Music in the Parks May 10-12 Shakopee, MN - Winnipeg School Division

Music in the Parks

   May 10-12
 Shakopee, MN

Outline
 1.   Overview
 2.   Location
 3.   Itinerary
 4.   Cost
 5.   Food
 6.   Chaperones
 7.   Travel Health Insurance
 8.   Travel Documents
 9.   Student Responsibilities
10.   Money
11.   Miscellaneous
12.   Questions

Overview
●   Music in the Parks statement:
     ○   Experienced instrumental and vocal teachers will offer suggestions on how to improve your
         students performance. Our master teachers evaluate hundreds of ensembles throughout the
         course of a festival season. This affords them a unique perspective that an individual teacher
         may not provide. Frequently, our teachers comment that when a nationally known adjudicator
         reinforces the same concepts they have been pointing out all year, it has a major impact on
         their students.
●   Approximately 60 choir and band students, grade 7-12
●   5 Performing groups
     ○   First time for Junior Choir
●   6 Teacher Chaperones
●   9th time in 17 years

Location

Americinn Shakopee near Canterbury Park
4100 12th Ave E, Shakopee, MN 55379, USA

Itinerary

Friday
8:00 am      load buses @ Churchill
8:30         depart for Minnesota
1:00 pm      lunch @ West Acres Mall, Fargo
5:30         check in to hotel
             supper – see map for restaurants
      Free time at hotel (swimming, in rooms)
10:30        in rooms
11:00        LIGHTS OUT

Saturday
8:30 am       Wake up call – breakfast at hotel
10:00 am      Load bus - depart for festival @ Shakopee High
school. (Uniforms on)
1:20          Load bus for hotel
   change clothes at hotel – go to Valley Fair
   Lunch at Valley Fair – on your own.
5:00          Awards @ Valley Fair Amphitheater
6:30          Load buses and depart for hotel
              Supper – see map for restaurants
8:00          Talent Show!!
11:00         in rooms
11:30     LIGHTS OUT

Sunday
9:00 am      wake-up and breakfast – same as Sat.
10:30        check-out and load bus for Mall of America
11:00        Mall of America (biggest mall in the USA)
3:00 pm      load bus for Wpg.
7:00 pm      supper in Fargo Exit 351, Hwy 81/University Dr.
11:00 pm     Arrive at Churchill High School (student’s will
call when we reach perimeter)

Cost

$310 per student
Final Payment due April 21 covers:
●   Transportation
●   Hotel
●   Festival Registration
●   Valley Fair Admission

Food
6 Meals are not covered

Complimentary Continental Breakfast at Hotel

Lunch and Supper each day is extra

Friday:
     Lunch at West Acres Mall food court in Fargo, ND
     Supper near Hotel (McDonald’s, Culver’s, others.)

Saturday:
    Lunch at ValleyFair amusement park
    Supper near Hotel

Sunday:
   Lunch at Mall of America
   Supper in Fargo (Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, McDonald’s)

Chaperones

Trevor Uruski

Chris Rempel

Hope Figueroa

LeAnne Froese

Saul Correia

Kaitlyn Tarasenco

Health/Travel Insurance

Medical Information Form will go out before final payment is due:

●   Travel insurance is mandatory.
●   Student Accident Insurance is available from the school.
     ○ www.studentaccidentinsurance.ca
     ○ https://www.mb.bluecross.ca/
●   Let us know on the form, any health concerns you have for your child.
●   Medications need to be clearly labelled.

Travel Documents

From the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website:

Groups of Children: Canadian citizen children under age 19 arriving by land or sea
from contiguous territory and traveling with a school group, religious group,
social/cultural organization, or sports team, may also present an original or copy of
his or her birth certificate, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, a Naturalization
Certificate, or a Canadian Citizenship Card.

CBP will accept: Canadian passport, Enhanced Driver's License/Enhanced
Identification Card, NEXUS, FAST/EXPRES and SENTRI enrollment cards.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/619/kw/school%20groups

Pack it in the Carry-On luggage!!!

Student Responsibilities

● Know the itinerary!!
● Do not be late for the bus!!
● Grade 7 and 8 remain with supervised groups at Mall and
  ValleyFair
● Grade 7 and 8 students will be chaperoned for supper on
  each day.
● Students will not be allowed to leave after Room time.
● Teachers are patrolling hallways all night.

Money

General Recommendations:

●   $100 US for food (keep it separate)
●   Anything else is spending money.
●   Change your money before leaving
●   Chaperones will not hold money for students

Miscellaneous

Phones - Turn off Data or purchase a data plan if you feel it’s
necessary.

   Hotel will have wifi.

Pack an extra set of clothes. We are outside all day on
Saturday (rain, sun)

   Sunblock!!

Uniforms, instruments, music folders

Bring a water bottle and snacks and entertainment for bus

QUESTIONS?