Niskayuna High School and the Freiherr-vom

Niskayuna High School and
the Freiherr-vom-Stein Gymnasium
Exchange Program
Fall 2014 Schedule
Fri
09/19 Germans arrive at JFK at 12:25 pm (BA#175), take bus to NHS (estimated
arrival at 6:00-6:30 pm)
Sat
09/20 Steuben Parade in NYC; bus leaves NHS at 7:30 am; return to NHS by 10 pm
Sun
09/21 Dippikill (guests and hosts); bus departs NHS at 1:30 pm
Mon
09/22 Dippikill; Lake George/Fort William Henry (tour of fort at 11:00 am);
return to NHS by 3 pm
Tues
09/23 school; after school reception in Media Center – 3:00 pm
Wed
09/24 school until 9:30 am; field trip (Germans only) to the Stockade and Union
College (meet Union College German students at 11:00 am); return to NHS by 2:45 pm
Thu
09/25 (no school) full-day trip (guests and hosts): leave NHS at 8:30 for Clark
Art Institute (10:15 gallery tour); lunch in Williamstown, visit Williams College;
Hancock Shaker Village (3:00 pm); return to NHS by 6 pm
Fri
09/26 school (and presentations by Germans)
Sat
09/27 family time
Sun
09/28 family time
Mon
09/29 school (and presentations)
Tue
09/30 field trip to Albany (Germans only): Visitors’ Center, 9:05 am, Capitol
Tour, 10:00 am; lunch and NYS Museum; return to NHS by 4:30 pm
Wed
10/01 school (and presentations)
Thu
10/02 school (and presentations)
Fri
10/03 school (and presentations); farewell dinner at 6 pm (Foods Room)
Sat
10/04 family time
Sun
10/05 Germans depart Niskayuna at 12:25 pm via Amtrak (Sch’dy) for NYC and
Washington, D.C.
jcarosella/revised 9/16/2014