AP TAKES CHICAGO
April 22 - 24
2022

Day 1
Friday, April 22, 2022

Day 2
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Activities
6:00 am Arrive at Lambert Airport Southwest terminal.
7:20 am Depart St. Louis
8:30 am Arrive Chicago Midway Airport
8:45 am Check into Freehand Hotel
9:00 am Walking Tour of Chicago Architecture
12:00 pm Lunch in the Loop
1:00 pm Art Institute of Chicago
6:00 pm Dinner at Portillo's
9:30 pm Study at FreeHand Hotel
10:00 am Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
11:15 am Robie House (1909, Frank Lloyd Wright)
2:00 pm Museum of Contemporary Art
6:00 pm Dinner at Lou Malnati's
8:00 pm 1st Row at Blue Man Group at the Briar Street Theater
11:00 pm Back to Hotel

Day 3
Sunday, April 24, 2022
10:00 am AP Art History Field Museum
10:30 am AP Studio - Japanese Culture Center Sumi-e Painting
1:00 pm Art Institute of Chicago
4:00 pm Millennium Park
5:30 pm Depart for Midway Airport
7:40 pm Depart Chicago
8:50 pm Arrive St. Louis
MICDS COVID-19 RULES
MICDS requires that all students participating in trips have completed COVID vaccinations.
We will collect vaccination cards with permission slips.
Arrangements
Breaking it down

TICKETS
We purchase all tickets in advance for museums and walking tours.
INCLUDED IN COST OF TRIP
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Southwest Airline Ticket
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Breakfast and Dinner
Studio time is an extra cost which could be up to $30.

TRANSPORTATION
Southwest Airlines has the best group rates for air travel.
The average cost of a ticket is $175.
We choose Chicago public transportation to give students a different experience and to help them better prepare for travel on their own in college.

TOTAL COST OF TRIP
$775 per student based on 15 students attending.
PAYMENT FOR TRIP

$385 DUE
November 8, 2021
$390 DUE
March 2022
PAYMENTS ACCEPTED
Make all checks out to MICDS

HOTEL AND MEALS
Breakfast and dinner are provided in the cost of the trip.
Lunch is an additional cost for all 3 days and students will need to have money with them.

MANDATORY FORMS
Tiffany D'Addario
Each year I go on this trip with students it reminds me why the shared experience of another city's art is so important to what we do as Art Educators.
Patrick Huber
I love setting this up each year for our students and especially love the public transportation aspect of the trip.
