Middle School Expedition in DC at the Museum of the Bible

Day One: You should arrive at the Museum of the Bible (400 4th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024) on Friday, May 31, for check-in between 5:15 and 5:45 p.m. The program begins promptly at 6:00 p.m., so please be on time.

Day two: You should arrive at the Museum of the Bible at 8:30 am. Parents will drop their students off.

The Expedition ends Saturday, June 1, at 5:00 p.m., and students should depart from the Museum of the Bible. Parents may join the students for a special closing session on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Museum of the Bible. Parent attendance for this session requires museum entrance. Discounted tickets will be available through YAF for all-day use.

Around 50 middle school students (limited to grades 6-8) are expected to attend the D.C. Expedition. Students recently completing grades 5 and 8 are eligible to attend.

The agenda will be emailed to you a day or two prior to the Expedition. You will also be provided with a copy in your student materials at check-in.

The $40 registration fee includes Expedition tuition, materials, admission to the Museum of the Bible, transportation to the National Mall, monuments tour, Friday dinner, and Saturday lunch for students.

Parents are invited to the opening dinner on Friday and the special concluding session on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Parents must RSVP for the dinner and the closing session, and further details will be emailed to students and parents in the weeks preceding the Expedition. The dinner, is an additional $25 per adult and complimentary with RSVP for students. Museum tickets, requiring advance registration through YAF, are $7.99 per person for Saturday use only.

For more questions about this, please contact Tawny Kilpper at [email protected].

Tuition assistance may be available case-by-case for those with financial need. If you have a financial need, please email a brief essay (no more than one page) to Tawny Kilpper at [email protected] with some language regarding how much financial assistance is needed and what you hope to gain by attending the program. We can only consider your request once we receive this essay.

While travel scholarships are never guaranteed, Young America’s Foundation will gladly consider all completed requests to alleviate the cost of student flights and hotel stays. Apply for travel scholarships here: https://forms.gle/QfyaqMDYiWDFJwyc8

Travel Scholarship requests are due prior to the event. Please note, travel scholarships are not guaranteed and do not cover ground transportation, baggage fees, seat assignments, travel insurance. etc. Flights must allow for full-time attendance to be eligible for reimbursement.

If you have any questions regarding your travel assistance submission, please email [email protected].

The event opens with a banquet dinner for students and parents on Friday evening, featuring Dr. Michael Clark. Saturday morning features a speaker session, Museum of the Bible tours, and lunch. After lunch, students will enjoy a Monuments tour at the National Mall, followed by a concluding session at the Museum of the Bible.

No, because the event is only about a day long. If you wish to tour the area, please make your own plans to arrive on Thursday or stay through Sunday night.

Young America’s Foundation is not providing hotel accommodations for this program. If you are traveling and in need of a hotel room, we have secured a limited number of reduced-rate rooms at the Residence Inn Washington, DC National Mall (333 E St. SW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, 20024; Tel: +1 202-484-8280). Please use this link to make your reservation: Book your group rate for Young America’s Foundation.

For any questions about transportation or accommodations, please email Tawny Kilpper at [email protected].

This program is open only to middle school students. High school and college students are encouraged to attend other Foundation programs; more information is available at yaf.org/events.

You should fly to Washington Reagan National (DCA). An alternate option is to arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and take the metro into the city, but this will add about an hour and a half to your arrival.

Young America’s Foundation will not provide transportation to/from the airport.

Dress for Friday is business. This means slacks, skirts or dresses, polo or button-up shirts, sweaters, etc. Jeans, shorts, and t-shirts are not acceptable attire. Dress for Saturday is casual but respectful. Jeans are acceptable if there are no holes or tears. Please wear comfortable shoes appropriate for walking in the National Mall. DC weather is unpredictable during the summer, so sunscreen and umbrellas are also recommended.

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