11/27/18-Meeting One-Chaperones: Rick Payan, Mia Williford, Keith Simmons
Parent Liaison: Anne Tipton
28 students currently attending
The trip is focused on the Humanities.
Rough Dates: last 2 weeks of May (11 - 13 days)
Based in Madrid & Granada, plus day trips
Passports MUST be VALID through DECEMBER 2019
- Altadena Library is an easy place to get a passport. Students Omar Salem and Khalin Hassan will be posting on the Trip Blog
CALENDAR: December 5th - Lunch Meeting: Drug & alcohol expectations, offering realistic help and solutions
December 6th - Lunch Meeting: Holiday Letter Writing Campaign
December 12th - $300 payment due
January 16th - Lunch Meeting: Racism in Spain
January 17th - $300 payment due
February 11th - Movie Night (Time & Location TBD)
February 19th - $300 payment due
February 20th - Lunch Meeting: Spanish Customs
March 13th - Lunch Meeting: Expectations and punishments
March 13th - Parent Meeting: Details (insurance, paperwork, etc)
March 19th - $300 payment
April 10th - Movie Night (Time & Location TBD)
April 17th - Lunch Meeting: Safety
April 17th - $200 payment due
May (exact date TBD) - Bar-B-Que at Mia Williford's
May 8th - Lunch Meeting: Tickets, Roommates, etc
Tickets are being PURCHASED on December 12th
- payments must be up-to-date
- if one wishes to withdraw their spot, all money will be refunded except the deposit
- all students must be meeting the academic requirements
- a ticket will NOT be purchased if money and/or academics are lagging
- after this date, if a student drops, their money cannot be returned
Money being spent on the flight WILL effect the itinerary - do we want shorter flights OR financial flexibility?
Fundraising: - December 6th: students will participate in a Holiday Letter Campaign where they will be writing and sending letters to relatives in attempt to raise money
- Community fundraising is most likely a more effective way to go, but solo fundraising is also welcome
- 10% of any fundraising happening on campus will be paid to Aveson, so it is preferable to fundraiser outside of the school
- if anyone has any fundraising ideas or would like to start a Fundraising Committee, they can email Mia Willaford or Anne Tipton
- All reading has been assigned - Argument Choice: Bull Fighting or Catalan Independence - Informative Choice: Spanish Civil War, Democracy in La Movida Madrileña, Moorish Spain
- 2 novels by writers from Spain
All students are subject to searches at any time during the trip, If a student is caught with contraband and/or under the influence, they will be exterminated from the trip and must be picked up or sent home from Spain, using money not provided by the school.
