SUNDAY, JUNE 21 – NATIONAL COMMITMENT: WASHINGTON’S ICONIC LANDMARKS
Dress: Business Casual - Meals: BD
• Breakfast at Marymount University
• Visit the Estate and Gardens of George Washington’s Mount Vernon
• Lunch on own in Old Town Alexandria
• National Memorial Tours: Abraham Lincoln, Vietnam War, and Korean War Memorials
• Photo opportunity at the front or south lawn of The White House
• Washington Monument Visit: Take a trip to the top of the monument for a view of Washington, D.C.
• Dinner at Marymount University
• Speaking Event: Brian Levite, Representative from National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL), D.C. -
discussion on renewable energy initiatives and policy
11:00 p.m. - Curfew
MONDAY, JUNE 22 – THE 4TH ESTATE: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEDIA IN NATIONAL POLITICS
Dress: Business Casual - Meals: BL
• Breakfast at Marymount University
• Visit the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
• Speaking Event: “Standards of Excellence in Media Coverage During Obama’s First 5 Months.” Mr.
Mark Jurkowitz, Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism
• Lunch included at the Newseum
• Education Session at the Newseum: “Limits on First Amendment Freedoms in Public Schools”
• Visit the Newseum, The Worlds Interactive News Museum
• Explore the Chinatown area with Ford’s Theater and The National Portrait Gallery
• Dinner on own in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown Area
• Washington by Night: A National Memorials tour including World War II, Thomas Jefferson, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials
• Evening Model Congress prep
11:00 p.m. - Curfew
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 – FOREIGN RELATIONS: EMBASSY VISIT AND RECEPTION AT THE NSCDA HEADQUARTERS OR PENTAGON VISIT
Dress: Professional for the day, Business Casual for the evening - Meals: BD
• Breakfast at Marymount University
• Visit a Foreign Embassy in Washington D.C. (Finland or Bahrain)
• Lunch on own in historic Georgetown
• Afternoon Tea and Reception at Dumbarton House, NSCDA National Headquarters for NSCDA essay
contest winners
• Lunch and afternoon visit to Arlington National Cemetery for all non NSCDA students
• Dinner at Marymount University
• Speaking Event: Mr. Brain Kamoy, Representative from the World Bank Department - discussion on
international development and reducing poverty in Africa
• Evening Model Congress prep
11:00 pm - Curfew
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 – FOCUS ON CONGRESS: CAPITOL HILL DAY
Dress: Professional for the day, Business Casual for the evening - Meals: BD
• Breakfast at Marymount University
• Group photo at the reflecting pool of the national Capitol
• *Speaking Event –U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre (D-NC) and Washington Workshops Alum
• Speaking Event –U.S. Representative Tom Price (R-GA) and Washington Workshops Alum
• Lunch on own in the Longworth House Office Building, Capitol Visitors Center, or Supreme Court
• Visit individual Congressional offices for prearranged visits or photo opportunities AND free exploration,
options include:
o Library of Congress Tour
o Supreme Court Briefing
o National Botanical Gardens Tour
• Tour the U.S. Capitol Building
• Dinner at Marymount University
• Speaking Event: Mr. Scott Shipley, Representative from George Mason University, Department of
Geography. - discussion on understanding the debate regarding Global Warming
• Evening Model Congress prep
11:00 p.m. - Curfew
THURSDAY, JUNE 25 – MUSEUMS, MONUMENTS, & MEMORIALS: THE NATIONAL MALL
Dress: Business Professional for the morning, Business Casual for the afternoon and evening- Meals: BD
• Breakfast at Marymount University
• Final Model Congress – students work to pass a bill involving sustainability
• Visit the National Holocaust Museum
• Lunch on own on the National Mall
• View the Bill of Rights, Constitution, and Declaration of Independence at The National Archives
• Free time to explore the museums of the Smithsonian Institute: National Air and Space Museum, American History Museum and The Natural History Museum
• Speaking Event: “Chalk Talk: Leadership On and Off the Court.” Ms. Angela Taylor, Washington
Mystics General Manager
• Dinner included at the game
• WNBA Basketball Game – Washington Mystics vs. Phoenix Mercury
11:00 p.m. - Curfew
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 – FAREWELL: DEPART FOR HOME
Dress: Casual - Meals: B
• Breakfast at Marymount University
• Individual departure for Washington area airports
