EA Catalog Spring 2010
Katherine - International Film Festival
Cost (estimated): $20 or less
Number of Students: 10
I plan to hold an International Film Festival in Room 3. We'll meet from around 9 am - 1 pm each day. We'll have discussion questions before the film, watch the film while having snacks, then discuss our answers to the questions. I'll show films from France and Italy, but I haven't decided upon the others.
Ben - Galapagos
Cost (estimated): $3,590
Number of Students: 8-10
Number of Parents:
Conservation Impact
Working side-by-side with scientists in the Galapagos National Park, you’ll help improve conservation efforts for the archipelago. Projects address crucial issues such as species survival and habitat improvement. You’ll work hands-on with tortoises, help remove invasive plants, collect important data and restore critical habitat needed by native and endemic species. In short, you’ll leave the Galapagos better than you found it.
Academics and Education
Our 12-day program includes more than 20 hours of field research in many of the Park’s wildest and least visited reaches, plus another 40 hours of coursework and instruction in tortoise biology, island biogeography, Galapagos conservation, art and journaling. You’ll conceive, develop, analyze and present a field-based research project using data you collect. You’ll even have the opportunity to snorkel in the life-rich waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve and explore the archipelago via a live-aboard yacht.
Cultural Exchange
More than half of our program participants are from Galapagos, which ensures a unique cultural exchange opportunity for international students who participate. After each group completes the field research, students meet their international peers at local schools where they give joint presentations, share research data, collaborate and come to see conservation from new perspectives.
Elaine C. - Community Service
Cost (estimated): None (school will cover transportation costs)
Students should bring a bagged lunch and snacks, or money to purchase food.
Number of Students: Minimum needed - 4. Maximum - 9
Number of Parents or other chaperones: 1 teacher (myself). Parent volunteers will be helpful in case the vans are unavailable.
Transportation Needs: BART, school van
Tentative Itinerary:
Exact days of the activities are still tentative
1. Walk through the Tenderloin, food prep at Glide Memorial Church, feed the homeless.
2. Tutor and help with classroom activities at Washington Elementary School in San Leandro.
3. Food sorting and tour of the Alameda County Community Food Bank
4. Read, play games with, and potentially perform for senior citizens in El Sobrante through the LITA program or Berkeley (Satellite Housing, Inc.)
5. Plant trees with Ranger Bob from EBMUD and hike the San Pablo reservoir.
6. Free tour of African-American Museum and Library in Oakland
7. Free time to explore downtown San Francisco
8. Free public tour of SF City Hall
I am open to suggestions for more activities.
Elaine H., Elizabeth & Bob - London, Paris, Amsterdam
Cost (estimated): $2884
Number of Students: 12 -18
Number of Parents: ?
Departure Date: Tuesday, Apr 06, 2010
Return Date: Friday, Apr 16, 2010
Number of Days: 11
Departure Gateway: Oakland
Itinerary
- Day 1 Fly overnight to the Netherlands
- Day 2 Amsterdam
- Day 3 Amsterdam
- Day 4 Delft • Brussels
- Day 5 Paris
- Day 6 Paris
- Day 7 Paris
3-DAY TOUR EXTENSION
- Day 8 Paris • London
- Day 9 London
- Day 10 London
- Day 11 Depart for home
Program fee includes:
- Airfare: Round-trip flights
- Transportation: Comfortable motorcoach • Eurostar high-speed train with extension
- Accommodations: 6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms (9 with extension)
- Meals: European breakfast and dinner daily
- Tour Director: Full-time EF Tour Director
- Sightseeing: 2 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides (3 with extension) • 1 sightseeing tour led by your tour director • 1 walking tour (2 with extension) • 1 orientation tour
Jeff & Mitch - Ashland
Cost (estimated): $200-300
Number of Students: up to 18
Number of Parents: 0
THE OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AT ASHLAND
A wonderful and exciting trip to Ashland’s world renowned Shakespeare Festival is being offered as part of this year’s 2010 Adventures in Education Week. The exact cost of this trip cannot as yet be known, but will be made available as soon as possible ( please see # 4 below ). Those already familiar with the Oregon Shakespeare festival will appreciate both the outstanding opportunity this trip offers as well as the very affordable price. For those less familiar, I can assure you your student will have a very enjoyable and enriching experience. The following should provide you with all the information you need in order to make your decision.
1) This will be a four day, three night trip. We will leave OA late Thursday morning, April 15th and return to OA late Sunday afternoon, April 18th. We will travel by school vans. (Exact departure and approximate return times will be announced later.) Students will not be required to be at school on Monday the 12th or Tuesday the 13th, but will need to come in on Wednesday the 14th for some trip related activities TBA.
2) We will see five plays being offered at that time ( Hamlet, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Pride and Prejudice, Well, and Ruined. I encourage you to read descriptions of those plays by visiting OSF on line atwww.osfashland.org and looking at their 2010 season.
3) We will stay at the Stratford Inn just a few blocks from the theaters. The hotel provides a continental breakfast and has an indoor pool. Three to five students would share each room (two queen beds, with cots available) in order to keep costs down.
4) 18 students is our target number. The closer to 18, the lower the costs as rooms, gas, etc. are divided among the number of students attending. I would estimate the costs (excluding all food other than breakfasts, snacks, souvenirs) at somewhere between $ 200.00 - $ 300.00 per person. (With 18 students last year, we kept it at just under $200.00.)
5) Jeff Quittman and Mitch Goldman will chaperone this trip. Should you have any questions feel encouraged to contact them. Anyone wishing to secure a guaranteed spot for their student should send in a $50.00 deposit ASAP. Once we know the exact number of students (limit of 18), I can determine the final costs.
Tyler Wardle (class of 2010) - Texas
Dates: 4/12/10 - 4/17/10
Cost of Trip: $925
Number of Students: 9
We will fly into Dallas and fly out of Austin.
From Tyler's Planning and Research - -
Below I will list things that either I have seen or are higly recommended by Texans.
History:
JFK Museum, 4th and 6th Floor Musuem (Dallas)
Railrod Museum (Dallas, I believe)
African American Museum (Dallas)
Fort Worth Stock Yards (Fort Worth)
The Conspriacy Museum (Dallas)
The Holocaust Memorial (Dallas)
Arts:
The Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas)
The Dallas Musuem of Art (Dallas)
The Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth)
Modern Art Musuem (Fort Worth)
The new performing arts center they are building (Dallas, I believe)
Love and War http://www.loveandwarintexas.com/ (Plano, my city 30-40 minutes from Dallas)
Science:
The Dallas Aquarium (Dallas)
The Dallas Arboretum http://www.dallasarboretum.org/Learn.htm (Dallas)
Other:
Billy Bob's (Fort Worth)
The Design District http://www.designdistrictdallas.com/ (Dallas)
Six Flags (Dallas)
A rodeo in Fort Worth (Fort Worth)
I would recommend the JFK Museum, The Fort Worth Stock Yards and Love and War. Love and War is one of the collest places I've ever been too. It is outside and to get in you pay, I think $15, and what you do is listen to new music all day and eat good food. It is very fun, not so sure about educational. I am dying to see the Conspiracy Musuem as well as the Modern Art Museum. I have also taken into consideration food; food doesn't get much better than in Texas. But for cheap food for a group of kids I know all the places. Lubies, is a cafeteria style place, much like a fresh choice. Steak and Shake, is the Texas version of In-and-Out, but with bigger better burgers at a better price. There is Dickies which is a lot like Lubies, but better for some. Whattaburger is another fast food burger joint, everyone who goes to Texas must stop at Whattaburger. There is also Sonic, not like the California Sonic but the old style Sonic, where the waitresses or waiters roller-blade up to your car and bring you your food on a tray you clip to your window. In Fort Worth (my favorite city in Texas) there are countless BBQ places and I have my favorites that I would be glad to take the group to. If the group would like to head up to Plano, there is a giant mall with movie theatres, shopping and good food. If you're worried about food, don't; good, cheap food is everywhere in Texas. As for lodging we'd have to find a hotel which wouldn't be a problem. For travel, we could rent a large van, which can hold like 10 people. Southwest flies into Dallas/Love Field from Oakland, with I think one stop in New Mexico or AZ. Atleast when I have flown to and from there. What I think would be very educational is seeing Texas in person. Everyone has a common misperception that Texas is the wild west. But Dallas is a beautiful clean city, much like San Francisco, but a lot cleaner. I think it would be very eye opening for alot of people to see another side of Texas and see that despite political views, Texas is much like Califonia except better in some ways. There is alot to do and if the trip lasted four or five days there would be plenty to do to keep everyone busy, believe me. I think that covers almost everything, food, room and board, tavel, places to go, and in the attached sheet pricing. This trip would be a lot like the Hawaii trip or Ashland trip, where we didn't have a tour guide but we traveled around and figured everyhting out ourselves. I hope this was a sufficient amount of information, if you have any questions please let me know, I really hope you will consider this trip and it will become an Educational Adventures week trip. You won't regret it I can assure you of that. I am more than happy to help plan out each day in regards to location of places and time they would require.
-Tyler Wardle (Class of 2010)
Molly & Nicole - Sound Mind and Body
Cost per student: $170
Minimum # of students: 5
Maximum # of students: 12
This week is an opportunity to get your minds and bodies moving, realigned, balanced, and healthy. Each day will involve different kinds of movement, exercises in mental balance and other activities geared towards encouraging mind and body working together. Activities include a hike in Tilden, Yoga classes, dance classes, meditation work, and time for journaling. New classes this year include a workshop in aerial arts (aerial fabric, trapeze, and aerial hoop), and a belly dance class. Each workshop will be with a professional instructor within his/her field. Classes and workshops will take place on the OA campus and at various places of instruction in Oakland and Berkeley. Students will keep a daily journal in which to take notes on what they learn and experience throughout the week.
Schedule For The Week:
Monday:
Morning –
Walk Inspiration Point in Tilden Park
Picnic lunch in Tilden
Afternoon-
Pilates @OA
Meditation Practice
Tuesday:
Morning -
Cardio Hip Hop Class at New Style Motherload
Afternoon –
Physical Therapist Speaker
Bar Method Class
Wednesday:
Morning -
Bellydance class at Hipline in Berkeley
Afternoon –
Bikram Yoga at Funky Door Yoga
Journal Session
Thursday:
Morning –
Flow Yoga Class at Namaste Yoga
Lunch in Rockridge
Afternoon -
Dance workshop at New Style Motherload dance studio
Friday:
Morning –
Aerial Arts workshop at Kinetic Arts Center
Afternoon –
Interplay Session with Gretchen at Interplay space
Noel - Photo shoot, museum & Photo Editing
Cost (estimated): $45
Number of Students: 10
Number of Parents: 1
Photo shoot in a shopping mall Monday and a trip to SP MOMA on Tuesday.
Wednesday through Friday we will be processing the photos taken on Monday and building a display of student work on the Study Hall Gallery Wall.
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