Overview
Fairmont Preparatory Academy is pleased to announce plans for Travel Week 2012. This year Fairmont is partnering with Academic Travel Adventures, Grand Classroom, and Rustic Pathways in order to offer four powerful travel trips to your choice of Costa Rica, England, Grand Canyon, and New York. All four trips will run between January 1st to January 7th and are open to any Fairmont Preparatory Academy student. The first deposit of $500 is due to Mrs. Kunkle by June 17th. Please make checks payable to the appropriate travel company. The remaining balance will be split into two equal installments which will be due by August 15th and September 30th. The price listed for each program includes airfare, accommodation, ground transportation, meals, community service activities, supplies, park fees, and departures taxes. For further information please contact Mrs. Anna Kunkle, Travel Week Coordinator, at akunkle@fairmontschools.com.Costa Rica Volcanoes and Rainforest Community Service Base
Surrounded by lush rainforest, a variety of animals and sitting under the shadow of the Arneal Volcano, the Rustic Pathways Volcanoes and Rainforest Base is the ideal location to work on a variety of community service projects. While at the base, students have the opportunity to explore various jungle trails in search of monkeys and toucans, take a dip in the swimming pool, and participate in local soccer games with the area neighbors. During the day students will break into smaller groups and contribute to a variety of ongoing, much-needed community service projects. There will be the option of working in a nearby village on a construction project, contributing to one of a variety of environmental conservation efforts, or participating in cross cultural learning with some of the locals. During free time, students will visit a nearby waterfall for a rainforest hike, play volleyball as a group, relax in hammocks, and spend each night watching a spectacular sunset.
Dinner will be prepared and served as a group. At night students also learn how to salsa dance, play games, and have one evening to visit a local hot spring to relax in the soothing warm waters and watch lava flow down the side of the darkened volcano. Travel dates: January 1 - 7, 2012.
Cost: $1,995; $500 deposit due by June 17th, $747.50 payment by August 15th, $747.50 payment by September 30th.
Community Service Hours Awarded: up to 20 hours.
England Tour
Welcome to England! Known for its enduring traditions, famous museums, grand architecture, and distinguished royalty, students will experience England in a unique way. While in England, students will take a river cruise to Tower Pier and then visit the Tower of London, walk across the Millennium (Wobby) Bridge, and visit the Royal College of Physicans, just to name a few. Cheerio! Travel dates: January 2 - 8, 2012Cost: $2,900; $500 deposit due by June 17th, $1200 payment by August 15th, $1200 payment by September 30th.
Community Service Hours Awarded: up to 10 hours.
New York
Fashion, busy, thriving, energizing, cutting-edge, arty, strong, multi-faceted, and culinary are just a few adjectives to describe New York! New York City is one of the leading national centers for art, music and literature. Students will Tour Lower & Upper Manhattan including The Financial District, World Trade Center Site, and Battery Park; Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Little Italy, see three Broadway shows, tour Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall and participate in a community service project. Travel dates: January 1 - 6, 2012.Cost: $ 1,800; $500 deposit due by June 17th, $650 payment by August 15th, $650 payment by September 30th.
Community Service Hours Awarded: up to 10 hours.
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The awe-inspiring view is beyond description. Students will visit Hoover Dam, Lowell Observatory, and Bryce and Zion Parks. Along with the educational aspects of this trip, students will hike, rock climb and float down the Colorado River. Community service is an aspect of this amazing trip. Students will visit the Hopi Reservation and interact with students from the village and learn about life on the reservation. They will rotate through art demos such as wicker basket and moccasin making and enjoy dinner hosted by a Hopi family. Travel dates: January 2 - 7, 2012."The Grand Canyon is the one great sight which every American should see." - President Theodore Roosevelt - 1903
Cost: $ 1,800; $500 deposit due by June 17th, $650 payment by August 15th, $650 payment by September 30th.
Community Service Hours Awarded: up to 20 hours.
Register online at www.grandclassroom.com/2012/fairmontprep or with Mrs. Kunkle