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East Coast STEM: 5-day Boston Student Tour

Discover Boston like you've never done before on a class trip with your students! Have a blast in the East Coast with our STEM activities such as touring the MIT campus, StageOne Robotics and Coding Helicopter Workshop, the New England Aquarium, the Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall.
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Boston, Massachussetts

5 days

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Your adventure, day by day

Day 1 : Welcome to Boston!
Travel to Boston, MA

Meet your WorldStrides representative, participate and begin your once-in-a- lifetime experience!

Lunch

Duck Boat Tour

This unique, fact-filled tour shows you all the sites of Boston from both the city streets and the Charles river.

Dinner

Hotel check-in

Day 2 : Explore Boston
Breakfast

Fenway Park STEM Tour

Enjoy an educational behind-the-scenes tour of the famous Fenway Park. We'll consider both the history and the STEM connections between this beloved landmark and the game of baseball.

Lunch

Museum of Science

Tour the museum and experience the relationship between science and technology with an interactive scavenger hunt.

New England Aquarium

Home to 1,000's of aquatic animals. Your group will select and attend presentations by animal care specialists. Students will be challenged to locate and observe a variety of different species and record their encounter with photos.

Dinner

Return to hotel

Day 3 : Boston Part II
Breakfast

Whale Watching

Set sail for the a whale watching experience of a lifetime. Cruise to the Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary, a rich feeding ground for whales, dolphins, sea birds, and other marine creatures. A New England Aquarium naturalist will share their knowledge and answer your questions onboard about the mind-blowing behaviors of these magnificent creatures.

Lunch

Explore Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Quincy Market

(on own) You can’t visit Boston without experiencing a touch of the rich history. Explore this historic local hangout filled with shops, stalls, food, and performance artists.

Dinner

Boda Borg

Experience “questing” in a real-world gaming environment. Tackle mental and physical challenges to progress through your Quest at this escape room like destination.

Return to hotel

Day 4 : Research all the way!
Breakfast

Robotics and Coding Helicopter Workshop

In this workshop designed and operated by MIT PhD graduates, students have the opportunity to collaborate on both hardware and software design by building circuitry and writing software together. Utilizing an Arduino microprocessor as the base, they create, program, and fly a helicopter that they build in small groups.

Lunch at Harvard Square

MIT Campus Tour

Led by MIT students, you'll tour the campus founded to accelerate the nation's industrial revolution.

Dinner

Return to hotel

Day 5 : Depart Boston
Breakfast and hotel check-out

Edward M Kennedy Institute

Students become Senators in Training. Learn how scientific topics are intertwined with our government. Within a full-scale replica of the US Senate Chamber, students will participate in a live floor debate on an active piece of legislation being considered by the real US Senate. Topics such as the Green New Deal are discussed; where participants will unpack the plan to reshape the national economy to better protect our planet from climate change.

Lunch

Depart from Boston, MA for home

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    Some WorldStrides programs offer incentives for early registration, so please refer to the information provided to you by your program leader for complete details. When registering, you'll need to use the Trip ID assigned to your program. Each ID is unique and can also be found on the registration information provided to you by the educator leading this program. *Note: Some groups may have special registration procedures. Please check with your program leader if you cannot find a Trip ID associated with your trip.

    Can students earn academic credit from their travel programs?

    Yes! We love when students get credit for learning. This helps them get a step ahead, whether its for a college application or for a future career. All middle programs include the opportunity to earn free high school credit. Our Perspectives programs offer high school students the opportunity to earn three free college preparatory credits. Most of our higher education programs include credit from the academic institution of record. Our online courses make it easy to earn credit at a student's own pace. WorldStrides offers coursework that has been carefully designed to combine the field experience with online assignments that demonstrate achievement of learning objectives. Acceptance of credit is always at the discretion of the receiving institution.  Click here for more information. Or, you can contact our Curriculum & Academics Team at discovery@worldstrides.org

    Keeping middle schoolers safe

    WorldStrides works hard to be sure our safety measures match the age and destination of every traveler. That’s why you'll be impressed by the special touches we’ve put in place to be sure students are secure in your destination.

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