MMA is offering educational tours once again! Tours will take place during the spring 2012 semester. Cadets can choose from tours to China, Quebec City and Costa Rica, with a middle school tour planned for Washington, D.C. Some trips have a community service component. Details about each trip, along with the estimated cost, are listed below. Trips are available on a first-come, first serve basis.
Tour stops include historic sites in Beijing, Shanghai and Xian.
Cost: $3500 ($100 discount if paid by cash or check)
Contact for info: Carrie Marston, carrie.marston@missourimilitaryacademy.org
Tour includes historic sites within Quebec City and Montreal, along with several winter sports activities. Cadets will also participate in a community service project.
Cost: Approx. $2450 per cadet
Contact for info: LTC Tim Scherrer, tim.scherrer@missourimilitaryacademy.org
Tour includes activities such as ziplines, rafting, hiking, snorkeling, cave exploration and beach time; along with community service projects to include work on an organic farm, a Wildlife Rescue Project, work with a local school and work with the indigenous BriBri tribe.
Cost: $2750 per cadet
Contact for info: MAJ Samuel Blair, sam.blair@missourimilitaryacademy.org
Visit: www.ecoteach.com/2012/MMA
Tour includes stops at U.S. historical sites - the Smithsonian, Presidential memorials, war memorials, historic Mount Vernon, the National Aquarium and others. Trip is reserved for middle school students, however, high school students can attend if all seats are not filled.
Cost: Approx. $1875 per cadet
Contact for info: MAJ Richards Boyce, richards.boyce@missourimilitaryacademy.org