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Project Week Course Guide February 19-27, 2011

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Project Week

Course Guide February 19-27, 2011

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July 28, 2010

Dear Upper School Parents and Students, Welcome to Project Week 2011! This year’s program offers a wide range of opportunities to enrich the Upper School Academy experience. For more than a decade, Project Week has formed a unique and integral part of our curriculum. Every year, our faculty design 3-9-day experiences that allow students to apply classroom learning in real-world contexts, build community and leadership skills, and broaden their understandings of culture and the environment. These course offerings are closely aligned to the school’s mission to form individuals who are active and conscientious members of a diverse community, and we hope that this year’s courses allow all of our students to see new facets of themselves and the world around them. The Project Week 2011 Course Guide is divided into four sections; the trips in each section share their most salient educational objective. On Cultural Literacy trips, students will expand their knowledge of other cultures, both inside and outside our borders. During Personal Commitments projects, students will recognize the value of commitment to service beyond our school community, to team leadership, or to the pursuit of a new skill. Students who join a Sustainability course will develop an understanding of our role as stewards of the planet. Finally, those who participate in a Curricular Connections experience will deepen their understanding of course content through field experiences. As you consider your choices for next February, keep in mind the requirements of each offering. All students on all Project Week trips will now be required to complete preparation and reflection activities before, during, and after each experience; each trip requires different activities. The levels of physical, financial, and time commitment also vary, and it is important that every student be prepared to meet the expectations for their trip. Once your family has made their selections, complete the registration form found at the end of this guide and on our web site. Please take a moment to mark your calendars with the following important dates.

September 13th – 17th: Project Week registration period. Students must personally submit their registration forms to Maestra Irons. Registrations received after this date are late and will be considered only after on-time requests have been accommodated.

October 8th: First payment of 25% due, unless earlier deadline indicated. November 29th : Final payment of 75%, unless earlier deadline indicated. December 1st : Students who have not paid in full by this date will be moved to a lower-cost trip. December 8th: Mandatory meeting for all parents and students February 8th: Additional mandatory meeting for out-of-town trips

Students, your journey begins with this catalog. Read the descriptions, click on the links, and let your imaginations fly. We look forward to collaborating with you and your parents to make Project Week 2011 a success. Regards, Julie Irons Director of Project Week Claire Concannon Dean of Global Studies

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Project Week 2011 Guiding Principles for Student Selection and Participation

1. Project Week aims to promote community through new personal relationships. Therefore, small, mixed-age, gender-balanced groups are optimal.

2. Preference for abroad trips will be given to seniors who have not previously traveled out of the country for Project Week.

3. Every effort will be made to ensure that upperclassmen receive a first or second choice.

4. Overnight trips with even (not necessarily equal) numbers of boys and girls are ideal for overnight accommodations.

5. Breadth of opportunity is intrinsic to the Project Week experience; the minimum number of students required to offer a project is a factor in student placement.

6. Students should never participate in the same project twice.

7. Final consideration for selection will take into account: past behavior in projects, current standing with the Business Office, group dynamics, past project selections, and regional sporting events.

8. Project Week is compulsory. Daily attendance and active participation are essential to the success of every group. Absences accrued during Project Week are considered school-day absences when determining a student’s eligibility for exam exemptions.

9. All school rules will be enforced during all Project Week activities. For any violation of these rules, students will be subject to the same disciplinary consequences as would result on the school campus, and are subject to being sent home at family expense.

10. Students whose on-campus conduct merits serious disciplinary action in the months leading up to Project Week may be shifted to a different project.

11. A record of full completion of Project Week activities will be recorded with a non-credit grade of “P” on each student’s permanent record and transcript. Students who do not complete the preparation, participation, and follow-up activities to the best of their ability (whether through absence or lack of effort) will receive an “F” on their permanent record and transcript.

Good luck to all! Julie Irons Director of Project Week [email protected]

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Chicago Is the World

On this Project Week trip, students will explore the world and the immigrant experience through Chicago’s neighborhoods. For three days students will travel Chicago via motor coach and guided by a professional tour company. We will visit Devon Avenue, Ukrainian Village, Greek Town, Little Italy and Chinatown. Not only will we eat in an authentic restaurant, we will visit museums, places of worship, and shops. Each student will be considered a journalist and will be expected to keep a reporter’s journal, take pictures etc. all to turn their work into a final project.

Before our trip students will choose a particular immigrant group and study their path to Chicago and the mark they have already left. While on tour, students will also be encouraged to interview residents in order to get a better idea of the many different paths taken to arrive in the same place. Tours will be led by Chicago Neighborhood Tours.

Faculty Leader: Claire Concannon Location: Chicago, IL Duration: 3 days Cost: $350 Size: 8 – 16 students

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Chicago/Hamburg Cultural Exchange

Chicago, Illinois and Hamburg, Germany have been designated sister cities by Sister Cities International, an organization that fosters friendship and understanding between people throughout the globe. This trip will continue a cultural exchange program which began in 2009 between the Wilhelm-Gymnasium school in Hamburg and Morgan Park Academy. Since MPA families will host Hamburg students the following fall (October of 2011), this trip will only be open to freshman, sophomores and juniors.

Germany, with a population of 82 million people, is Europe’s largest economy. Hamburg, population 1,739,000, is Germany’s second largest city. It contains many ancient as well as modern buildings to explore. It is one of Europe’s largest sea ports and has a long history of trade, sea-faring and commerce. On our trip to Hamburg we will learn about German history, industry, commerce, culture, education and government.

You will stay in the home of a student from Wilhelm-Gymnasium, a highly rated school about the size of MPA. This will give you an opportunity to really get to know and make friends with a German family. You will spend one or two days shadowing your host student at school and the remaining school days sightseeing in and around Hamburg. Evenings and weekends will be spent with your host student and their family. We will visit Old City Hall, tour Hamburg’s harbor and tour the BallinStadt Museum (the German counterpart to Ellis Island). Other excursions will include Lubeck (a medieval village), Speicher Stadt (the ancient warehouse district) and a day trip to Berlin on a high-speed train. We are looking for students with the maturity and flexibility necessary to coexist with another family. Much of the time you and your host student will be on your own. Most German students commute to school by bicycle, bus or subway train. In general the host parents work and will only be present in the evenings and on weekends. Students considering this trip should be outgoing, cooperative and anxious to make new friends in Germany. You will also be required to discover the answers to a list of about thirty questions regarding German history, culture, education and government while on this trip. Parents, you know your children best; please do not enroll your child in this project if they will not be able to handle the considerable amount of unsupervised time that is a natural component of this home-stay experience. All participants in this trip will reciprocate by hosting a German student in the fall of 2011, so you and your family must be willing to host a German student in the fall. Faculty Leader: Mark Linnerud with his wife, Lory Linnerud. The Linneruds sponsored the Hamburg exchange in 2009 and they are looking forward to renewing their Hamburg friendships. Location: Hamburg, Germany Duration: February 18 or 19 – 26 Cost: $1275.00 - $1375.00 + spending money for souvenirs and lunches on field trip days. Since the majority of the cost of this trip will be the cost of air fare, $1150.00 will be due by October 22 so that we can lock in our airplane tickets. Size: 10 – 16 students

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Memphis Music Tour What do you get when you mix the soul and blues of BB King with country music? Elvis, of course! Memphis, Tennessee, is the birthplace of Rock and Roll. It is home to Graceland, and Sun Records, just to name a few of its music attractions. The music of Memphis is also an excellent way to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. Students will tour music museums like Graceland, experience the culture of Memphis by walking down Beale Street and connect the experience to the Civil Rights Movement by visiting the National Civil Rights Museum.

Project includes private tours of Graceland, the National Civil Rights Museum, Sun Studio, the Stax Museum, and Slave Haven (a stop on the Underground Railroad) and. We will also have a night time ghost tour of Memphis and time to explore Beale Street. We will eat fixed-price dinners at The Rendezvous, Gus’s Fried Chicken and the Hard Rock Café. Students will be required to compile and perform a chorus medley of our favorite Memphis songs upon our return.

Faculty Leaders: Sarah Berkey Location: Memphis, TN Duration: February 13 – 17 Cost: $750-$850 + $60 cash for

lunches, one breakfast, a possible movie night, and souvenirs.

Size: 14 Students

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Nexos latinoamericanos: Ecuador Ecuador is home to rich biodiversity and a unique and complex meeting of indigenous, colonial, and global cultures. It has more species per square kilometer than any other country in the world, and almost half of the population still lives in rural communities. The students who become involved in the Ecuador Project Week experience will have the opportunity to form a relationship with an Andean Ecuadorian family during a home stay, to show leadership through an environmental service project with the local community, to experience a Latin American culture that is often less familiar to Chicagoans, and to use their Spanish in real-life immersion settings. During the five-day home stay, the trip participants will focus on navigating cultural differences, working together as a team to complete their service project, and improving their second-language communication skills. We will work on the service project in the mornings and explore the local region in the afternoons, with excursions to hike the ancient Inca trails on the inactive Imbabura Volcano, take a boat ride through the volcanic crater lake Quicocha, and visit an animal rescue center.

Before and after our service project and home stay, we will explore other areas of Ecuador, including the capital city of Quito, the crafts town of Cotacachi, the famous indigenous market in Otavalo, and the equator line. In advance of the trip, students will write letters to their host families and research the region in conjunction with the students participating in the Mexico trip. Upon their return, students will share their experiences with Lower and Middle School Spanish classes.

This trip will be operated by Sustainable Horizon. The cost includes meals, lodging, and transportation. Students will share bedrooms and hotel rooms throughout the trip, including the home stay.

Faculty Leaders: Monica Alves and Julie Irons Location: Ecuador Duration: February 19-27 Cost: $2,500-$2,700 Size: 8-16 students

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Canoeing with Outward Bound Mobile-Tensaw, Alabama

Outward Bound’s Five Rivers base camp is a short drive from the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. The Delta is a 300,000 acre rich swamp habitat largely protected by the Nature Conservancy and the Alabama Forever Wild Trust Fund. It is the most ecologically diverse delta system in the US and the second largest delta in North America. The delta is composed of a chain of interlocking rivers, bayous and creeks that all eventually converge in Mobile Bay. Expeditions travel by two person canoes. Develop your paddling technique while expeditioning through rivers, creeks and bayous. Navigating is a challenge that requires cooperation from your whole group for successful expeditions. Survey your surroundings for important landmarks. Shoot a bearing with your compass. Work with your crewmates to use a chart and determine your location. Then paddle hard to your next destination. Spend the night on a chickee, or camp on a beach.

On tandem canoe expeditions you paddle through shady bayous, exploring areas of the delta that are hard to reach in other types of boats. Tandem canoes offer an opportunity to focus on teamwork and communication as you and your partner synchronize strokes and collaborate to navigate your boat. You don’t need to have previous canoeing experience. We will teach you everything you need to know to travel comfortably — how to pack appropriately, set up tents, paddle whitewater, and navigate using a map and compass.

During your course you will be traveling expedition-style in canoes, with Outward Bound guides. “Expedition-style” means that you will leave base camp on the first or second day of your course and not return to it until the end of the course. You will travel with all the food and equipment you need to conduct your expedition: stoves, tents, food, etc. Your group might occasionally sleep at the same campsite twice, but generally you will be moving to a new campsite every night as you paddle along your expedition route. This means no showers, no telephones, no television, or any other modern luxuries to which you may be accustomed. You should come to your course emotionally prepared for, and excited about, devoting all of your time and energy to your expedition, your group, and your Outward Bound experience. (source: Outward Bound course description)

Faculty Leaders: Mike Weil and Mike Ellis Location: Mobile-Tensaw, AL Duration: February 19 – 25 Cost: $2,300 + basic personal gear Size: 8-10 (U.S. Coast Guard regulations)

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A Service Potpourri During “A Service Potpourri” we will visit a different site each day to provide services. One day will be spent at the Animal Welfare League on Southwest Highway. We will see what is involved in caring for homeless animals. Another day we will visit the Chicago Food Depository, an organization site where food is collected and stored for those in need. The day after visiting the Food Depository we will visit a Food Pantry in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago where students will be able to see how the food from the Chicago Food Pantry is distributed.

The change of scene each day will enable students to see how others are in need and will enable the students to see where their service-oriented strengths might be. Transportation will be provided to and from MPA. Students will need to bring a bag lunch every day.

Faculty Leader: Kathleen Tangel Location: Chicago, IL Duration: February 23 – 25 Cost: $50 (for transportation and

donations to organizations visited) Size: 5 – 10 students

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Service and Adventure on the Yucatan During this service-focused trip, four of our mornings will involve volunteering in an orphanage called Amor y Vida (Love and Life). This is a place for around 40 homeless and abused kids from the age of 3 months to 13 years old. Our morning will consist of social work, such as reading and teaching English to the children, participating in activities and games with the children, and other tasks that will assist the orphanage. What an amazing opportunity to develop real bonds and relationships with these special children.

The rest of our time will be filled with cultural immersion, historical learning and taking in the beauty of this land. We will have a guided tour of Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán. We will visit the Mayan ruins of Uxmal and Chichén Itzá, a UNESCO World Heritage site that recently declared one of the new seven wonders of the world. There will also be opportunities to experience the unique geography and ecology of the peninsula during our visits to a cenote and the Celestun nature reserve.

Faculty Leader: Sherry Grutzius and husband Eirc Bell

Location: Yucatán, Mexico Duration: February 20 – 27 Cost: $2500 + lunches Size: 12 students

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A Documentary Film That May Change the World – And You’ll Make It!

Just ask Al Gore how important a documentary film can be. Students in this project will view several significant documentaries that reverberated through certain communities enough to make a difference and mobilize people to make changes. Producer Michael Moore’s films are good examples of how documentary films can have an impact.

After consulting with a professional documentary film maker or two, it will be the students’ turn – working in teams of four – to take a dilemma or cause and then conduct interviews and produce, film and edit their own 10-minute documentaries around it. Both sides of any issue need to be represented, but a salient argument of one side of the issue should emerge.

Student films will be showcased during an Upper School assembly, Arts Night and/or during the Academy Day Film Festival.

Students selected for the project will be required to conduct preliminary research, attend meetings and documentary showings, and make some key decisions prior to Project Week. No previous experience is necessary.

Faculty Leader: Jim Kowalsky Location: Chicagoland, IL Duration: 3 days Cost: $299 (to cover equipment and production costs, food, and transportation) Size: 8 - 12 students

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Sedona International Film Festival

Into “reels and recycling”? This is the trip for you!

The 17th Annual Sedona International Film Festival will take place February 20-27, 2011 in Sedona, Arizona. This week-long festival features more than 145 films, including features, documentaries, shorts and animation. Many of the films shown at the Sedona International Film Festival have late been nominated for Academy Awards. MPA Students will enjoy watching and discussing the films along with attending workshops led by industry professionals. Past festival guests have included Michael Moore, Dean Stockwell and Amanda Plummer.

MPA students will also have a hand in making the festival a success. With guidance from the festival’s Director of Operations, we will assist in the recycling efforts of the event on a daily basis. Participating in the efforts to decrease the festival’s environmental impact will encourage reflection and an awareness of sustainable tourism.

Located in central Arizona, Sedona is famous for its striking scenery, especially the red sandstone formations known as the Red Rocks, which seem to glow at dawn and dusk. Some of the festival events will be held at a local high school, and students will be able to compare and contrast their high school experience with ours.

Participants will stay in double- or triple-occupancy rooms at the Super 8 located in Sedona, Arizona.

Faculty Leaders: Carolyn Manley and Lynne Panozzo Location: Sedona, AZ Duration: 5 days Cost: $1000.00 – 1200.00 Size: 12 – 14 students

SUPER 8 SEDONA

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Pacific Northwest Eco Science Adventure On this Project Week adventure, students will experience a unique region in the northwest United States, participate in real and important scientific research, and gain an appreciation for a rainforest and old-growth forest. The Olympic Park Institute (OPI) is about 200 miles west of Seattle, Washington, inland a few miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Olympic Peninsula. OPI was founded in 1988 and is a non-profit partner with Olympic National Park. It is located in a temperate rainforest and mountains with old-growth forests on a glacial lake about twenty-five miles west of Port Angeles.

Lake Crescent is a deep blue lake created when a landslide closed a valley centuries ago. We plan to fly to Seattle on Saturday and stay in a hotel for two nights. On Sunday we will take a tour of Seattle including a stop at famous Pike Place Market. Monday through Saturday will be spent at OPI. We will be doing scientific research likely involving the Elwha River project. This is the location of one of the largest dam removals in history. Participants will be conducting research surrounding dam removal and salmon restoration in this river. OPI has research scientists to furnish leadership in this project. We will also experience the ecological diversity that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. This will include snowshoeing atop Hurricane Mountain, taking a 6-mile hike to the Pacific coastline, and exploring the old growth forest

in which OPI is nestled. Each night students will participate in a variety of activities ranging from listening to a S’Kllallam storyteller to learning the history of Pacific Northwest art. The OPI campus has beautiful facilities including cabins and a dining hall that has great food (including salmon)! Participants must be willing to prepare for this trip by refreshing some of their background knowledge of environmental issues and biological topics. The outline of the curriculum will be furnished by OPI. These participants must be willing to live in camp facilities (including sharing rooms with multiple people just like in summer camp) and take part in field studies (even when it is cold and wet)! February in the Peninsula can bring snow and likely rain. Faculty Leader: Emily Drown Location: Seattle, WA, and

Olympic National Forest, WA Duration: February 19 – 26 Cost: $1500 (To meet OPI deposit requirements,

25% of this trip cost is due September 30) Size: 10 – 14 students

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Capital Colleges and Universities Not only is Washington D.C. our nation’s capital and hub of our government and political system, it is also one of the most dynamic and influential cities in the world. As such, the D.C.

area offers an incredible array of higher educational options. Through visiting many of the excellent schools in the D.C. area, (such as Georgetown, George Washington University, American, Catholic, Howard, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the University of Maryland), this trip will not only expose students to a variety of different college and university options, but will also allow us to explore this great city and understand how it has shaped our history and continues to impact our daily lives. We will round out our school visits by taking advantage of various cultural, entertainment, and experiential learning opportunities offered to D.C.-area students, while not necessarily rehashing

many of the staple of the typical 8th grade class trip. We will stay in a D.C. hotel and use chartered transportation. The days will be long and there will be a lot of walking. Students should be prepared to reflect on their visits to the different schools and contribute their thoughts to a college visit blog that we will make available to the Academy community. This trip would be most appropriate for Academy sophomores and juniors. Select seniors that are applying to schools in the D.C. area may also find this

trip very valuable. The trip will be lead by the Matt Sheahan, Director of College Preparation and Placement, and Heather Kurut, Arts Curriculum Leader and veteran chaperone of many Academy 8th grade D.C. trips.

Faculty Leaders: Matt Sheahan and Heather Kurut Location: Washington, D.C. Duration: February 20 – 24 Cost: $1500 Size: 7 – 18 students

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Stories of the Night Sky Students will travel to the Danielewicz family vacation home in rural Loda, Illinois, for a weekend retreat away from the lights of the urban area. This private lakefront home has enough beds to accommodate the students. The students will participate in a study of the constellations and Greek mythology that includes the observation of the night sky to recognize, observe, and record the motion of the winter sky constellations. Students will learn the basic purposes and uses of astronomy tools - telescopes, astronomy binoculars, GPS, compasses, etc., and apply them to their analysis. Included in the weekend is a visit to the planetarium at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, for the sky show “Prairie Skies.” The show will display that evening’s sky accompanied by some of the legendary stories of the ancients, covering the constellations and planets that are visible that night. Weather permitting, students will be able to ice skate on a small lake. Cost includes transportation, meals, sky show, book and sky chart. Faculty Leaders: Karen Danielewicz and Fred Danielewicz Location: Loda, IL, and

Champaign, IL Duration: February 18 – 20 Cost: $125 Size: 4 - 8 students

Winter Lake Scene – Danielewicz Lake House

Aerial view of Lake Iriquois (Loda) area in Central Illinois. 

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Hawaiian Adventure

Spend 6 days and 5 nights in Honolulu, Hawaii studying the history and culture of Hawaii. Trip highlights will include spending an entire day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. This will allow students to learn about the seven Polynesian cultures. The evening will end with a luau and native Polynesian show. Also, students will visit Pearl Harbor, the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial and the U.S.S. Missouri.

Other parts of the project will include hiking to the top of Diamond Head, which will be rewarded with a catamaran trip and an opportunity for some underwater exploration. We will also visit the National Cemetery (Punch Bowl Cemetery) located in an inactive volcano, Washington Place, the King Kamehameha Statue, the State Capitol and tour the Iolani Palace which is the only palace on American soil. An Eastern Island tour of Oahu will include visits to the famous Blowhole and Pali Lookout. A possible visit to one of Honolulu’s top private schools might be included. Despite the busy schedule students will have some free time to relax in the sun at Waikiki Beach.

Faculty Leader: Tom Drahozal and wife Dianne Drahozal Location: Honolulu, HI Duration: February 19 – 25 Cost: $2,500-$2,700 Size: 12 - 16 students

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Improv Chicago This adventure into the world of improvisational theater will explore improv performance and cultivate true appreciation of Chicago's great improv venues. Some of the best comedians of all time came from or spent time studying, practicing, and performing improv right here in Chicago. We will take classes and see shows at ImprovOlympic, Second City, and Comedy Sportz. Mr Allen will also train you in some of the basics using Burpee Seedy Theater Company's fomats and exercises. Yes, it’s true, this is the same book of formats that Steve Carrell started with. In fact, he helped write some of that book! So, you know this is great stuff and we will have a great week!

This is not just for comedians. Personalities of all types are needed to build good scenes and even the funniest lines don't happen just because of the person who gives the punch line. Come find out why and how! Better yet, come experience it by doing it yourself!

Faculty Leader: Trevett Allen Location: Chicago, IL Duration: 3 days Cost: $400 Size: 13 students

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Dancing With Class The Morgan Park Academy Physical Education Department will be joined by a certified dance instructor from the Chicago dance studio May I Have This Dance to offer students a dynamic class on urban social dance. This class will fuse instruction in a variety of styles, including Latin dance, ballroom, hip-hop and other cultural dances from around the world. Students will participate in an active learning experience that introduces them to the aesthetic and technical aspects of social dances from around the world. They will focus on both the artistic and cultural elements of the dances while building character, confidence and self-esteem.

Over the course of the three-day program, participants will study the origin and cultural significance of a variety of dance forms from around the world and explore the performance and cultural aspects of dance. They will also cultivate their own creativity through the integration of personal styling authentic to each style and develop skills that lead to an active, healthy lifestyle. On each of the three days of this course, our May I Have This Dance instructor will lead four one-hour dance classes designed to

support state learning goals. At the end of the last day, students will have the opportunity to participate in a final demonstration of their new skills. (source: May I Have This Dance course description)

Faculty Leader: Dalyn Drown Location: MPA Campus Duration: February 23-25, 2011 Cost: $110-270 Size: 8-18 students

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Project Week 2011 Important Dates

September 13th – 17th Registration Period

October 8th First payment of 25% due, unless earlier deadline indicated.

November 29th Final payment of 75%, unless earlier deadline indicated.

December 1st Students with outstanding payments moved to a different trip.

December 8th Mandatory evening meeting for all parents and students

February 8th Additional mandatory evening meeting for out-of-town trips

February 19th – 27th PROJECT WEEK

March 8th Project Week Assembly

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Project Week 2011 Registration Form

Name: ____________________________________________ Grade: __________ Students should indicate four project choices in the order of their preference. Parents should be sure that they have read the project descriptions and costs carefully before signing their endorsement below. LISTING A PROJECT BELOW INDICATES A COMMITMENT TO FULL PARTICIPATION AND PAYMENT, REGARDLESS OF ITS NUMBER ON THE LIST OR A LATER CHANGE OF PREFERENCE. Student accounts will be billed directly for the cost of the projects. This form must be submitted to Maestra Irons in person. Lunch is an ideal time. Important Dates:

September 13th – 17th: Project Week registration period. Registrations received after this date are late and will be considered only after on-time requests have been accommodated.

October 8th: First payment of 25% due, unless earlier deadline indicated. November 29th : Final payment of 75%, unless earlier deadline indicated. December 1st : Students who have not paid in full by this date will be moved to a lower-cost trip.

Project Week choices in order of preference:

1. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

I have carefully considered and chosen to support the choices listed above. I am aware of the personal, time, and financial commitment that each choice entails. Custodial Parent Signature: _________________________________________________________

Parent Phone: ____________________________________________________________________

Parent E-mail Address: _____________________________________________________________

Students, please list your previous Project Week trips, if applicable:

2010: __________________________________________________________________________

2009: __________________________________________________________________________

2008: __________________________________________________________________________