New York City: Create, Perform & Belong
Focus: Immigration & Identity, Civic History, Creative Expression, Media & Storytelling
Duration: 5 Days
Standards Alignment: C3 Framework (Civics & History), ELA (Informational Text & Inquiry), SEL (Perspective-Taking & Reflection)
*This sample itinerary is for planning purposes only and may be modified due to availability, logistics, or group customization requests
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Arrival in NYC
Guided experience at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Neighborhood walk through the Lower East Side
New York Harbor Welcome Dinner Cruise
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Liberty, Ellis Island & Civic Memory
Ferry to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Visit the 9/11 Memorial
Sunset walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
Nighttime visit to One World Observatory
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Street Art, City Systems & Brooklyn Nights
Hands-on Graffiti and Street-Art workshop in Bushwick
Visit the New York Transit Museum
Explore DUMBO
Evening experience at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Performance, Media & Broadway
Broadway or Off-Broadway acting, movement, or improv workshop
Visit the Museum of the Moving Image
Broadway Show
Post-show Workshop
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Food, Culture & Harlem Legacy
Explore Chinatown
Tour through Little Italy
Guided cultural experience in Harlem
Live jazz, rhythm, or spoken-word performance experience
Depart for home