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This project will help us get to Virginia for an epic field trip that will deepen students' knowledge of US history and wetland ecology before they take their AP Exams. We will bear witness to the origins of U.S. settler colonialism and chattel slavery at Jamestown, learn about Revolution-era medical care at Yorktown Battlefield, explore Colonial Williamsburg with a collaborative scavenger hunt, and get up close and personal with coastal wildlife on a kayaking ecotour of the James River. While we know that experiential learning improves achievement on tests, our goals for this trip are bigger than a score; we want students to feel connected to history and ecology in a way that will endure long after the school year ends. The landscape of coastal Virginia is the perfect place to tackle the big questions embedded in our disciplines: How did the U.S.A. come to be, and why does it matter how we tell that story? How have people impacted the land and water ecosystems that sustain us, and how do we protect them? This once-in-a-lifetime learning experience depends on us being able to actually get to these places that can transform our students' understanding. Among the greatest costs of this trip is chartering a bus to bring us safely to and from Williamsburg and everywhere in between. We are not leaving any students behind who cannot afford to pay, and so we need your support to offset this portion of the trip and ensure that it is accessible and affordable for all.

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This project will help us get to Virginia for an epic field trip that will deepen students' knowledge of US history and wetland ecology before they take their AP Exams. We will bear witness to the origins of U.S. settler colonialism and chattel slavery at Jamestown, learn about Revolution-era medical care at Yorktown Battlefield, explore Colonial Williamsburg with a collaborative scavenger hunt, and get up close and personal with coastal wildlife on a kayaking ecotour of the James River. While we know that experiential learning improves achievement on tests, our goals for this trip are bigger than a score; we want students to feel connected to history and ecology in a way that will endure long after the school year ends. The landscape of coastal Virginia is the perfect place to tackle the big questions embedded in our disciplines: How did the U.S.A. come to be, and why does it matter how we tell that story? How have people impacted the land and water ecosystems that sustain us, and how do we protect them? This once-in-a-lifetime learning experience depends on us being able to actually get to these places that can transform our students' understanding. Among the greatest costs of this trip is chartering a bus to bring us safely to and from Williamsburg and everywhere in between. We are not leaving any students behind who cannot afford to pay, and so we need your support to offset this portion of the trip and ensure that it is accessible and affordable for all.

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