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The Washington Program 2015-2016 Calendar
9/23/15: WP Concentration Day
9- Learn the City
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Choice of Concentration WPE
12- College Counseling
9/30/15: WP Curriculum Day
9- Burch Debrief
10- English
11- Modern and Classical Languages
12- Social Studies
10/7/15: WP Curriculum Day
9- Social Studies (GH1)
10- Social Studies (GH2)
11- English
12- English
10/13/15: 9th Grade Evening DC event!
10/21/15: WP Concentration Day
9- Learn the City
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Choice of Concentration WPE
12- College Counseling
10/28/15: WP Curriculum Day
9- Science
10- Science
11- Social Studies (US History to Mt. Vernon)
12- Theology
11/4/15: WP Concentration Day
9- Learn the City
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Choice of Concentration WPE
12- Choice of Concentration WPE
12/2/15: WP Curriculum Day
9- Modern and Classical Languages
10- Modern and Classical Languages
11- Arts
12- Arts
12/9/15: WP Concentration Day
9- Learn the City
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- College Counseling Meeting
12- Externship Meeting- LinkedIn Workshop
1/6/16: WP Curriculum Day
9- English
10- Social Studies
11- English
12- Science
1/20/16: WP Curriculum Day
9- The Arts
10- Theology
11- College Counseling
12- Science
1/27/16: WP Curriculum Day
9- Science
10- English
11- Science
12- Modern and Classical Languages
2/10/16: WP Curriculum Day
9- The Arts
10- The Arts
11- The Arts
12- The Arts
2/17/16: WP/All-school Diversity/BHM Programming
Diversity Program
2/24/16: WP Concentration Day
9- Learn the City debrief
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Choice of Concentration WPE
12- Externship Workshop
3/16/16: WP Women's History Month Program
3/30/16: WP Curriculum Day
9- Modern and Classical Languages
10- Modern and Classical Languages
11- Mathematics
12- Mathematics
4/6/16: WP Curriculum Day
9- Social Studies (GH1-Mosque)
10- Social Studies (GH2/English-Holocaust Survivor Speaker)
11- Science
12- English
4/27/16: WP Curriculum/AP Day
9- English
10- Mathematics
11- AP Reviews
12- AP Reviews
5/1/16 (Sunday) Senior Externship Launch Meeting
Senior Externships 5/2/16-6/2/16
5/4/16: WP Concentration Day
9- Choice of Concentration WPE
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Washington Program Externship Workshop
5/11/16 (Senior Externships 5/2/16-6/2/16): WP Curriculum Day
9- Social Studies (GH1)
10- Theology
11- Social Studies
5/18/16: WP Concentration Day-
9- Choice of Concentration WPE
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Choice of Concentration WPE
February 2: Black History Month Program
February 2: Black History Month Program
7:30AM- 8:15AM: Breakfast
9:00AM- 9:45AM: Doughnuts In Blackford
10:00AM- 10:45AM: Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Charles F. Bolden Jr. (All School Assembly in Pendleton) *Class dress, no ties
11:30AM: Lunch- Cuisines of Black Cultures
12:30PM-1:45PM: Class Departures for Experiences *Class dress, no ties
2:30PM-3:00PM: Return to Campus
3:45 PM: Athletics
Grade: 9th
Theme: Hallowed Grounds: Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Destination: George Washington's Mount Vernon
Departure time: 12:30pm
Grade: 10th grade group 1
Theme: Civil War to Civil Rights
Destination: African American Civil War Museum
Departure time: 12:30 pm
Grade: 10th grade group 2
Theme: African American Culture and Art
Destination: Newseum: 50 Years of Civil Rights
Departure time: 12:30 pm
Grade: 11th and 12th grades
Theme: African American Music and Culture in DC
Destination: On Campus Music Workshop: Go Go Symphony
Departure time: 1:45 pm
February 24: Concentration Day
February 24: Concentration Day
9th Grade- Learn the City Workshop with Greg Gersch
(Washington Program Concentration Advisors 1:00pm in Sperry Lecture Hall)
10th Grade and 11th Grade- Choose from the following options on the Google Form sent to your class.
- SUS= Sustainability/
- CA= Cultural Awareness/
- PP= Public Policy/
- ENT= Entrepreneurship
Reptile World with Michael Shwedick (Caslow, 12:30pm Old Centennial)
50 Spaces Available SUS
National Geographic Photo Ark Exhibit (T. Anderson, Departure 12:30pm)
21 Spaces Available SUS
Interfaith Dialog- Judaism with Dr. Mark Leuchter (G. Pollach, 12:30pm in T311 Classroom)
20 Spaces Available CA
American Art Museum- African American Art -A behind the scenes exploration in Art/Curation.(A. Poole, Departure 12:30pm)
20 Spaces Available CA
Natural Life- Ms. Patti Hughes (H. Woolworth, 1:00pm in Bryan Library)
20 Spaces Available ENT
US Capitol Visit- Speaker's Lobby/Floor of the House of Representatives (P. Goodnow, Departure 12:30pm)
15 Spaces Available PP
Politics and Prose Bookstore (A. Carver, Departure 12:30pm)
20 Spaces Available ENT/PP/CA
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (L. Echko, Departure 12:15pm)
21 Spaces Available CA/PP
Service Learning- Food and Friends (K. Adams, Departure 12:15pm)
8 Spaces Available CA/PP
Service Learning- USO Visit (B. Gonzalez, Departure 12:45pm)
13 Spaces Available PP
Library of Congress Exploration (C. English, Departure 1:00pm )
11 Spaces Available CA/PP
12th Grade- Senior Externship Workshops with Mariya Bouraima and Will Carlin-
(J. Goldstein and K. Finnigan, Meet in Pendleton 12:30pm)
March 16: Women's History Month Program
March 16: Women's History Month Program
- Dr. Pranoti Asher (Manager for Education and Outreach Programs at American Geophysical Union) (1:00 pm, Baker Science Lecture Room)
- Mary Kate Cary (Documentary Maker and Presidential Speechwriter) (Meet at 12:30pm in front of Chapel, VTS Lecture Hall)
- Kay Chernush (Artist, Founder, and President of ArtWorks for Freedom) (1:00pm in Ainslie Black Box Theatre)
- Laura DeDominicis (Executive Director of Nurturing Minds- The Association of Boarding Schools 2015/2016 Charitable Partner)(1:00pm, Ainslie 104)
- Melanie Frank (Attorney/Co-Founder of Women's Global Leadership Alliance) (1:00pm, Bryan Library)
- He named me Malala documentary viewing and discussion: Bailey Cox (malala.org), Rukki Ezi-Ashi (EHS ‘15 former Malala Fund EHS Senior Extern) (12:30pm, Pendleton)
- Pauline Weger (EHS Parent, Entrepreneur, and founder of Quotabelle)(1:00pm, Townsend 309)
- Alison Wright, National Geographic 2013 Traveller of the Year, Photographer, Founder of Faces of Hope, and Author (1:00pm, Sperry Lecture Hall)
March 30: Curriculum Day
March 30: Curriculum Day
9- Modern and Classical Languages
10- Modern and Classical Languages
11- Mathematics
12- Mathematics
[SUS]= Sustainability
[CA]= Cultural Awareness
[PP]= Public Policy
[ENT]= Entrepreneurship
Visit to Gallup Headquarters
(Topics 2)- 12:30pm Departure [CA/PP]
(Multivariable Calculus)- 12:30pm Departure [ENT/SUS/CA]
Radius Networks - iBeacon Technology
(Statistics)- 12:00pm Departure [ENT]
Entrepreneur Chris Hutchins Visit
(Calculus and AB Calculus)- 12:30pm Sperry Lecture Hall [ENT]
(Algebra 2 Trig, Algebra 3/Topics)- 12:30pm Baker Science Lecture Hall [ENT]
Capital Wheel- sinusoidal pattern calculation
(Precalculus, Honors Precalculus, and BC Calculus)- 12:30pm Departure [CA/SUS]
The Great Inka Road at NMAI
(Solis/Hicks/Slack)- 12:30pm Departure [CA]
(Wang-Gempp)- 12:30pm Chinese Classroom [CA]
German-American Heritage Museum Visit
(Dixon)- 12:00pm Departure [CA]
Bestway Supermercado
(Mendizabal) 12:30pm Departure [CA]
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" film viewing
(McCulla and Streed) 1:00pm, Library 101 [CA]
Le Jardin Français et les objets d'art -- Hillwood Estate
(Moore/Bertrand/Amos)- 12:00pm Departure [CA]
Película: "Instructions not Included"
(Gomez-Goodnow) 12:15 pm, Room 302 [CA]
April 27: Curriculum/AP Review Day
April 27: Curriculum/AP Review Day
9- English:
Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and Zora Neale Hurston: A Dramatic Reading for the EHS Class of 2019
DEPARTURE TIME: 12:30pm (PLEASE BE ON TIME!)
10- Mathematics:
Math on the National Mall-
(Algebra 2- Galiger/Desaussure/Castle/Fitzgerald/D. Phillips and Geometry- Rauth/Collins)
12:30pm Departure
(Geometry- Berry/Anderson)
11:50am Departure
Capital Wheel Calculations-
(Algebra 2 Honors- Anderson/Rauth, Calculus- Thompson/Schwanda, and all Precalculus) 12:30pm Departure
11- AP Reviews
12- AP Reviews
April 6: Curriculum Day
April 6: Curriculum Day
9- Social Studies (GH1-Mosque Visits)
10- Social Studies (GH2/English-USHMM Holocaust Survivor Speaker)
11- Science
12- English
[SUS]= Sustainability
[CA]= Cultural Awareness
[PP]= Public Policy
[ENT]= Entrepreneurship
The Islamic Center of Northern Virginia
(Global History 1- Huntley/Finnigan)- 12:30 pm Departure [CA]
Islamic Center of Washington D.C. visit
(Global History 1- Miller/Coale/George)- 12:30 pm Departure [CA]
USHMM Holocaust Survivor Speaker
(All Global History 2 and Morgan- Dystopia)- 1:00pm in Pendleton [CA/PP]
A view of U Street and Howard University
(Voices of the Harlem Renaissance and Creative Nonfiction Writing)- 12:15 pm Departure [CA]
A conversation with Stephen A. Hiltner, editor at The New York Times
(Echko/Jaeger)- 12:30pm Ainslie 104 [CA]
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
(Olsen Chemistry)- 12:30 pm Departure [SUS]
Shakespeare Film Viewing
(Morgan)- 12:30pm March Library 101 [CA]
Visit to Refugees International
(Goldstein- Good and Evil in Literature)- 12:30 pm Departure [CA]
Georgetown Medical Center- Human Dissection
(Caslow- Anatomy)- 12:15pm Departure [SUS]
(Castle)- 12:15 pm Departure [SUS]
Alexandria Police Department visit
(Rogers- Detective Fiction)- 12:15 pm Departure [PP]
Great Books Session with Mr. Streed
(Pohjola/Chesson)- times below Bryan Library [CA/SUS]
*Chesson
Physics C and Astronomy
Bryan Library @ 12:30pm
*Pohjola
Physics 1 and Engineering
Bryan Library @ 1:15pm
Forensics Guest Speakers and Lab work
*Alexandria Sheriff's Department (Deputy Derek Gaunt):
Caslow/Lewis in Sperry Lecture Hall 12:30pm
*Alexandria Police Department (Investigator Israel):
Mayer/McDowell in Baker Science Lecture Hall 12:30 pm
*All groups to Baker Science Center after guest speakers for Lab
Evolution Exhibit at the Smithsonian
(Krivacek)- 12:30 pm Departure [SUS]
May 4: Concentration Day
May 4: Concentration Day
9- Choice of Concentration WPE
10- Choice of Concentration WPE
11- Washington Program Externship Workshop (Sperry 1:00pm)
[SUS]= Sustainability, [CA]= Cultural Awareness, [PP]= Public Policy,
[ENT]= Entrepreneurship
Food and Friends (Service Learning) [CA] [PP]
Pollach- 8 Spaces Available- 12:15pm Departure
Arcadia Farm (Service Learning) [SUS] [PP]
Gonzalez- 10 Spaces Available- 12:30pm Departure
Micro House Showcase (Micro House Community in DC) [SUS] [CA] [PP] [ENT]
Hicks- 15 Spaces Available- 12:30pm Departure
On Campus Labyrinth Exercise [CA]
Anderson/Straight- 15 Spaces Available- Meet in Mr. Anderson's Math Classroom 12:15pm
Hirshhorn Exhibit- Linn Meyers [CA]
Douglas/Vorlicek/F. Phillips- 29 Spaces Available- 12:30pm Departure
Behind the Scenes @ Washington Nationals Park [CA] [ENT]
Mechling- 27 Spaces Available- 12:45pm Departure
Dog Tag Bakery Visit- Veteran Entrepreneurs [PP] [ENT]
Fitzgerald- 12 Spaces Available- 12:30pm Departure
Visit to the U.S. House of Representatives Floor and Speaker's Chambers [PP]
Goodnow- 15 Spaces Available- 12:20pm Departure
Behind the Scenes @ Alexandria's Mediterranean Bakery Cafe [CA] [ENT]
Sohn- 14 Spaces Available- 12:30pm Departure
Inventing and prototyping with LittleBits electronic building blocks. [SUS] [ENT]
Kovach- 20 Spaces Available- 1:00pm In Baker Science
Innovation Food Forest at GMU [SUS]
Mayer- 24 Spaces Available- 12:30pm Departure
The International Spy Museum [PP]
Woolworth- 30 Spaces Available- 12:15pm Departure
May 11: Curriculum Day
May 11: Curriculum Day
[SUS]= Sustainability
[CA]= Cultural Awareness
[PP]= Public Policy
[ENT]= Entrepreneurship
9- Social Studies (GH1)
9- Social Studies (GH1)
Renaissance exhibit at the National Gallery
(Miller/Coale GH1)- 12:15pm Departure [CA]
Byzantine Collection at Dumbarton Oaks
(Finnigan Mechling GH1)- 12:45pm Departure [CA]
Medieval and Renaissance Art at the National Gallery
(Huntley GH1)- 1:00pm Departure [CA]
Library of Congress visit
(George GH1)- 12:30pm [CA/PP]
10- Theology
Food and Friends
(Gonzalez 5th/E Period)- 12:00pm Departure [CA]
Together We Bake
(Pollach)- 12:45pm Departure [CA]
ALIVE Ministries
(Hummel)- 12:30pm Departure [CA]
Honor Flight
(Gonzalez 4th/D Period-Co-leader)- 12:15pm Departure [CA]
11- Social Studies
National Mall- FDR/MLK/
Lincoln/Vietnam Memorials- [CA/PP]
12:30 pm Departure- ADV US History (English) and US History (Huntley)
1:00pm Departure- ADV US History (Reynolds), US History (Goodnow, Reynolds, and English)
May 18: Concentration Day
May 18: Concentration Day
[SUS]= Sustainability
[CA]= Cultural Awareness
[PP]= Public Policy
[ENT]= Entrepreneurship
The Hōkūleʻa World Wide Voyage. (Mayer and J. Goldstein)
60 spaces available [SUS][CA] 12:30pm in Sperry Lecture Hall
Ajit Verghese, Entrepreneur Discussion. (S. Smith)
20 spaces available[ENT] 1:00pm in Bryan Library
Del Ray Neighborhood Exploration with City Planner Stephanie Sample. (Doyle)
13 spaces available [SUS][CA][PP][ENT] Departure: 1:00pm
Old Town Exploration with the Coalition for Smarter Growth
/Alexandria African American History Museum
(Pugh)
21 spaces available [SUS][CA][PP][ENT] Departure: 12:15pm
Design Thinking Workshop at WeWork Crystal City (Woolworth)
10 spaces available [ENT] Departure: 12:30pm
Rare books viewing. (Morgan)
14
spaces available [CA] Departure: 12:30pm
National Zoo visit- Possible guest appearance by Senior Josh Szymczak! (Caslow)
30 spaces available [SUS] Departure: 12:30pm
Smithsonian American Art Museum- Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition: American Portraiture Today (F. Phillips and Vorlicek)
25 spaces available [CA] Departure: 12:30pm
Republican National Committee Digital Outreach Office (Goodnow)
10 spaces available [PP] Departure: 12:20pm
Defense Against the Dark Arts: Cyber Security Basics with Craig Holcomb, Senior Computer Scientist at the National Security Agency (Rauth)
35 spaces available [PP]
12:30pm i
n Ainslie 104
Honor Flight Service Opportunity
13 spaces available [CA][PP] Departure: 12:15pm
Ivy Hill Memorial Day Preparation Service Opportunity
10 spaces available [CA][PP] Departure: 12:45pm
Arcadia Farm Service Opportunity
10 spaces available [SUS][CA][PP] Departure: 12:30pm
Organization of American States headquarters briefing and visit (Slack and Gomez-Goodnow)
30 spaces available [PP] Departure: 12:30pm
American Enterprise Institute Visit (Fitzgerald)
14 Spaces available [ENT] Departure: 12:30pm
EHS Community Gardening (Duffield)
10 spaces available [SUS] Meet at Baker Science Greenhouse 12:30pm
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