Civil War Trip Itinerary

Itinerary (to show specific activities and times) rev 4/16/2007

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007

6:15-6:30AM Students and staff arrive to pack up busses (students must bring lunches on the busses. Parents: give meds to Mrs. Hagarty or Mrs. Martin, unless nurse has provided to us.)

6:55AM Busses depart Eastern Middle School – if you miss the bus, you must make alternate arrangements to meet us at Antietam National Battlefield. We will not wait past 6:55AM.
We will watch part of the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War relating to Gettysburg on the way north. We will also have a reading and discussion of the Gettysburg Address.

8:40AM Arrive Antietam National Battlefield
8:40-8:55 Restroom break (Groups C and D first as they need to drive to Burnside Bridge).

9:00-9:25AM Groups A and B: Bloody Lane activities (led by Martin/Johnson);
including a reading & discussion of Emancipation Proclamation
8:55-9:25AM Groups C and D: Burnside Bridge activities (led by Fuller/Fuller)

9:45 - 10:15AM Groups C and D: Bloody Lane activities (led by. Martin/Johnson);
including a reading & discussion of Emancipation Proclamation
9:40-10:10AM Groups A and B: Burnside Bridge activities (led by Fuller/Fuller)

10:30AM All groups meet at Mumma Farm for Ranger activities (YOU MUST BE ON TIME FOR 10:30 ACTIVITIES!!)

10:30AM Groups A and B: Cannoneers to Your Posts
Groups C and D: Flags That Talk
11:15AM Groups C and D: Cannoneers to Your Posts
Groups A and B: Flags That Talk

12:00PM All groups go to picnic area to eat the lunch they brought with them!

1:15PM All groups leave for Harpers Ferry. Snack will be distributed as you leave the bus to eat during the afternoon.

2:00PM Arrive Harpers Ferry Visitors’ Center to take shuttle busses to Harpers Ferry historical site for walking tour and historical scavenger hunt. STUDENTS MUST STAY IN THEIR CABIN GROUPS!

3:30PM Meet at grassy area next to Harpers Ferry Arsenal for reading/writing activity about Abolitionist John Brown with Mr. Fuller. DO NOT BE LATE!

4:00-4:30PM Return to Harpers Ferry Visitors’ Center via shuttle bus and our busses will take us to Harpers Ferry KOA (next to entrance of Visitors’ Center). DO NOT BE LATE!

4:45PM – 5:00PM Settle into KOA cabins

5:00PM – 6:45PM FREE TIME (unless you are doing dinner prep)
6:00PM Dinner preparation.
6:45PM – 8:00PM Dinner and clean-up

8:00PM Live Program: Birth of the Banjo: A history of the African roots of American popular music 1820-1865. This has been a high-light of every past trip. ENJOY!!

9:30PM Return to KOA cabins and pack up for EARLY departure.
10:15PM LIGHTS OUT!!!

FRIDAY, APRIL 20th

6:00AM Wake-up call. Get dressed, finish packing up and clean cabins. People with breakfast duty need to get breakfast started ASAP!

6:30AM Breakfast preparation
6:45AM Breakfast and breakfast clean-up.

7:00AM Cabin check-up by staff.

7:30AM Leave for Richmond. THIS IS A LONG TRIP! During the trip, students will watch clips from the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War relating to Richmond. In addition, we will watch the Middle School edited version of the award-winning film Glory. Activities will be provided for these media presentations.

11:00AM (approximately) Lunch near Richmond at Golden Corral in Richmond.

1:00PM Arrive Tredegar Iron Works – American Civil War Museum.
1:00 – 1:1:15PM Restroom break

1:00-2:30PM Groups A and B: Constitutional Crisis Program with Tredegar Staff
Groups C and D: Battles in and around Richmond Program with
National Park Service Rangers
2:30-4:00PM Groups C and D: Constitutional Crisis Program with Tredegar Staff
Groups A and B: Battles in and around Richmond Program with National Park Service Rangers

4:30PM Leave Richmond. Snacks will be provided on the busses. During the trip home, we will watch clips from the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War until we reach our dinner destination.

Approx. 5:45PM Dinner at Potomac Mills Food Court (NOTE: students need approximately $10 for dinner.)

Approx. 7:30PM RETURN HOME TO EASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

If we are expecting to return home sooner or later than 7:30PM, we will activate the phone tree as soon as possible. THANK YOU!! We’re excited about this field trip with the students!