STEM Tour 2021 - USA

USA STEM TOUR – Miami, Florida, San Francisco and NEW YORK 

In 2021, PLC Sydney students currently in Years 7 to 10 will have the opportunity to travel to the USA as part of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Tour. 

Travelling to Miami, Florida, San Francisco and New York, students will be exposed to a broad range of STEM ideas and research, including: lunch with an astronaut at the Kennedy Space Center; a tour of Universal Studios; some incredible museums and centres including the National Museum of Mathematics and the California Academy of Sciences; and a variety of rich urban design sites including Hudson Yards. 

Tour Dates:

• 13 days: Sunday 4 April  - Friday 16 April 2021

WHO:

• Students in Years 9 - 12 in 2021
• PLC Sydney teachers and Tour Guide will also attend. 

itinerary:

• Students depart from Sydney on Sunday 4 April
• 1 day in Miami, Florida
• 3 days in Orlando, Florida
• 3 days in New York, New York
• 4 days in San Fransisco, California
• Returning to Sydney from San Fransisco
• Friday 16 April – Arrive in Sydney

Cost:

• The tour costs $7,770.00 per person and includes: flights, accommodation, venue visits, taxes, tour guides, ALL breakfasts and dinners.
• A deposit of $1,530.00 per person will be required, along with your booking, to reserve your place on this tour. (Deposit payment date TBA)
• PLEASE NOTE, this does not guarantee your daughter a place on the tour until your application is reviewed and accepted by the College.
• If the tour is oversubscribed, your deposit will be fully refunded
• The balance of the payment (once placement is confirmed) will be due via instalments, payable via the website, on the following dates
  • Instalment 1: $1,600.00 by March 1, 2020
  • Instalment 2: $1,570.00 by June 1, 2020
  • Instalment 3: $1,550.00 by September 1, 2020
  • Instalment 3: $1,520.00 by December 1, 2020

ALTERNATIVE TOUR

Due to the high level of interest for the 2021 STEM Tour, a second similar tour has been scheduled for April 2022.

Please use the link below to place the student's name on a priority list for this trip. No payment will be required until Term 4 2020.

PRIORITY LIST FOR 2022 STEM TOUR 

 Click here to join the priority list for the 2022 STEM Tour

book for the 2021 STEM Tour Here

 Bookings for the 2021 USA STEM Tour are now closed

Contact

For further information about the tour, please contact:

Mrs Dianne Balkizas
Head of Faculty, Mathematics
T (+612) 9704 5666

Mrs Jo Herrmann 
Head of Faculty: Technology and Applied Studies
jherrmann@plc.nsw.edu.au

Mrs Jo McGrouther
Head of Faculty: Science
jmcgrouther@plc.nsw.edu.au

Mr Matthew Dau
K-12 Technology Integrator
mdau@plc.nsw.edu.au