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A nationwide title called "America's Field Trip" is now unfastened to students crossed nan U.S. — including simple school, mediate schoolhouse and precocious schoolhouse students — and it offers nan chance to triumph section trips to a number of iconic and historical sites crossed nan country.
It's successful mentation for, and anticipation of, America's 250th day successful July 2026.
"Our nation’s 250th is astir nan past, coming and early — and nary 1 represents that early amended than America’s unthinkable students," said Rosie Rios, chair of America250, successful comments to Fox News Digital.
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"America’s Field Trip puts young group astatine nan bosom of our efforts and offers an opportunity for students to person unforgettable experiences astatine our nation’s landmarks," she said astir nan caller opportunity.
"We want to perceive from students crossed nan country: What does America mean to YOU?"
Rosie Rios is chair of America250, which is organizing activities good up of nan 250th day of nan signing of nan Declaration of Independence. The milestone "is an opportunity to region and bespeak connected our nation’s past, grant nan contributions of each Americans, and look up toward nan early we want to create for nan adjacent procreation and beyond," says nan nonpartisan group. (America250.org)
The group said that 75 first-place awardees and their designated chaperones will beryllium provided "free travel, lodging and entree to unforgettable section travel experiences astatine prime humanities and taste sites crossed nan country."
There will besides beryllium second-place awardees, nan group said — who will each person $500 rate awards.
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Inaugural section travel experiences and partners see nan pursuing opportunities, according to nan organization:
- Tour of the Statue of Liberty in New York
- Tour and hike at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana
- Weekend at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
- Tours astatine the National Archives and nan Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
- Tours astatine nan Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, National Museum of African American History and Culture, aliases nan National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
- Candlelight circuit at Fort Point at nan guidelines of the Golden Gate Bridge
- Costumed roleplaying acquisition at American Village in Alabama
Other opportunities for winners see backstage tours of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Museum and Learning Center, and the Bank of New York Mellon, nan country's oldest bank, some successful New York City.
The Statue of Liberty is shown overlooking Lower Manhattan connected New York City's Hudson River. A circuit of nan Statue of Liberty this summertime is 1 of nan opportunities offered done a typical title for students. (iStock)
And successful Boston, winners would beryllium capable to experience the National Parks of Boston with a typical sojourn to the USS Constitution and a sunset cruise to Spectacle Island.
The statement told Fox News Digital, "Students must create their submissions individually and must person a coach aliases parent taxable entries connected their behalf."
"Students astatine each people level will respond to nan question, ‘What does America mean to you?’" The title is unfastened done May 17, 2024.
It added, "Students astatine each people level will respond to nan question, ‘What does America mean to you?’"
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Students, families and teachers tin find much accusation — including resources, title rules, merchandise forms and toolkit materials — at america250.org/fieldtrip.
A nationwide title is unfastened to students crossed nan U.S. — including simple school, mediate schoolhouse and precocious schoolhouse students — and it includes nan chance to triumph section trips to a number of iconic and historical sites crossed nan country. The connection comes from America250.org. (iStock)
The title has different submission requirements for each people group — and is disposable to students in elementary school (third to 5th grade), middle school (sixth to eighth grade), and high school (ninth to twelfth grade), nan statement noted.
The title is unfastened now and will stay unfastened until May 17 astatine 11:59 p.m.
Award recipients will beryllium announced successful June 2024; section trips will commencement successful mid-July, nan group said.
A feather quill and inkwell beryllium atop nan American Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 2026, nan federation will observe 250 years. (iStock)
America250 is nan charismatic nonpartisan entity charged by Congress pinch readying nan 250th day of nan signing of nan Declaration of Independence.
The effort is "in collaboration pinch BNY Mellon, nan 240-year-old world financial services institution that played a pivotal domiciled successful nan development, maturation and emergence of nan United States," nan group said successful a property release.
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"America’s Field Trip invites elementary, mediate and precocious schoolhouse students to taxable artwork, videos and essays reflecting connected what America intends to them."
More info tin beryllium recovered astatine america250.org/fieldtrip.
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Rios besides noted, "America’s Field Trip is 1 of nan astir eager acquisition engagement campaigns ever attempted … It's an bonzer opportunity to bring students crossed nan state together successful celebrating and commemorating our nation’s 250th day by exploring our past and allowing them to definitive their dreams for nan future," arsenic shared successful a property merchandise by nan group.
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Maureen Mackey is managing editor of manner for Fox News Digital.
