Day 1 :
Hello NYC!
- Travel to New York City:
Meet your WorldStrides representative, participate and begin your once-in-a- lifetime
experience!
- National Geographic Encounter:
Students will
engage with an immersive underwater
experience that transports them across the
Pacific Ocean. They will learn about marine
biology and ecosystems, and ocean
conservation. Groundbreaking technology makes
this adventure a visual and aural spectacle.
- Dinner in Times Square:
- Hotel check-in:
Day 2 :
Continue discovering The Big Apple
- Breakfast:
- New York Academy of Science Wind Turbine
Workshop:
Students will learn about clean
energy options by designing and experimenting
with wind turbines to determine how to
maximize power output, and learning how to use
a digital multimeter to measure power output.
- Lunch:
- Intrepid Air and Space:
Visit the renowned
museum aboard an aircraft carrier docked in
New York City. Explore the ship and its many
artifacts and interactive exhibits including the
space shuttle Enterprise and a decommissioned
submarine. Learn about history and STEM fields
all in one location!
- Dinner:
- Broadway Show:
Enjoy the excitement and
pageantry of a Broadway show and pose for a
group photo in Times Square. No matter which
show you end up seeing, it's sure to be a oncein-a-lifetime experience.
- Return to hotel:
Day 3 :
It's not over...
- Breakfast and hotel check-out:
- Brooklyn Bridge:
Walk across this iconic New
York City bridge while taking in breathtaking
views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of
Liberty. Consider the engineering and
mechanical feats required to build this structure
in the late 19th century.
- 9/11 Memorial:
Reflect as you visit the twin pools
paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 victims of the
September 11, 2001, attacks. Created as a living
part of the city, this memorial is a green space
meant for reverence and remembrance.
- One World:
Ride an elevator up 102 stories in only
47 seconds! You’ll be awed by the spectacular 360-
degree view of the city.
- Wall Street:
Walk through America’s financial
center, home to the New York Stock Exchange, the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Chase
Manhattan Bank, and Federal Hall.
- Depart for Boston, MA:
- Lunch along the way:
- Dinner:
- Explore Quincy Market:
(on own) Explore this
historic local hangout filled with shops, stalls, food,
and performance artists.
- Hotel check-in:
Day 4 :
Welcome to Boston!
- Breakfast:
- MIT Lab Tour:
Your tour will include one of the
following:
Nuclear Reactor Lab: Visit the Nuclear Reactor
Lab, home of the second largest university
research reactor in the United States. This
cutting edge interdepartmental research center
at MIT will provide students with information
related to current nuclear science applications.
Lincoln Lab: Visit the Lincoln Lab, a federally
funded research and development laboratory for
the US Department of Defense that collaborates
with scientists and engineers at MIT. Students
will learn about cutting edge technologies and
working in interdisciplinary teams to solve
problems in support of national security.
- Lunch:
- MIT Museum Sail into Engineering:
Students
learn about the engineering design process by
building and testing their own model boat.
Participants will use modern technologies, such as
computer-aided-design and laser cutting, and
explore the methods that Nathanael Herreshoff
used to design and build over 2000 boats, including
five America’s Cup winning yachts, at the turn of
the 20th century.
- Lunch:
- StageOne 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 build, program
and fly a helicopter that they create in small
groups.
- Dinner:
- Return to hotel:
Day 5 :
A full hands-on experience.
- Breakfast:
- Whale Watching:
Experience the gentle giants of
the sea in the waters outside Boston. Learn about
these amazing creatures during a boat tour.
- Lunch:
- Fenway Park STEM Tour:
Enjoy an
educational behind-the-scenes tour of the
famous Fenway Park. Students will consider
both the history and the STEM connections
between this beloved landmark and the game
of baseball.
- 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 6 :
Explore till the end!
- Hotel check-out:
- Breakfast:
- New England Aquarium Squid Anatomy
Workshop:
Through hands-on exploration of a real
squid, students receive an introduction to dissection
skills while learning to appreciate one of the most
fascinating animals in the ocean.
- Lunch:
- Duck Boat Tour:
(depending on flight time) This
unique, fact-filled tour shows you all the sites of
Boston from both the city streets and the Charles
river.
- Transfer to the airport:
- Depart from Boston, MA for home:
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