7th Grade Trip to Boston

Here is the packing list and basic itinerary for our three days/two nights in the Boston area, as well as hotel information.

Key information:

Students are asked to be at school at 7:15 a.m. Enter at the Dean St. main entrance, and proceed to the Auditorium. If you are not a chaperone on the trip, please say your goodbyes outside the building. Buses leave by 8:00 a.m.

Cellphones: Students are allowed to have their cellphones with them (as long as they don’t distract from activities), so you can easily stay in touch.

Medication: If your child needs help taking their medicine, please have them talk to their Educational Group leader. Their chaperone can hold the medication, if that’s preferred. If your child is independent with their medication, they may carry it themselves.

Cash/valuables: Students will need to provide their own lunch on Wednesday, either by bringing a home lunch or by buying lunch at the highway rest stop where we will take a half-hour break on the way to Boston. All other meals are included. There will be opportunities to purchase souvenirs and snacks during the trip, but students should not bring excessive amounts of cash (maximum is $50) or other valuables on the trip. Staff cannot be responsible for safe-guarding these items.

Roommates and groups info: Students will receive an email at their ms447 address on Tuesday after school. They will get their roommates’ names, chaperone’s name, and bus number/leader name at that time.

Return on Friday, May 31: We’re scheduled to get on the buses bound for Brooklyn at 12:00 noon on Friday. We expect to return to the school between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m., but it could be later, depending on traffic. We will ask students to text/call their parent/guardian when we’re about 45 min. from the school. If you’d like us to send them home alone or with another family, please give verbal confirmation to their chaperone.

If you have any questions about logistics, contact Cara Haft, 7th Grade Activities Coordinator, chaft@ms447.org