academy, before spending an afternoon on the beautiful beaches of the Chesapeake Bay.


Thursday, July 10 – Capitol Hill Experience The first of two Capitol Hill experiences. Classes will meet with Hill staffers, and then have organized free time on the Hill with an opportunity to take a tour of the Capitol, or visit committee hearings, the Supreme Court, Library of Congress, etc.

Sunday, July 20 – U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Tuesday, July 15 – Israeli Embassy A visit to the Embassy and a briefing by an Embassy representative on the current situation in Israel.

Tuesday, July 22 – The Pentagon
We will tour the headquarters of the Department of Defense, one of the world's largest office buildings, and the nerve center for command and control housing approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel dedicated to protecting our national interests.

Thursday, July 24 – Capitol Hill Experience #2
The second of two trips to the Hill, students will first meet with policy makers in the fields they’ve been studying, and then visit their own representatives’ offices to advocate for issues of importance to them.

DC-Area College Tours
We have arranged group visits to various area colleges for interested participants during their free time. Tours are scheduled for Georgetown University, American University, and The George Washington University.

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June 30-July 27, 2008

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