Announcements
- 1st Parent and Student Meeting: Wednesday, January 15, 6:00pm, Room 300
- 1st Student Preparation Meeting CHANGED: Tuesday, February 11, 2:15pm, Room 211
- 2nd Parent and Student Meeting: Wednesday, March 12, 6:00pm, Library Media Center
- 2nd Student Preparation Meeting: Tuesday, February 25, 2:15pm Room 211 (2 hours)
Tentative Schedule
Date Activities
-Ulster Wildlife Society’s ‘Living Seas’ Community Engagement Officer, Kerri Whiteside. Rocky shore survey @
Groomsport Beach.
-Bring clothes for rain and cold.
Wed, April 9 8:45 In school for registration. 9:00 Cultural visit – Giants Causeway and Carrick-a-rede rope bridge (away all day) – travelling by private
bus.
- Fri, April 4 Depart Norfolk @ 5:02pm via United Express Jet arrive in Newark, NJ @ 6:41pm. Depart Newark @ 9:20pm via United.
-2:39 min layover in Newark (Dinner on your own) - Sat, April 5 Arrive in Belfast, Aldergrove International Airport @9:00am. Collection by host families. Spend day with host families.
- Sun, April 6 Day with host family. Possible cultural visit to Ulster Folk Museum or similar.
- Mon, April 7 8:45 In School for Registration. Presentation to Senior Assembly (10 min). 9:10 Business Studies trip to Tayto factory 'Tayto
- Tue, April 8 8:45 In School for Registration. 10:20 Ecology workshop with A level Biology students (~2 hours). Day spent in school participating
-Ulster Wildlife Society’s ‘Living Seas’ Community Engagement Officer, Kerri Whiteside. Rocky shore survey @
Groomsport Beach.
-Bring clothes for rain and cold.
Wed, April 9 8:45 In school for registration. 9:00 Cultural visit – Giants Causeway and Carrick-a-rede rope bridge (away all day) – travelling by private
bus.
- Thu, April 10 8:45 In school for registration. Cultural visit – Titanic Centre, Belfast in morning, discover Belfast (our capital city!) in afternoon – travelling
- Fri, April 11 Morning in school. Possible Mayoral Reception in Town Hall. Evening with host families.
- Sat, April 12 Fly home.Leave Belfast @ 11:10am via United; arrive in Newark, NJ @ 1:50pm. Depart Newark via United Jet @ 6:10pm; arrive in Norfolk @ 7:42pm. 4:20 Min layover in Newark (Lunch/Dinner on your own)
Partnership with Glenlola Collegiate in Bangor, County Down
Bangor, County Down, is located on the east coast of Northern Ireland, slightly northeast of Belfast. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and not a part of the Republic of Ireland.
We will be visiting Glenlola Collegiate from April 4-12.
We will be visiting Glenlola Collegiate from April 4-12.
Links of Interest
Chaperone: Mrs. Stephanie Trevino; Global Ecology and Biology Teacher
Contact: [email protected]
Contact: [email protected]