School Trips to New York City

Day 1

Arrive in New York

Fly from the UK to New York where you will be met by your Gapforce Leader and transferred to your accommodation in the city centre.
After checking into your accommodation and freshening up, there will be a chance to indulge in some retail therapy in some of the many shops and department stores before enjoying a group welcome dinner

Day 2

Lower Manhattan

This morning you take a guided tour of New York’s world famous financial district. Learn about financial icons J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller as well as the importance of the Dow Jones Index. Stops include:

• The New York Stock Exchange
• Federal Hall
• Trinity Church
• Stone Street
• Delmonico's
• US Customs House
• Bowling Green
• The Wall Street Bull

After lunch, you will take a visit to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum which commemorates the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 1993 attack.
In the evening, there will be a chance for some more shopping before dinner.

Day 3

Museums & Midtown

After breakfast, you will visit the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) followed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET). The former boasts a fine collection of modernist art and the latter has a vast array of art from all over the world.
In the afternoon, we’ll take a walk through Midtown Manhattan, the area of the city most visitors envision when they think of New York City. Home to some of the city’s most iconic architecture, from Gothic to Post-Modern and from Beaux-Arts to Art Deco (lots of Art Deco). Sights you will pass include:

• Times Square
• New York Public library
• Grand Central Terminal
• The Chrysler Building
• Rockefella Centre
• St Patrick's Cathedral
• The Empire State Building

This evening you will have dinner in Theatre land, followed by a show.

Day 4

Staten Island Ferry

This morning, we take the Staten Island Ferry, one of the last vestages of an entire ferry system that transported New Yorkers between Manhatten and the Outer Boroughs. The 30 minute ride provides one of the best methods of seeing the Statue of Liberty. Once on Staten island, we head to the North Shore Waterfront Esplanade for spectacular views of Lower Manhattan.

Central Park

On returning to Manhattan, we’ll head north for a walking tour of Central Park which includes Cherry Hill, Strawberry Fields, Belvedere Castle and Delacorte Theatre. Your afternoon ends with Ice Skating in Wollman Rink
In the evening you will have a farewell dinner

Day 5

NYU and return home

Today you’ll have a chance to visit NYU and have a tour of the facilities a student Ambassador. The tour includes the library, a classroom building, the student center, and a residence hall lobby. There may also be a chance to sit in on a class or information session on admissions
After lunch, there will be a chance of some last minute shopping before returning to the airport for overnight flight home

Day 6

Arrive back in the UK

Arrive back in the UK after your New York adventure.