A visit to Chicago with Sonshine Educational Tours will provide your students with a wide variety of educational opportunities in cultural diversity, architectural variety, theatrical productions, comedy improvisations and symphonic orchestras along with museums of science, industry, aquatic life, anthropology and art.
Suggested Activities
Field Museum, Sears Tower Skydeck, Navy Pier, Brookfield Zoo, Millennium Park, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Comedy Sportz, Magnificent Mile, Architectural Cruise, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
Tour Packages Include
Multi-day packages include round-trip transportation by deluxe motor coach, tour escort, all admission fees to attractions, detailed activities and itineraries, all meals, and accommodations at nationally recognized hotels.
Teachers are complimentary based on ratio chosen by school.
Sunshine State Standards
Sonshine Educational Tours to Chicago include interdisciplinary learning activities and experiences that align with Florida’s Sunshine State Standards, including the following:
Social Studies (SS.B.1.3.4) The student understands how factors such as culture and technology influence the perception of places and regions.
Social Studies (SS.B.1.3.2) The student uses mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments.
Social Studies (SS.A.3.3.1) The student understands ways in which cultural characteristics have been transmitted from one society to another (e.g., through art, architecture, language, other artifacts, traditions, beliefs, values, and behaviors).
The Forest From The Trees, by Greg Hoffman