Splash Tentative Schedule

Day

When

Where

Sat

6:45A

Arrive at BMS - Breakfast before you come.

7:15A

Bag Check by parents and last minute information BMS Cafeteria

7:30A

Leave BMS

ä

9:30A

Goldsboro - Pit Stop at McDonalds (You'll need money or you can bring drink and snack)

v

10:00A

On the road again

11:20A

Arrive RDU - Parents dropoff students at Southwest Airlines terminal

ä

Lunch at the airport after we are checked in and are at the departing gate. (You'll need money.  CAN NOT take in drinks or lunch)

j

1:20P

Flight Southwest 2881

v

3:15P

Bus reports to Fort Lauderdale Airport

j

3:25P

BEAUFORT MIDDLE SCHOOL arrives at Fort Lauderdale

BAGS ON BUS (BOB/HRLYBUS) Beaufort Middle School

v

4:00P

DEPART for Miami International Airport (Beaufort Middle School)

v

5:15P

DEPART for dinner

ä

6:15P

Golden Corral Florida City (Pending) - 33525 South Dixie Hwy., Florida City (305) 246-8699

v

7:15P

DEPART for Hampton Inn Key Largo hotel

v

8:00P

DROP groups at hotel for check-in

Students become familiar with the key concepts they will learn and understand throughout the trip. Your WorldStrides Course Leader will introduce a few questions tying each site together allowing the trip to follow one overall goal.

Evening meeting with course leader and program leader

Sun

ä

7:00A

Hotel Breakfast

v

8:00A

DEPART for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

8:10A

John Pennekamp State Park -- MM 102.5 -- Admission

At the Visitor Center you will enjoy a 30, 000 gallon saltwater aquarium and other natural history exhibits interpreting the park's unique marine environment. (Pay on arrival) - (25 ppl)

8:15A

LifeGuard Services -- Lenny Rodriguez -- Meet lifeguards at John Pennekamp concessions. - (25 ppl)

8:30A

***** John Pennekamp State Park -- MM 102.5 -- BEACH SNORKEL -- Pick up gear at concessions -- Contact Jesula (305)451-6317 -- Get aquainted with your mask and snorkel while swimming areas of the park that are home to several types of fish and sponges. (Pending)

ä

11:30A

********Pennekamp Picnic Lunch -- Course Leader confirm lunch order count upon arrival at concession for snorkel (Pending)

v

12:30P

DEPART for hotel

v

12:45P

DROP at hotel

v

2:30P

DEPART for Dolphins Plus

3:00P

Dolphins Plus Structured Swim 31 Corrine Place (866-860-7946) -- Swim with these playful creatures and study their anatomy and physiology and marine animal behavior. (WAIVER REQUIRED)

(Must Arrive 15 minutes prior to appointment time) - (24 ppl)

v

5:30P

DEPART for dinner

ä

5:45P

Pilot House -- Pre order 3 hours in advance (contact Murry or Bonnie) (Pending) - 13 Seagate Blvd, Key Largo, FL (305) 451-3142

v

6:45P

DEPART for Island Dolphin Care Center

v

7:00P

Island Dolphin Care -- 150 Lorelane Place Key Largo FL 33037 Tel: 305-451-5884 -- An evening with the inverts! In this two part lesson, students will have the opportunity to get hands-on with some of the smaller local flora and fauna of South Florida while learning about five different Phyla of marine invertebrates. In addition, students will have the opportunity to participate in a squid dissection. We do not believe in waste, so be prepared for a calamari snack before leaving the facility! This evening focuses on conservation efforts and is meant to inspire the students to become responsible stewards for our oceans. - (25 ppl)

v

9:00P

DEPART for hotel

9:15P

DROP at hotel

Evening meeting with course leader and program leader

M

ä

7:00A

Hotel Breakfast

v

7:30A

DEPART for Florida Bay Outfitters

7:45A

Florida Bay Outfitters -- Tel: 305-451-3018 -- Students will work together as they tandem kayak through the mangroves in the Florida Keys. (WAIVER REQUIRED)

v

11:30A

DEPART for lunch

ä

11:45A

Doc's Diner -- MM 99.9 ( 305.451.2895) (Pending) - 99696 Overseas Highway, Key Largo

v

12:45P

DEPART for hotel

v

1:00P

DROP at hotel

v

2:25P

DEPART for Sun Divers

3:00P

Sundivers Snorkeling Tours -- The Marina at the Ramada Inn -- Tel: 800-654-7369 -- Rockin' Reefs -- Snorkel the spectacular offshore reefs and see thousands of brilliantly-colored tropical fish and coral. (WAIVER REQUIRED) (Arrive 30 minutes prior to appointment) - (25 ppl)

v

5:45P

DEPART for hotel

v

6:00P

DROP at hotel

6:30P

***** Meeting Space (Pending)

ä

6:45P

Tower of Pizza -- Pizza Dinner Delivered -- reconfirm delivery (Pending) - Overseas Highway, Key largo

Evening meeting with course leader and program leader

T

ä

7:30A

Hotel Breakfast

Hotel Check-Out

v

8:30A

DEPART for Turtle Hospital

10:00A

The Turtle Hospital -- MM 47, Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL Tel: 305-743-2552 -- Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release -- Go behind the scenes at this world-class sea turtle hospital. Students examine x-rays, learn about conservation efforts, and feed rescued sea turtles as they study the diversity of marine life. (WAIVER REQUIRED) - (25 ppl)

v

12:00P

DEPART for Curry State Park

ä

12:15P

********Publix deli box lunch - MM 50 - Bus will pick up at deli counter and check out with customer service Deli (April Thomas deli mgr) (Pending)

12:30P

Curry Hammock State Park -- Mile Marker 56.2 Oceanside (305)289-2690 (Pay on Arrival) - (25 ppl)

v

3:30P

DEPART for Florida City with dinner stop en route

ä

5:15P

********Rib Daddy's -- Course Leader Pre Order dinner by 12pm day of reservation. Lunch by 10:00am (Pending) - MM 102.5 102570 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL (305) 451-0900

v

6:15P

DEPART for Hampton Inn & Suites, Homestead

v

7:00P

DROP at Homestead hotel for check-in

v

8:00P

DEPART for Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park - Night Sounds Lab - Experience the only subtropical preserve in North America at night. Listen for alligators and learn to identify the different sounds from the animals that make this unique ecosystem home.

v

10:00P

DEPART for hotel

v

10:30P

DROP at hotel

Evening meeting with course leader and program leader

W

ä

8:00A

Hotel Breakfast, Check-out and BMS BAGS ON BUS (BOB/HRLYBUS) Beaufort Middle School

v

9:00A

DEPART for Shark Valley

11:00A

Shark Valley Tram Tour -- Highway 41, Everglades National Park-- Take a tram tour through Shark Valley (no, there aren't any sharks here), and identify alligators, snakes, and countless birds in their natural habitat. Students will experience the "River of Grass" in the famous Florida Everglades. - (25 ppl)

v

1:00P

DEPART for lunch

ä

1:30P

Cash Meal Provided ($7 per person)

v

2:30P

DEPART for Miami Airport with stop at Bayside

v

4:20P

DROP groups at Miami International Airport

ä

OPEN- $9.00 - Dinner Allotment at Airport

j

6:22P

Leave Miami Airport BEAUFORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (16) RET-MIA 6:22P

j

8:15P

Arrive Atlanta Atlanta Airport

j

10:10P

Leave Atlanta Atlanta Airport - Air Tran 96

j

11:30p

Arrive at RDU

Th.

v

3:30A

BMS