2020 Plans for a maths/science tour
North Melbourne Primary school is exploring the opportunity of conducting a Science Technology Engineering Arts & Mathematics (STEAM) Frontiers & Applications Tour.
2020 tour - Year 6 students
2021 tour - Current year 5 students
This tour will be held in Huntsville and Los Angeles, USA. This experience is offered as an optional excursion to immerse students in the field of STEAM. On this tour students are given the opportunity to attend the Marshall Space Flight centre to complete a 5-day Space Camp, Universal Studios and Disneyland. A sample of the itinerary for the tour has been provided.
Teachers would accompany students on this tour at a ratio of 2: 15.
Pricing
STEAM: Missions & Applications tour is priced at $6,000 per person (broken down into payment installments over a 9-month period), with only the following items not included:
- The cost of a passport ($143 AUD for students aged under 16, $293 for those aged over 16)
- The cost of an ESTA (VISA application for Australian citizens - $14 USD)
- Any discretionary spending money
Itinerary-Overview-STEAM-2020.pdf
Registration-Letter-STEAM-2020.pdf
If you are interested in having your child attend this tour, could you please contact me via email.
Please note, returning this expression of interest, does not confirm your child’s attendance on the tour, nor does it obligate you to anything financially. At this stage, we are seeing if there is enough interest.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Luke Ryan
Leading Teacher - Assessment & reporting