Multi-day educational field trip packages can be combined with visits to other historic Virginia destinations such as Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown & Monticello.
Explore Washington DC with Sonshine Educational Tours. We have been hosting student groups to Washington DC for over 20-years and employ our own licensed DC guides trained to take care of all your needs and to provide meaningful commentary on this unforgettable trip.
We live in a unique nation where our government has a system of checks and balances. Our founding fathers understood that the greatest threat to personal liberty and freedom has always been a powerful government. The genius of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, George Mason, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams and many others was to divide that power into three equally powerful branches, the Executive, Legislative and Judicial. This protects the liberties of the American people.
Your Sonshine tour guide doesn’t want your students to just “see” Washington DC but to come away from this trip with a greater appreciation for what it means to be an American and the great sacrifice so many have made to make it possible.
Teachers are complimentary based on ratio chosen by school.
Customized Itineraries Can Include:
Click here for a sample 3-day Washington DC itinerary
Smithsonian Museums
Ford’s Theatre & The Petersen House
Jefferson & F. D. R. Memorials
White House
Mt. Vernon
Library of Congress Jefferson Building
United States Capitol
Supreme Court of the United States
Lincoln, Vietnam & Korean War Memorials
Washington Monument
Arlington National Cemetery & Iwo Jima
Discover our nation’s capital with its majestic buildings that house the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of our government — the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court. Visit and see the spectacular monuments to our nation’s past leaders.
Washington is where our nation commemorates the men and women who fought for the honor of their country. The nation’s greatest presidents are honored and remembered and the great museums hold our country’s most significant documents and treasures.
Sonshine Educational Tours features licensed Washington DC guides and is a member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington DC.
Here at Sonshine Educational Tours, we take pride in getting to know each of these great destinations intimately, so that we can help you and your group to have such a good time you’ll want to come back to travel with us again and again!
We are able to do this because of the relationships that we have built up over time, and it is our pleasure to use this ability to serve groups of all types and sizes, so if you need more information or to receive a catalog, be sure to click here or above to contact us!
Sunshine State Standards
Sonshine Educational Tours to Washington DC include interdisciplinary learning activities and experiences that align with Florida’s Sunshine State Standards, including the following:
Social Studies (SS.C.1.3.2) The student understands major ideas about why government is necessary and the purposes government should serve.
Social Studies (SS.C.1.3.3) The student understands how the legislative, executive, and judicial branches share power and responsibilities (e.g., each branch has varying degrees of legislative, executive, and judicial powers and responsibilities).
Social Studies (SS.C.1.3.4) The student knows the major parts of the federal system including the national government, state governments, and other governmental units (e.g., District of Columbia, American tribal governments, and the Virgin Islands).
Sonshine Educational Tours Student Scavenger Hunt
To enhance the learning experience for your students download the Washington DC Sonshine Educational Tours Scavenger Hunt below. You may print as many of these as you need and it can be assembled as a little booklet. Simply print the even pages first in reverse order and then turn over and print the odd pages in the correct order and staple as a booklet.
Social Studies Standards
Social Studies (SS.A.6.3.3) The student knows how the environment of Florida has been modified by the values, traditions, and actions of various groups who have inhabited the state. Social Studies (SS.A.6.3.4) The student understands how the interactions of societies and cultures have influenced Florida’s history. Social Studies (SS.B.2.3.2) The student knows the human and physical characteristics of different places in the world and how these characteristics change over time.
The Forest From The Trees, by Greg Hoffman