Itinerary - Level 2 (for students that participated in 2008)

A better world is possible when people acquire sufficient background for their role as citizens of a democracy.

Trip purpose

To educate students so that they have the background and skills to effectively perform their role as citizens. Students participating in this experience can earn the Certified Peace Leader credential.

Itinerary

Included in this level 2 trip (at no additional charge is the training and materials for the Certified Peace Leader credential ($295 value including I'd Rather Teach Peace, Strength through Peace, A Force More Powerful, Addicted to Nuclear Weapons,  and Addicted to War plus all the DVDs in the Leaders Club toolkit).

Trip Coordination & Preparation Meeting

Student, parents, and trip advisors are requested to attend the January 14, 2009 6 pm to 8:30 pm meeting at JFK High School. The address for this Wednesday night meeting is 6715 Gloria Drive in Sacramento.

Day 1 - February 14 (Saturday)

6:15 am - Depart from Sacramento (bag lunch provided)

4:58 pm - Arrive in Washington, DC (dinner at house provided)

Stay at the William Penn House (WPH). We have rented the entire house with 30 beds. The location is 515 E Capitol Street in Washington, DC. The phone number for the WPH is 202-543-5560 and parents will also be able to stay in contact their children via Teach Peace's mobile phone in DC which is 530-204-7227.

8:00 pm - Certified Peace Leader requirements review.

Day 2 - February 15 (Sunday)

8 am -  Welcome meeting and breakfast at WPH and optional Capitol and vicinity walking tour.

9:30 am - Travel and time for people opting to attend a religious service or role play instruction on speaking to representatives (people attending a religious service will have this same opportunity later in the day)

Noon - Lunch (bag lunch provided)

1:00 pm - A four hour Teaching Peace class on peacemaker successes.

6:30 pm - Dinner at the house and class on "Nonviolent Communications" plus a review of what was learned during the day.

8:30 pm - Congressional meeting role play practice time and optional movie Bringing Down A Dictator and discussion of how nonviolence is a force more powerful than violence.

Day 3 - February 16 (Monday)

7:25 am - Opportunity for students to observe a high school peace class with Coleman McCarthy in Maryland.

9 am - Breakfast at WPH.

10 am - Class on "Woman Peacemakers" and their success stories.

Noon - Lunch at WPH.

1:00 pm - Supreme Court tour focused on the 14th amendment (also known as the second Bill of Rights).

2:30 pm - Visit to the Smithsonian Institution with a focused guided tour of selected key peace exhibits.

6:00 pm - Travel directly from the Smithsonian to Bus Boys and Poets.

6:30 pm - Dinner and class at Bus Boys and Poets with Coleman McCarthy and Joseph Brown. Coleman is the author of several books including I'd Rather Teach Peace). From 1969 to 1997, Colman wrote columns for the Washington Post. His topics ranged from politics, religion, and sports to education, poverty, and peacemaking. Joseph Brown spent 14 years on Florida's death row before being exonerated.

9:45 pm - Return to the house for the final review preparation for meeting with representatives and staff members on Tuesday.

Day 4 - February 17 (Tuesday)

8 am - Breakfast at WPH and presentation by former Congressman Tom Andrews on how to meet with a member of Congress.

8:30 am - Travel to Congress and start meeting with members of Congress. We won't have the exact meeting times until a week or two before the trip. Level 2 students will spend a half day visiting the three office buildings for representatives and two buildings for senators.

9:00 am - The six core Teach Peace teams, each led by a student that participated on the 2008 trip, start work on their list of 6 offices to visit for a total of 36 meetings (not including the combined team meetings with the two Senators).

1:00 pm - Lunch

2:00 pm - Class at the "Big 3 War Monuments" on the root causes and lessons learned.

6:00 pm - A 90 minute level 2 peacemaker certification test at WPH.

7:30 pm - Dinner in a neighborhood restaurant called Sizzling.

9:30 pm - Trip review at WPH.

Day 5 - February 18 (Wednesday)

Breakfast at WPH.

9:00 - Library of Congress tour with Reading Room passes. Also, this time is open for special meetings with members of Congress.

12:15 - Super Shuttle pickup at the William Penn House.

1:00 - Lunch at Friday's in the Ronald Reagan International airport.

2:35 pm - Depart for Sacramento

7:37 pm - Arrive in Sacramento

Trip Cost

Airfare is projected to be $400. Teach Peace trip charge for ground transportation/housing/tours/meals is $765.

Trip Advisors/Chaperones

Mary Wind, President of Teach Peace

Dave Dionisi, Teach Peace National Awareness

Peggy Alexander, JFK Faculty Advisor

Karina Figueroa, Burbank High Faculty Advisor

For more information about this trip, please call Dave Dionisi at 530-554-7061 (which will also be the primary phone number for information during the trip) or send an e-mail to contact@teachpeace.com.