March
20-23,
2009 Washington, DC Peace Alliance Trip
A
better world is possible when people acquire sufficient background
for their role as citizens of a democracy.
The
Teach Peace Foundation is not offering a Teach Peace 2009 DC trip but is
recommending high school students attend the Peace
Alliance March 20-23 national conference.
Trip purpose
To educate students so that they have the background and skills to effectively
advocate for the Department of Peace.
Conference location
Hyatt
Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
Cost
The
student conference registration fee is $100
for the entire conference. The local Holiday Inn (easy walking difference from
the conference) is $120 per night, which would mean $60 per night if 2 students
shared a room (if 2 students sharing a room stay Fri-Mon, that means the hotel cost is a total of
$180).
The
cost for plane tickets will be the cost the airlines charge and is estimated to
be $350 for round trip tickets. The
cost for meals and transportation is estimated to be $200.
The
total trip cost is estimated to be $830.
Supplemental
Tours & Leadership Training
The trip is with
The Peace Alliance and the Teach Peace Foundation is recommending people
participate. We offer student support in the form of special classes to students
to help them prepare to meet with members of Congress. A list of speakers is available by
clicking here.
Interested in
seeing what students experienced in 2008?
While the 2008 trip was led by Teach Peace and had
a different format, an overview of the 2008 leadership
development trip is
online. Click here for 2008 pictures and
here
for the 2008 program agenda.
Questions
For more information, please
call The Peace Alliance at
202-296-1187 or visit
www.thepeacealliance.org.
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