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New York City really has experienced a fascinating history, one which is worthy of further study if you want to understand the America of today. It is a wonderful location for an enlightening KS5 History trip. It is also suitable for SQA Higher & Advanced Higher studies.
For students of US History, the ‘Big Apple’ is the ideal city to begin exploring the key factors that have made modern America. From Boom and Bust, through New Deal, Civil Rights and the Vietnam and Cold War right up to the events of the early 21st Century, FHT can provide you with a tour that meets your requirements. Tour highlights could include: A walking tour of Downtown Manhattan, Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum, a Civil Rights walking tour in Harlem and the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
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For 16 to 18 year old students of:
Further and Higher Travel will help you create an unforgettable student trip to this fantastic city so contact the experts at FHT Group Tours today for your competitive tailor made quote and an excellent school or college group trip to New York.
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Tour Details
Sample itinerary
Day 1
Morning
Flight from UK to USA
Day 2
Morning
Guided walking tour of Midtown Manhattan including key sites such as Fifth Avenue, 42nd Street, Broadway, Central park and Times Square.
Afternoon
Liberty Island, Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum: travel by ferry, past the Statue of Liberty, to Ellis Island, which from 1892 to 1924, was America's largest and most active immigration station, where over 12 million immigrants were processed.
Evening
Visit to the Empire State Building.
Day 3
Morning
Harlem Civil Rights walking tour: the story of Harlem’s impact on the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Afternoon
911 Memorial Museum: Serving as the principal institution for examining the implications of the events of 9/11, the museum documents their impact and explores the continuing significance of the events in modern history.
Evening
Chance to go and watch a Broadway Show.
Day 4
Morning
United Nations Building: Guided tour focussing on the structure, history and organisation of the UN whose representatives discuss and decide issues of peace, justice and economic and social well being.
Afternoon
Free time for last minute sightseeing and shopping Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the UK.
Day 5
Morning
Arrive back in the UK.
Curricular Links
History
AQA A Level
- The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
- The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
Pearson Edexcel A Level
- In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96
- The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery
- Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
OCR A Level
- Civil Rights in the USA 1865–1992
SQA
Higher
- European and world: Part G: USA, 1918-1968
Advanced Higher
- USA: ‘a house divided’, 1850–65
WJEC
- Non-British Study in Depth: The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-1931
- Period Study. The Development of the USA, 1929-2002
Politics
AQA Level
- Government and politics of the USA
Pearson Edexcel A Level
- Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of the USA
OCR A Level
- Government and Politics of the USA
WJEC A Level
- Government and Politics of the USA
Accommodation
Heritage Hotel, NYC
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Holiday Inn Express Manhattan, NYC
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Manhattan at Times Square, NYC
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Pennsylvania Hotel, NYC
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The Hotel Wolcott, NYC
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Attractions
911 Memorial & Museum
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Financial District Walking Tour
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Walking Tours, NYC
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Ellis Island Museum
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Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Cruise
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Tenement Museum, NYC
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The Jewish Museum
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United Nations Tour
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Recommendations
Broadway Show
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Empire State Building
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NBC Studios, NYC
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