STUDENTS DALLAS...Liliana Rivera, Sr. Director of Tourism 214.571.1351, [email protected] • Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and prepare to start the Dallas touring experience

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• Arrive in Dallas and check into an official Dallas Student Friendly Hotel. Discover some of Dallas’ best adventure and dinner options.

• Step back in time and experience spectacular horsemanship, breathtaking swordplay, falconry, sorcery and romance while feasting on a four- course meal at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. Cheer the knights of the realm to victory as they fight to the finish! Live the Legend and see why tens of thousands of students pick this favorite venue every year!

• Or visit SpeedZone for a thrilling day of racing your choice of dragsters or go-karts on their

four race tracks. There’s also two 18-hole miniature golf courses and arcade games, so there really is something for everyone to enjoy. Full service, on-site student buffet menus are available. Allow 2 to 3 hours.

• Get a bird’s eye view of Dallas at the Reunion Tower GeO-Deck. With 360• views from hundreds of feet in the air, take a look into the history, events and people that made the city what it is. Powerful telescopes, high-definition zoom cameras and interactive digital displays bring the views to life and take you places the naked eye never could. Allow 45 minutes.

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DAY 1

SAMPLE STEM ITINERARY

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Liliana Rivera, Sr. Director of Tourism214.571.1351, [email protected]

• Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and prepare to start the Dallas touring experience.

• Begin the day with a fact-filled walkSTEM Tour. Designed to stimulate inquiry and spark curiosity, walkSTEM reveals the wonders of mathematics embedded in our everyday environments. Choose between a docent-led, Otocast app guided, self-guided with maps and handouts, or web-based video walks. walkSTEM was developed in partnership with National Museum of Mathematics’ Founder Dr. Glen Whitney. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

• Discover the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, which offers dynamic experiences to stimulate curiosity in visitors of all ages. With 180,000 square feet of space, standing 170 feet tall, the revolutionary Perot Museum extends beyond the typical “museum” perception. The extraordinary building and outdoor space serve as a living science lesson, offering provocative illustrations of engineering, technology and conservation. Add a physical, life or space science class for a STEM element. Allow 1 1/2 to 3 hours.

• Break for lunch at one of our great student friendly restaurants. Enjoy one of Dallas’ favorite spots like Sonny Bryans, a popular local BBQ joint; House of

Blues, where food, music and art intersect; or HERO at Victory Park, where you can have a menu full of mouth-watering American classics. Allow 1 1/2 hours.

• Visit the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza to learn about the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy with documentary films, photographs and artifacts. This is a must do for all high school students. If you like history, add a specialized JFK tour to your itinerary. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

• Tee off the night at Topgolf Dallas. Whether its driving range fun, a batting cage battle or a mini golf competition, Topgolf has a something for everyone. Allow 1 to 3 hours.

DAY 3

• Start your morning with Dallas’ newest attraction, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. The museum is dedicated to teaching the history of the Holocaust and advancing human rights to combat prejudice, hatred, and indifference. Allow 1 to 3 hours.

• Head to Klyde Warren Park and enjoy lunch at one of the several food trucks. If you have few minutes to kill, check out a book or game at the lending library.

DAY 2




• Take a tour of the Southern Methodist University campus which features Collegiate Georgian architecture, the latest in environmental design, tree-lined walks, colorful flowers, open green spaces and outdoor art make for pleasant surprises around every turn. Afterwards speak to a professor about a specific area of study. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

• Complete the campus visit with a walk over to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum for a tour and have your picture taken in the oval office. The state-of-the art facility that hosts the permanent exhibit, 911 memorial, auditorium, a Presidential records research center, and multiple classrooms. Arrange for a special Situation Room Experience against students at another library and make your own presidential decision. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

• Spend the evening at the American Airline Center. Cheer on the Dallas Mavericks or Dallas Stars as thrill spectators in one of the most electrifying game in town. Special group pricing and experiences available. Allow 2 to 8 hours.

DAY 4• Minutes from downtown is The Dallas Arboretum &

Botanical Garden which features 66 acres with lush gardens that offer vibrant color all year long. Home of Dallas Blooms, the Southwest’s largest outdoor floral festival, the Arboretum provides a tranquil

oasis where visitors are surrounded by the beauty of all four seasons. While there, make sure to visit the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden. Over 150 interactive exhibits are in place, including a nature trail, adventure bridge, 30-foot tree snag, canopy walk, indoor Exploration Center, fascinating plant labs, CSI mysteries, and a state-of-the-art OmniGlobe. Stay for a picnic lunch in the gardens. Allow 2 to 4 hours.

• Venture off to the nation’s largest Arts District. The Dallas Museum of Art has over 22,000 works of art from around the world and throughout time, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. The Crow Museum of Asian Art is a permanent set of galleries dedicated to the arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. General admission is free to both the museums. The Nasher Sculpture Center is one of the few institutions in the world devoted to the exhibition, study, and preservation of modern and contemporary sculpture. On display in the galleries and garden are rotating exhibitions of works from their permanent collection as well as special exhibitions. Allow 3 hours.

• Have dinner at Campisi’s. Founded on the idea of handshakes and hellos, Campisi’s Restaurants has been serving iconic, award-winning pizzas and family Italian dishes since 1946. Private dining available.

DAY 5• Have breakfast at the hotel and depart for home.




Descriptions of STEM programs

• walkSTEM is great for all who are up for taking a look at their environments in a fun and different way! Your students will notice things they may have passed by many times, appreciate the unexpected connections between art, architecture, math, science, engineering, and technology, and flex those problem solving muscles. The program is perfect for students of all ages. walkSTEM tours available included the Dallas Arts District, NorthPark Center, the Dallas Arboretum, and more. Experiences are live docent-led, Otocast app guided, self-guided with signage, maps or handouts, and web-based video walks. walkSTEM was developed in partnership with National Museum of Mathematics’ Founder Dr. Glen Whitney. https://talkstem.org/walkstem/

• The Perot Museum of Nature and Science provides a variety of classroom style programs with STEM content. Choose between three lab based programs: Physical Science, the physical world through the subjects of physics, chemistry, and engineering; Life Science, the diversity of life on Earth through topics such as adaptations, life cycles, DNA, and dissections; or Earth and Space Science, an examination of numerous fields of study that focuses on weather, fossils, plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, and soils. Afterwards, the students will be able to experience what they have learned in the 11 permanent exhibit halls. https://www.perotmuseum.org/educators/field-trips

• Southern Methodist University College Prep provides the skills your students need to get into the school of their choice and to thrive once they are there. From strategies for mastering standardized tests, to STEAM programming focusing on leading-edge technologies, to hands-on projects that encourage critical thinking, creativity and collaboration — SMU’s courses are designed to support ambitious middle and high school students in achieving their educational goals. Workshops are facilitated by experienced instructors, experts in their fields, who share real-life problem-solving skills and guide your students learning through group activities and one-on-one interactions. www.smu.edu/LifelongLearning/CollegePrep

• The George W. Bush Presidential Library provides a unique education opportunity for high school and college students. Situation Room Experiences are technically integrated role-playing crisis simulations. In these high-intensity, collaborative decision making scenarios, information moves quickly and every individual choice has consequences. Because participant input shapes the experience, no simulation is ever the same. High School and University programs are available for students ages 16-60+. The Leadership Challenge provides high-level executive event experiences. www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/News-and-Events/News/2018-SitRoom

• In April 2021, the VEX Robotics Competition will be hosted in Dallas. As a part of the competition, teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. Classroom STEM concepts are put to the test as students learn lifelong skills in teamwork, leadership, communications, and more. The REC Foundation’s VEX Robotics World Championship, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest robotics competition in the world, is a week-long event celebrating hands-on STEM learning. https://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-robotics-competition/

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STUDENTS DALLAS...Liliana Rivera, Sr. Director of Tourism 214.571.1351, [email protected] • Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and prepare to start the Dallas touring experience