The Cheryl Wade School of Experiential Education

Learning and productivity happens anywhere at any time. We drive this point to our students by making it a experiential learning day. We will explore Washington DC, we will go to small businesses, leadership conferences, college visits and anywhere else that can be deemed beneficial for our students. We have two types of experiential learning days:

  • Sponsored Days: Days in which the school takes a trips, either by bus or metro to a location with an outlined curriculum for the day

  • Non Sponsored Days: Days not sponsored by the school, students are left to plan and execute their day, student daily itineraries should be submitted to the staff to be evaluated.

Experiential Learning Locations Include-

The National Museum of African American History and Culture - The museum’s 12 inaugural exhibitions focus on broad themes of history, culture and community. These exhibitions have been conceived to help transform visitors’ understanding of American history and culture and to help visitors adapt to and participate in changing definitions of American citizenship, liberty and equality.

Langston & East Potomac Golf Courses- Simply put, the golf range is where business deals are made. It remains one of the most segregated spaces in our existence. We are going to teach our young men the sport in a recreational sense, which will broaden the scope of their deal sealing abilities

National Space Society Back to the moon to stay conference- The National Space Society (NSS) invites scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, students, artists and space enthusiasts to visit Arlington, Virginia from June 6-9, 2019 and join in discussions, presentations, tours and social events that all focus on the events that are leading rapidly to permanent settlements in space. NSS is urging NASA to build on the public-private partnerships which currently support the International Space Station to extend them into space.

Washington Monument -At 555 feet tall, the Washington Monument—erected in 1884 in honor of the first President—is hard to miss downtown. The obelisk’s interior, after being closed for nearly three years due to repairs, has reopened; tour tickets are available the same day beginning at 8:30 a.m. or in advance through the website.

Lincoln Memorial - The 19-foot-tall statue of President Lincoln sits inside the Lincoln Memorial. Modeled after a Greek temple, the Lincoln Memorial was designed by architect Henry Bacon and finished in 1922. Sculptor Daniel Chester French worked on the 19-foot-tall statue of Lincoln that sits inside, which, contrary to urban legend, does not have the face of Robert E. Lee secretly carved on the back of the President’s head.

Jefferson Memorial Enjoy a trip to the Jefferson Memorial on a warm summer day.The memorial’s striking design was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome and is similar to the rotunda at the University of Virginia that Jefferson himself designed. Inside stands a 19-foot bronze statue of Jefferson by Rudulph Evans, and Jefferson’s writings, including the Declaration of Independence, are carved into the walls.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Taking up more than seven acres, the FDR Memorial is one of the largest and most moving in Washington. Finished in 1997, it incorporates a number of different elements: statues of Roosevelt-, his wife, and even his dog, Fala, as well as water features, a breadline scene depicting the Great Depression, and an inscription bearing FDR’s famous words, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

DC War Memorial It’s small and easy to miss, but the DC War Memorial, just off Independence Avenue, is worth a trip because it’s one of the oldest on the Mall, completed in 1931. It honors the 499 DC residents who lost their lives in World War I.

Korean War Veterans Memorial At the Korean War Veterans Memorial, you’ll see the 19 statues of soldiers sculpted by Frank Gaylord. This memorial was dedicated in 1995 by President Clinton and includes 19 statues of soldiers sculpted by Frank Gaylord, each more than seven feet tall. The statues are reflected in a 164-foot wall of black granite, which bears the images of soldiers in uniform. The memorial is especially evocative at night.

World War II Memorial Enjoy the beautiful Reflecting Pool and the granite pillars at the World War II Memorial. Open since 2004, the World War II Memorial sits at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool, across from the Lincoln Memorial. Circular in shape, it consists of 56 granite pillars, each inscribed with the name of a US state or territory and the District of Columbia.

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial See the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial that features Dr. King and lines from his “I Have A Dream” speech carved into the rock.DC’s newest monument was dedicated to the clergyman and civil-rights activist in 2011. Designed by ROMA Design Group, it bears King’s likeness carved into one of three giant rocks, evoking a line from his “I Have a Dream” speech: “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”

Vietnam Veterans Memorial The memorial wall has a bold, moving simplicity—it features the names of 58,286 servicemen who were killed or went missing during the Vietnam War carved into walls of dark granite. It was created in 1982 by architect Maya Lin, who won a contest to design the memorial while still in college. The memorial also features the Three Servicemen statue, designed by Frederick Hart, and the Vietnam Women’s Memorial by Glenna Goodacre.

Information Retreived from:

https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/06/20/national-monuments-bucket-list-dc-travel-guide/