Politics Trip to New York and Washington
“39 LADIES AND GEORGE”
New York / Washington Trip
From Friday 21st October to Thursday 27th October, 40 sixth form students (“39 ladies and George” according to our American tour guide) and 4 members of staff reacquainted themselves with the United States of America after 4 long years apart. The trip involved 2 days in New York taking in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, Top of the Rock, Central Park & Times Square among other sites and 3 days in Washington DC visiting Capitol Hill, Arlington Cemetery, Georgetown, the Washington Monument etc.

The group stop the traffic in Times Square
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Listening to “Imagine” beside the tribute to Lennon in Central park
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New York by night
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Getting wet saying hello to Sleepy Joe
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Outside the Supreme Court – luckily the justices weren’t at home!

At Grand Central Station







