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CLOSE UP WASHINGTON, DCCIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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Close Up: History and Mission

• Non-profit and non-partisan civic education organization founded in 1971.

• Mission is to inform, inspire, and empower students to become more active citizens.

• Over 800,000 student and teacher alums.

• We welcome 16,000 students and teachers to DC each year.

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Our Methodology• Our Program……

• Uses DC as a classroom to study democracy

• Reflects state learning standards for social studies & history

• Encourages students to learn from their peers of all backgrounds

• Teaches key skills and motivates positive attitudes for civic engagement

• Draws on classic questions of democracy

• Teaches students how to make informed decisions

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Schedule Walkthrough

Sunday, May 31• Fly from New Orleans to

Washington, DC• Our staff will be at the

airport to meet the group at baggage claim.

• Check-in at hotel • Meet your PI• Essentials of Democracy

Workshop• Room check

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Schedule Walkthrough

Monday, June 1• Monument/Memorial Study Visits

• Jefferson• FDR

• Explore Capitol Hill and the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center• War Memorial Study Visits

• Korean War Memorial• Vietnam Veterans Memorial• Lincoln Memorial

• Dinner in the City• Mock Congress Workshop – Debate bills currently before

Congress

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Schedule Walkthrough

Tuesday, June 2• WWII Memorial

Study Visit• MLK Memorial Study

Visit• Smithsonian Museum

Visit and Lunch• White House Lawn• Arlington National

Cemetery • DC’s Signature Night

Monument Tour

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Schedule WalkthroughWednesday, June 3

(Philadelphia)• National Constitution

Center• Historic District Walking

Workshop• Independence Hall• Benjamin Franklin’s Printing

Office• Liberty Bell• Congress Hall

• Lunch in Historic District• President’s House • Washington Square

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Schedule Walkthrough

Thursday, June 4• Citizenship Sendoff Workshop – Students reflect on

what they have learned• National Archives Study Visit

• Declaration of Independence• U.S. Constitution• Bill of Rights

• Smithsonian Museum Visit and Lunch• Depart for airport from National Mall• Fly to New Orleans

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Supervision and Security

• Night monitors at each hotel throughout the night.• Emergency Hotline Number: 888.706.3450• Program Instructors have 140+ hours of training,

certified in CPR/First Aid, undergone criminal background checks, with students at all times when exploring sites.

• Detailed schedule has all pertinent numbers, addresses, etc

• Close Up name tag with hotline number

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Price and What’s Included• Total student price is $1687, which includes…

– Airfare from New Orleans (excluding baggage fees)– Academic materials and instruction– Hotel accommodations– Three meals per day starting with dinner on Sunday, ending with

lunch on Thursday.– All in-town DC and Philadelphia transportation– 24-hour supervision including night monitors– All admission fees– Tips/Gratuities– Secondary medical coverage and access to Georgetown

University Medical Center– Close Up souvenir backpack, water bottle, and group photo

• Travel insurance is optional but STRONGLY encouraged

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Important Dates/Deadlines• $400 deposit is due to Ms. Kliebert between now and

December 19. Checks should be made payable to CloseUp. • Ms. Kliebert will send deposit checks to CloseUp once she

has collected ten.• Final payment due no later than April 16, 2015• Cancellations after April 16 result in a 100% cancellation

penalty.• You will need to get your participant ID and password from

Ms. Kliebert to enroll at CloseUp.org.• Limited financial aid based on financial need (free/reduced

lunch) is available.• Close Up is a 501(c)(3) organization…donations can be tax-

deductible.

Julie Ault| jault@closeup.org800-CLOSE UP x.3403 | www.closeup.org