Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 1 – Tuesday April 4 Page 1 8:30
Students drop off gear at the blacktop near the GYM and wait for attendance to be completed Chaperones park on blacktop under basketball hoops
Teachers will collect cell phones and medications
Students released to chaperones by car group Chaperones make sure students have: 1. Overnight bag of clothing (may be placed in any vehicle) 2. Sleeping bag (may be placed in any vehicle) 3. Bag Lunch (may be in a day pack) 4. Water bottle
9:00
Leave for the National Steinbeck Center o 1 S Main St, Salinas, CA
12:15
Park at the City Parking Garage – walk to Steinbeck Center Wait out front while Mr. Thomas collects entry tickets Enter the Center and go to the Courtyard in back Students will spread out and eat lunch on the concrete Mr. Thomas will hand Chaperones Ziploc bags with activity booklets, pencils and pens.
Tour of the Steinbeck Center begins Students will receive their activity booklet from Chaperones and have six pages of questions and reflections to complete Please encourage students to read the information for each exhibit and watch the movie. Filling out the booklet is not a race – students will have to be encouraged to notice everything Chaperones will collect activity booklets before leaving
Drive to the Santa Cruz KOA 1186 San Andreas Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
Park in the lot by the office or head to your Kabin. Mr. Thomas will check in and retrieve Kabin keys REMEMBER – students are not allowed into the general store at ay time
Unload gear into cabins Head to Sand Dollar Beach – NO WATER ENTRY AT ALL Use restrooms and fill water bottles before leaving
Dinner Crew returns to the KOA Sand Shack to prepare dinner (See meal prep groups)
(approximately)
1:00
2:30
4:00
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 1 – Tuesday April 4 Continued… Page 2
Dinner at the Sand Shack See meal prep schedule
Dinner cleanup crew starts as soon as possible – finished by 6:15
6:30
Leave for the Monterey Sports Center 301 E Franklin St Monterey, CA 93940
7:00-9:30
Check-in and orientation GYM open 7:00-9:30 / Pool open 7:00-9:15 / slide open 7:00-8:30 Parents wanting to participate = $4.50 Snacks distributed before leaving
9:30
Return to the KOA Lights out by 10:30
5:00
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 2 – Wednesday April 5 Page 1 6:30
Breakfast Crew makes breakfast at the Sand Shack
7:30-8:30
Breakfast time at the Sand Shack for all
8:15
Lab Group A leaves for the Aquarium. (check packing list) See the List of Destinations for address and parking Lab check-in at 9:00 – Hovden Way / Lab starts at 9:15 Be sure to hand out activity booklets to students – there is a reflection activity before entering the Aquarium on page 9
9:00
Breakfast cleanup finished
9:30
Lab Groups B and C leave for the Aquarium (check packing list) See the List of Destinations for address and parking Lab check-in at 10:25 – Hovden Way Groups B & C visit Aquarium after check-in Be sure to hand out activity booklets to students – there is a reflection activity before entering the Aquarium on page 9
Group A visits Aquarium after Lab
Chaperones may want to hold student Activity booklets while students participate in the Labs
Chaperones may need to help students navigate around the aquarium. Encourage students to enjoy the aquarium while working on the activity booklet – it is not a race and there are MANY very cool things to see
11:30
Lunch at the Aquarium Lunch area – one block up David Avenue on left Mr. Thomas will bring trays of Subway sandwiches
12:00
Head back to the Aquarium Group A resumes Scavenger hunt
12:15
Groups B and C go to Lab activity at Hovden Way Resume scavenger hunt activity after lab
Students may prefer to complete the reflection parts of the Activity Booklet in school on Friday
Before 3:00
Visit gift shops in groups with a chaperone present – remind students to save $10 for the ice cream shop this evening Be sure students use the restroom and top off water bottles before leaving the Aquarium Chaperones collect activity booklets from students
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 2 – Wednesday April 5 Continued… Page 2 3:00
Leave for the Beach at Asilomar Be sure students use the restroom and top off water bottles before leaving the Aquarium Beach trail - Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Restrooms are a walk to the Asilomar convention center… not too far
Snacks distributed Low tide ~1:30 – be respectful to sea creatures – two finger rule Please – no entering the water at all Beach play and sunset watching – it’s a rough life huh?
4:15ish
Mr. Thomas leaves for Costco to pick up pizzas
5:00ish
Dinner – Pizza at the beach
Sunset is 7:34
Leave for the Ghirardelli Chocolate and Ice Cream shop at Cannery Row Steinbeck Plaza 660 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940 We have 1½ hours to enjoy the shop all to ourselves – it will take a while to get 100 orders of treats Restroom are at the Steinbeck Plaza – we’ll need to send students in small groups with an adult… it’s a bit of a journey A teacher or three will be roaming about the center outside to make sure students are safe and respectful.
7:40ish
9:30
Return to the KOA Lights out by 10:30
Tomorrow is a tight schedule for breakfast, packing up, and leaving for Kayaking - anything students can do to organize their stuff for a quick getaway in the morning would be wise
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 3 – Wednesday April 6 (Ms. Yeager’s birthday) 6:30
7:30-8:00
Breakfast Crew makes breakfast at the Sand Shack
For everyone other than the Breakfast crew, Kabins must be packed up and cleaned up before breakfast
Breakfast time at the Sand Shack Breakfast crew needs to head back to their Kabins for pack up and clean up Breakfast cleanup crew done by 8:15
Use restrooms and fill water bottles before leaving the KOA
8:30
Leave for Monterey Bay Kayaks - Elkhorn Slough at Moss Landing 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing, CA 95039
9:10
Put on Kayaking gear and be ready for instruction
9:30
Tour starts – have fun Back by 12:30
11:15
Mr. Thomas leaves for the Chipotle in Marina to pick up our box ‘o burritos
12:30
Lunch in the parking lot
Mr. Reinhart’s car group promptly grabs lunch burritos and heads back to CMP
Student cell phones distributed to chaperones
1:00
Return trip to CMP Have students fill water bottles and use restrooms prior to leaving
3:30ish
Have a student call the campus to report your car group’s estimated arrival time
4:00 – 4:30
Expected back at campus If you believe your arrival time is going to be later than 4:30 , please contact Mr. Thomas so the reception team doesn’t worry
Students drop off gear at the blacktop near the GYM and wait for attendance to be completed Chaperones park on blacktop under basketball hoops
Teachers will collect cell phones and medications
Students released to chaperones by car group Chaperones make sure students have: 1. Overnight bag of clothing (may be placed in any vehicle) 2. Sleeping bag (may be placed in any vehicle) 3. Bag Lunch (may be in a day pack) 4. Water bottle
9:00
Leave for the National Steinbeck Center o 1 S Main St, Salinas, CA
12:15
Park at the City Parking Garage – walk to Steinbeck Center Wait out front while Mr. Thomas collects entry tickets Enter the Center and go to the Courtyard in back Students will spread out and eat lunch on the concrete Mr. Thomas will hand Chaperones Ziploc bags with activity booklets, pencils and pens.
Tour of the Steinbeck Center begins Students will receive their activity booklet from Chaperones and have six pages of questions and reflections to complete Please encourage students to read the information for each exhibit and watch the movie. Filling out the booklet is not a race – students will have to be encouraged to notice everything Chaperones will collect activity booklets before leaving
Drive to the Santa Cruz KOA 1186 San Andreas Road, Watsonville, CA 95076
Park in the lot by the office or head to your Kabin. Mr. Thomas will check in and retrieve Kabin keys REMEMBER – students are not allowed into the general store at ay time
Unload gear into cabins Head to Sand Dollar Beach – NO WATER ENTRY AT ALL Use restrooms and fill water bottles before leaving
Dinner Crew returns to the KOA Sand Shack to prepare dinner (See meal prep groups)
(approximately)
1:00
2:30
4:00
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 1 – Tuesday April 4 Continued… Page 2
Dinner at the Sand Shack See meal prep schedule
Dinner cleanup crew starts as soon as possible – finished by 6:15
6:30
Leave for the Monterey Sports Center 301 E Franklin St Monterey, CA 93940
7:00-9:30
Check-in and orientation GYM open 7:00-9:30 / Pool open 7:00-9:15 / slide open 7:00-8:30 Parents wanting to participate = $4.50 Snacks distributed before leaving
9:30
Return to the KOA Lights out by 10:30
5:00
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 2 – Wednesday April 5 Page 1 6:30
Breakfast Crew makes breakfast at the Sand Shack
7:30-8:30
Breakfast time at the Sand Shack for all
8:15
Lab Group A leaves for the Aquarium. (check packing list) See the List of Destinations for address and parking Lab check-in at 9:00 – Hovden Way / Lab starts at 9:15 Be sure to hand out activity booklets to students – there is a reflection activity before entering the Aquarium on page 9
9:00
Breakfast cleanup finished
9:30
Lab Groups B and C leave for the Aquarium (check packing list) See the List of Destinations for address and parking Lab check-in at 10:25 – Hovden Way Groups B & C visit Aquarium after check-in Be sure to hand out activity booklets to students – there is a reflection activity before entering the Aquarium on page 9
Group A visits Aquarium after Lab
Chaperones may want to hold student Activity booklets while students participate in the Labs
Chaperones may need to help students navigate around the aquarium. Encourage students to enjoy the aquarium while working on the activity booklet – it is not a race and there are MANY very cool things to see
11:30
Lunch at the Aquarium Lunch area – one block up David Avenue on left Mr. Thomas will bring trays of Subway sandwiches
12:00
Head back to the Aquarium Group A resumes Scavenger hunt
12:15
Groups B and C go to Lab activity at Hovden Way Resume scavenger hunt activity after lab
Students may prefer to complete the reflection parts of the Activity Booklet in school on Friday
Before 3:00
Visit gift shops in groups with a chaperone present – remind students to save $10 for the ice cream shop this evening Be sure students use the restroom and top off water bottles before leaving the Aquarium Chaperones collect activity booklets from students
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 2 – Wednesday April 5 Continued… Page 2 3:00
Leave for the Beach at Asilomar Be sure students use the restroom and top off water bottles before leaving the Aquarium Beach trail - Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Restrooms are a walk to the Asilomar convention center… not too far
Snacks distributed Low tide ~1:30 – be respectful to sea creatures – two finger rule Please – no entering the water at all Beach play and sunset watching – it’s a rough life huh?
4:15ish
Mr. Thomas leaves for Costco to pick up pizzas
5:00ish
Dinner – Pizza at the beach
Sunset is 7:34
Leave for the Ghirardelli Chocolate and Ice Cream shop at Cannery Row Steinbeck Plaza 660 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940 We have 1½ hours to enjoy the shop all to ourselves – it will take a while to get 100 orders of treats Restroom are at the Steinbeck Plaza – we’ll need to send students in small groups with an adult… it’s a bit of a journey A teacher or three will be roaming about the center outside to make sure students are safe and respectful.
7:40ish
9:30
Return to the KOA Lights out by 10:30
Tomorrow is a tight schedule for breakfast, packing up, and leaving for Kayaking - anything students can do to organize their stuff for a quick getaway in the morning would be wise
Monterey Immersion Trip Itinerary Day 3 – Wednesday April 6 (Ms. Yeager’s birthday) 6:30
7:30-8:00
Breakfast Crew makes breakfast at the Sand Shack
For everyone other than the Breakfast crew, Kabins must be packed up and cleaned up before breakfast
Breakfast time at the Sand Shack Breakfast crew needs to head back to their Kabins for pack up and clean up Breakfast cleanup crew done by 8:15
Use restrooms and fill water bottles before leaving the KOA
8:30
Leave for Monterey Bay Kayaks - Elkhorn Slough at Moss Landing 2390 CA-1, Moss Landing, CA 95039
9:10
Put on Kayaking gear and be ready for instruction
9:30
Tour starts – have fun Back by 12:30
11:15
Mr. Thomas leaves for the Chipotle in Marina to pick up our box ‘o burritos
12:30
Lunch in the parking lot
Mr. Reinhart’s car group promptly grabs lunch burritos and heads back to CMP
Student cell phones distributed to chaperones
1:00
Return trip to CMP Have students fill water bottles and use restrooms prior to leaving
3:30ish
Have a student call the campus to report your car group’s estimated arrival time
4:00 – 4:30
Expected back at campus If you believe your arrival time is going to be later than 4:30 , please contact Mr. Thomas so the reception team doesn’t worry
