Philly+Field+Trip+Details

More Detailed Itinerary - Web Address of this page is http://rossecon.wikispaces.com/Philly+Field+Trip+Details The itinerary for the trip is as follows:

6am - Depart Blue Ridge High School - Students should arrive by 5:50am. We are taking two charter buses.

3:30pm - Departure time - the buses will be at the National Constitution Center. Always better to be early than late!

All school rules still apply on this trip. Let's be on our best Blue Ridge behavior! We always get such positive feedback on our students whenever we take these kinds of trips and I know this trip will be no different. Chaperons will be in charge of your group and everyone will respect their final decisions as to activities that your group will engage in during your "free" time in the historic district. Try to reach consensus regarding your group's choices. Be respectful to your chaperon, each other, and the staff and other visitors you encounter at the various venues.

First stop - National Constitution Center - We will have time to complete an activity (scavenger hunt) and then at 11 am, we will enter the first floor amphitheater for the multi-media presentation, "Freedom Rising". "Art of American Soldiers" is a temporary exhibit that you are encouraged to explore. There is a well reviewed and powerful exhibit at the Constitution Center, "The Art of the American Soldier" that you can explore.

National Constitution Center Website!

You will do lunch on your own with your assigned chaperon. The Bourse is just off the Independence Mall area and has some food options or enjoy a Philly cheesesteak!

You can select the sites to visit with your group and chaperon by visiting this virtual tour of historic Philadelphia. Independence Hall has timed tickets so this can be a difficult site to visit. The Liberty Bell Center does not require these tickets and is my favorite site for senior group pics! Chaperons will have maps and other suggestions for places to visit which include Independence Visitor Center(shop, food, and some videos), The Second Bank of the United States (now a portrait gallery - open 2pm - 5pm), Carpenter's Hall (meeting place of the First Continental Congress), Franklin Court, Supreme Court Chamber in Old City Hall (1791 -1800) and Independence Archeology Laboratory.

At 1:30pm, half of the seniors will go to the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank's "Money in Motion" exhibit. At 2:30pm, the remaining seniors will be admitted. Cell phones and cameras are to be given to your chaperon. You may not have a cell phone on while in the Federal Reserve Bank and everyone will be expected to go through a metal detector before entering.

__Please arrive with your group at least ten minutes before the scheduled time to allow for security to do their job.**__ Students should spend 35 to 45 minutes at the exhibit. The last group (2:30 pm), will immediately head for buses which will be at the National Constitution Center.

Mr Bitner will be with the first group and will distribute your assignments. I will be with the second group. Be sure to complete the work; you should still have time to explore this really cool exhibit. It is all about money after all!

3:30 pm - We will depart for home. There will be a dinner stop at the Plymouth Meeting Mall (one hour). We should arrive home between 8 and 9 pm.

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