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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Performance, Media & Broadway

    • Broadway or Off-Broadway acting, movement, or improv workshop

    • Visit the Museum of the Moving Image

    • Broadway Show

    • Post-show Workshop

  • 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