Anonymous
02/12/2015 13:26
Subject: 5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:The 7th graders at Oyster have an exchange program with a school in Spain. Plus, Oyster's 8th graders take an annual trip to Costa Rica.
The OP said 5th grade. It's more common in MS.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 13:20
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:I'm stuck at a DC-based poster arguing that Puerto Rico must be abroad because it's not a state. You can't make up this stuff
Right? did that actually happen?
Anonymous
02/12/2015 13:16
Subject: 5th Grade Trips Abroad
The 7th graders at Oyster have an exchange program with a school in Spain. Plus, Oyster's 8th graders take an annual trip to Costa Rica.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 13:15
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico is not abroad.
Oh. Which state is it then? I can never remember if Alaska or Hawaii is #50. Is Puerto Rico #50 or #51?
Puerto Rico has a Member in the US Congress. You don't need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico. People born in Puerto Rico are natural-born U.S. citizens. Puerto Ricans pay most US taxes.
PR pays mosts US taxes?
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:58
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Stokes goes to Martinique and Panama and LAMB goes to Costa Rica. I think it's imperative that language immersion schools include a travel abroad option!!!
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:46
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
I'm stuck at a DC-based poster arguing that Puerto Rico must be abroad because it's not a state. You can't make up this stuff
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:30
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico is not abroad.
Oh. Which state is it then? I can never remember if Alaska or Hawaii is #50. Is Puerto Rico #50 or #51?
It's a U.S. territory. (Protip: Snark works a lot better when you know what you're talking about.)
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:17
Subject: 5th Grade Trips Abroad
I know some of the elemtary schools do overnights - but I am unaware of other larger scale trips than the ones you mentioned.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:16
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico is not abroad.
Oh. Which state is it then? I can never remember if Alaska or Hawaii is #50. Is Puerto Rico #50 or #51?
Puerto Rico has a Member in the US Congress. You don't need a passport to travel to Puerto Rico. People born in Puerto Rico are natural-born U.S. citizens. Puerto Ricans pay most US taxes.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:06
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico is not abroad.
Oh. Which state is it then? I can never remember if Alaska or Hawaii is #50. Is Puerto Rico #50 or #51?
Then my kids live abroad. In DC.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 12:03
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Anonymous wrote:Puerto Rico is not abroad.
Oh. Which state is it then? I can never remember if Alaska or Hawaii is #50. Is Puerto Rico #50 or #51?
Anonymous
02/12/2015 11:58
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
DCI plans to have two trips abroad - in the 8th grade and in the 12th grade. But, that's in future, of course.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 11:53
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Private schools do.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 11:49
Subject: Re:5th Grade Trips Abroad
Puerto Rico is not abroad.
Anonymous
02/12/2015 11:42
Subject: 5th Grade Trips Abroad
I see on the internet that Yu Ying goes to China and DC Bilingual goes to Puerto Rico, and Key Elementary (Arlington) goes to El Salvador. Any other schools travel abroad in the fifth grade? Thanks