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Educational Visits and Attractions in New York

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New York Favourites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guided Tours Walking or by Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guided Tours at Venues & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . 7 Visits & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sightseeing Areas in New York. . . . 12 Museums - Art & Design . . . . . . . . 14 Museums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Broadway Theatre Shows. . . . . . . . 18 Broadway Workshops. . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sporting Experiences & Fixtures. . 20 Shopping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Where to Eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Getting Around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Personalise your trip This guide details all the visits and attractions that we currently offer in New York. All the options featured have been researched by our education and travel experts to help ensure your trip meets your learning objectives and outcomes.

How to Tailor-make your trip 1. Please take time to review this guide. Each option details what you can experience during your trip and useful information. All of the options are suitable for Cross-Curricular groups but where appropriate we have suggested specific subjects they can support. 2. Having decided what you would like to incorporate into your itinerary, contact your Tours Specialist for the latest price list and they will help you create your personalised tour. 3. Once we have received your booking form and deposit payment we will then start work on booking all of your chosen visits and attractions, and confirm them back to you.

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New York Favourites Top of the Rock A New York City landmark, the Rockefeller Center is located in the heart of Manhattan and the Observation Decks on the 67th, 69th & 70th floors afford sweeping, unobstructed views of both Central Park and Manhattan’s midtown and downtown skyscrapers. Originally opened in 1936, for the re-launch it now includes innovative features such as a multi-media theatre exhibit on the history of the Rockefeller Center and Sky shuttle elevators showing projections on the glass ceiling of images from 1930s through to the present day, as they transport visitors to the deck.

New York City Sightseeing Cruise This fully-narrated ferry cruise allows you to explore New York City and its famed waterways from the comfort of a ferry boat complete with ample outdoor decks and a climate-controlled interior for cooler days. Cruise down the Hudson, around the Battery, up the East River and under the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges to the United Nations and back. A friendly and informed tour guide on board introduces you to the best of Big Apple history, culture and, of course you’ll enjoy unforgettable views of the Manhattan skyline including the Empire State Building, close up views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, One World Trade Center, Brookyln Bridge and more. The cruise has 3 hop-off/hop-on locations; Pier 78, the World Financial Center or DUMBO, Brooklyn, so you’ll also have the opportunity to either further explore some of New York City’s most unique neighbourhoods or simply stay on the cruise for the full duration of 90 minutes.

Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island & Museum of Immigration Ferries to the 151 foot high Statue of Liberty leave regularly from Battery Park. First stop is Liberty Island and an opportunity to explore the Statue (access to inside the pedestal is subject to availability). To eliminate long waiting lines, tours are offered of the Statue by timed reservations that can be made in advance by walk up before boarding the ferry. After visiting the statue, the ferry will take you on to Ellis Island, where twenty million people from 120 ethnic groups became US citizens. It was the country’s major point of entry during the peak period of immigration from Europe. The exhibits on the museum’s first floor describe the patterns of immigration including a multitude of interesting facts about the millions of people who passed through the processing station at Ellis Island. An audio guide is included.

Can support: • History

Empire State Building Reaching a ¼ of a mile into the Manhattan sky, the Empire State Building is New York’s best known skyscraper and a visit is an essential part of anyone’s trip. Conceived in the booming 1920s and completed in the gloom of depression in 1931, it rose at the rate of four storeys a week. It held the world’s tallest building title until 1973. Your tickets allow access via elevator to the observatory on the 86th floor. You can then continue up to the 102nd floor, but do expect to have to queue. Both observation decks are are open to the general public every day, the last elevators go up at 0115. Timed reservations are now available.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum The 9/11 Memorial & Museum are located at the site of the former World Trade Center complex.

Can support: • History

The National September 11 Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are a tribute of remembrance and honour to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993. The National September 11 Memorial Museum serves as the country’s principal institution for examining the implications of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact of those events and exploring the continuing significance of September 11, 2001. See page 15 for more details.

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Guided Tours – Walking or by Coach Manhattan Tour by Day Duration: 2 Hours (by coach) This coach sightseeing tour of Manhattan is an excellent introduction to the wonders of the ‘Big Apple’! In the company of our local guide, we’ll explore the city from Harlem in the north to Wall Street in the south. En route we’ll take in Central Park, bustling Broadway and Times Square, before passing the awesome Empire State Building and on to SoHo and fashionable Greenwich Village. Battery Park on Manhattan’s southern tip offers views across the busy waters of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and beyond. Groups less than 30 share a public tour.

New York Tour by Night Duration: 2 Hours (by coach) Tour on a (heated!) double-decker open top bus. View the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Financial District and Wall Street, Battery Park, Chinatown, Little Italy, South Street Seaport, Lower East Side, Tribeca, Brooklyn Bridge and much more. Stop at the historic Brooklyn Fulton Ferry Landing for a breathtaking view of the Manhattan skyline. Groups less than 30 share a public tour.

On Location Tours - ‘The Super Tour of NYC’ Duration: 3½ Hours (by coach) Discover where your favourite comic book heroes saved the day! This tour by coach visits over 40 sites, highlights include:• Visit the heart of New York City featured in Captain America: The First Avenger and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. • Step into Clark Kent’s shoes at the Daily Planet in the Superman franchise • Relive the Battle of New York along Park Avenue from The Avengers • Swing by the Daily Bugle office building from Spider-Man • Take a picture where Danny Rand flips over a cab in Iron Fist • Go on location to the New York Stock Exchange where Batman fights Bane in The Dark Knight Rises • Drive by City Hall and its famous courthouses, seen in Daredevil and Jessica Jones • See the Statue of Liberty, featured in X-Men and Superman: The Movie

On Location Tours - ‘Central Park TV & Movie Sites’ Duration: 2 Hours (walking) What’s a trip to New York City without a stroll through the world’s most filmed location? Journey through New York’s most famous backdrop visiting Bethesda Fountain, The Mall, and Strawberry Fields seeing sites from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Enchanted, Glee, Home Alone 2, Gossip Girl, and The Avengers. Maximum 35 per guide.

On Location Tours - ‘NYC TV & Movie Tour’ Duration: 2 Hours (by coach) Perfect for student groups! Experience the New York you know from your favourite TV shows and movies, with a fun and cinematic twist! See the apartment building from Friends; explore the city like Blair and Serena on Gossip Girl, and see locations from Ghostbusters, Elf, Mr. Robot, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Daredevil, The Amazing SpiderMan, and many more! Why not combine an ‘On Location Tours’ tour with a ‘Make a Movie Workshop’; perfect for students studying media, performing arts and film students.

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Can support: • Performing Arts • Media Studies

Make a Movie Workshop Duration: 3 Hours An ‘On Location Tours’ tour can be combined with a ‘Make a Movie Workshop’ that delivers an amazing experience of being ‘on location’, then producing, shooting and editing a mini-movie in an educational and interactive workshop.

Can support: • Performing Arts • Media Studies

Each student will get an introduction to the filmmaking process, with focus on directing, acting, shooting and editing skills. The students will break up into groups, developing these skills further while also being introduced to screenwriting and lighting techniques, and shooting a scene from a famous TV-show! During the workshop, groups will truly go ‘on location’ and film their intro scene out on the streets of New York. Each group will receive a video of the film they produced, which will be distributed via On Location Tours’ social media channels. An unforgettable experience in the most filmed city in the world.

Introduction to Wall Street - Walking Tour Duration: 45 minutes - 1 Hour (walking)

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This tour has been specifically designed for student groups and includes the following:• History of the New York Stock Exchange and an introduction to Capital Markets • History of the Financial District and its development through the centuries • Discussion about Wall Street culture and career

• Business Studies • Economics

Trading Game – Add-on - designed by a Wall Street trader, this 15-minute trading game simulates the excitement while providing an educational activity that is fun, experiential, and interactive. Simulating the trading floor environment where competition breeds excitement you can choose multiple levels of difficulty for your group. How does it work? The group is divided into teams. Each team is given a portfolio to trade with other teams. Each team aims to maximize the value of their portfolio through trading, followed by post game evaluation and prizes. This activity requires a minimum of 20 participants and can be added to the Walking Tour at no extra charge.

Immigrant Experience Tour Duration: 3 Hours (walking) New York City has often been heralded as the “capital of immigrant America.” This tour starts by exploring Castle Clinton, the nation’s first immigration station, as well as the Five Points, a former tenement-ridden slum considered to be the original melting pot. Explore the Lower East side with its tenement architecture and its history of Jewish culture. Then, immerse yourself in NYC’s Chinatown, home to the largest concentration of Chinese expatriates in the Western Hemisphere, and learn about the long tradition of legal and illegal discrimination Chinese-Americans have endured throughout history. Lastly, head to Little Italy to delve into this vibrant enclave of Italian-American culture and cuisine.

Civil Rights and Social Justice Tour of Harlem

Can support: • History

Duration: 2½ Hours (walking)

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This Harlem tour focuses on the social movements of African-Americans in New York City including the abolitionist movement against American slavery, the civil rights movement and today’s social justice struggles for affordable housing, equal justice under the law, and safe community streets. Stops on the tour may include the site of the 1964 Harlem uprising; sites relevant to the civil rights struggle of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X; Hotel Theresa; and street art dedicated to social justice.

• History • Civil Rights • Politics

NYC Slavery and Underground Railroad Tour Duration: 2½ Hours (walking) Follow the Freedom Trail in New York. Learn the exciting history of how a band of brave men and women formed the networks that became the Underground Railroad. Visit an archeological site and memorial dedicated to the memory of enslaved Africans in colonial America. View a former station of the Underground Railroad. Learn about the riots, revolts and dramatic escapes that occurred during the era of American slavery. Listen to tales of courage and triumph and discover the stories of real New Yorkers who risked their lives and properties to help people escape slavery.

Can support: • History • Civil Rights

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Lower East Side Jewish History Walking Tour Duration: 2 Hours (walking) This walking tour explores the Lower East Side where the first Jewish immigrants to the US settled. One of the oldest neighborhoods of the city, the Lower East Side has long been a lower-class worker neighborhood and often a poor and ethnically diverse section of New York. However, in the early 2000s, the gentrification of the East Village spread to the Lower East Side, making it one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Manhattan.

Highlights of Midtown Architectural Tour Duration: 3 Hours (walking) This tour will feature viewing the major monuments of 20th-century American architecture and exploring the history of the communities in the Midtown areas. You will also view the interiors of some of these monuments. Highlights include: the hidden residential enclave Tudor City, the United Nations Building (exterior), the Chanin Building, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, Carrère and Hastings’ New York Public Library and the Daily New Building.

Alternative New York Street Art: Lower East Side Duration: 3 Hours (walking) Join your guide in one of NYC’s oldest neighborhoods and let them bring the art alive. The Lower East Side is well known for its diverse ethnic neighborhoods and astonishing street art. Historically, the Lower East Side is known for hosting immigrants coming off Ellis Island, and in the second half of the 20th century, the area became flooded with artists. The growing counter-culture population in the Lower East Side drew more and more artists. Soon the area quickly exploded with creative expressive graffiti art that illustrated the social and cultural movements that would influence American society in the 21st century.

Alternative New York Street Art: Brooklyn

Can support: • Religious Studies • History

Can support: • Art & Design

Duration: 3 Hours (walking)

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Delve deep into the dynamic Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick and Williamsburg through an exploration of their vibrant street art. A democratic art form offering unparalleled accessibility both to artists and their audience, street art offers a unique lens into contemporary American culture. Make your way to Bushwick and check out iconic work from bold urban artists. Learn how this subculture has been uniting people of diverse backgrounds for the past fifty years by fostering creative, non-curated public expression, and gain a new understanding of Brooklyn. Then, take to the streets of Williamsburg and view cutting-edge graffiti murals from some of NYC’s most innovative emerging artists. The tour concludes with the opportunity to shop and eat at some of Brooklyn’s trendiest stores and restaurants.

• Art & Design

The Hidden History of the NYC Subway: Art and Architecture Duration: 3 Hours (walking)

Can support: • Art & Design

Discover the art and architecture of one the oldest and most extensive subway systems in the world. Learn the harrowing tales of how the subway was first constructed by workers called “sandhogs” and discover the innovative architecture and design that makes the NYC subway system famous. From its urban legends to its graffiti to its towering architecture, the NYC subway has captured the imaginations of generations of New Yorkers and helped make NY one of the greatest in the world.

The Law and Politics of New York

Duration: 2½ Hours (walking)

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Discover the roots of the American political and legal system by exploring the politics and law of New York from the Native Americans to the present. Learn about the politics of the initial inhabitants, the Lenape Indians who inhabited the region since 10,000 BC. Then learn about the legal and political systems of the Dutch and then the British including Revolutionary War period. Finally, explore the politics of American society from the founding of the republic to the present. Sites viewed include the site of the former Dutch City Hall, Fraunces Tavern, Federal Hall, Wall Street, Trinity Church, City Hall, Foley Square and the NYC Civic Center.

• Politics • History

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Guided Tours at Venues & Attractions Madison Square Garden - ‘All Access Tour’ Duration: 1¼ Hours For over 130 years, The Garden has housed some of most historic and exciting moments in sports and entertainment. The ‘All Access Tour’ allows you to get an insider’s view of the inner-workings of The World’s Most Famous Arena, providing you with behind the scenes information and rarely seen viewpoints of the legendary arena. Visit the Knicks and Rangers locker rooms; explore the VIP suites, view Arena bowl from the spectacular Chase Bridges; learn how a basketball court becomes a sheet of ice; and much more!

Can support: • Business Studies • Performing Arts

The Madison Square Garden Educational Tour includes the ‘All Access Tour’ plus a meet and greet with a member of our corporate or production team. Speaker will talk about their background and hold a Q&A session. Duration: 1½ Hours.

Rockefeller Center Tour Duration: 1¼ Hours A fascinating walking tour in the company of an expert guide, the Legacy of Artistry tour unveils John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s true vision of what the Rockefeller Center was designed for and contrasts that vision with the reality of what it is today. Explore the architecture, artistry and history of the famous skating rink, the sculptures of Isamu Noguchi, Michio Ihara and Paul Manship; the heroic statue of Atlas; the mural paintings of Jose Maria Sert and Franck Brangwyn and the relief sculptures by Lee Lawrie, Gaston Lachaise, Attilio Piccirilli and Leo Lentelli. The tour also takes in the Eastern Airlines Building, home to the TODAY Show studio.

Can support: • History • Art & Design

Radio City Stage Door Tour Duration: 1¼ Hours Radio City Music Hall, located in the heart of Rockefeller Center, is one of New York’s premier entertainment venues and a New York City landmark that reflects the original grandeur of the 1930s. Led by an expert tour guide, groups will explore the art-deco interiors, learn about the Great Stage (one of the largest indoor performance stages in the world) and have the chance to meet one of the famous Radio City Rockettes.

Can support: • Business Studies • Performing Arts

The Career Educational Tour is a unique experience for groups interested in a Stage Door Tour, plus insight into the behind-the-scenes aspects of what it takes to run Radio City Music Hall!

Radio City Music Hall

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The Tour at NBC Studios Duration: 1 Hour Enjoy behind the scenes access to the studios of popular NBC programs, including The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Nightly News with Lester Holt and more. In addition to exclusive access to the famed studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, you’ll learn about the TV production process - from scriptwriting and producing to the innovative ways TV content is distributed to viewers. Your students will also have the opportunity to interact with the entire production process first hand as they produce and star in their own television segment that will be available for digital download following the tour.

Can support: • Performing Arts • Media Studies

Please note: maximum 12 in each group, tours run every 20 minutes.

United Nations Guided Tour Duration: 45 minutes-1 Hour

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The Headquarters of the United Nations is located along the East River in Manhattan. When you pass through the gates of the United Nations visitors’ entrance, you enter an international territory. This 18-acre site does not belong to just one country, but to all countries that have joined the Organization; currently, the United Nations has 193 Member States.

• Politics • History

A guided tour offers an opportunity to discover and get a behind-the-scenes view of the Organisation at work, an engaging way to explore the United Nations Headquarters: Visit the newly renovated General Assembly Hall, the Security Council Chamber, the Trusteeship Council Chamber, and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber in the renovated Conference Building. Learn about how the United Nations addresses issues such as disarmament, peace and security, human rights, and the Millennium Development Goals. Please note: due to high level meetings of Heads of State and Government, and delegations, United Nations Headquarters and meeting Chambers may sometimes close to the public on very short notice.

Macy’s Historic Tour Duration: 1 Hour The world’s largest department store offers a “talk and tour” experience, highlighting the history of Macy’s and exploring merchandising concepts, visual techniques and facts and figures relating to the store’s historic Herald Square location. All participants receive the Macy’s Visitor Savings Pass.

Macy’s Merchandising Tour Duration: 1 Hour Macy’s offers student groups an educational, fun and fact-filled store tour. They will learn how Macy’s has grown into America’s largest department store with over 800 locations from its humble beginnings over 150 years ago. The knowledgeable tour guides adapt the tour to different age groups and cover the history of Macy’s, marketing concepts, merchandising, visual techniques and more. All participants will receive the Macy’s Visitor Savings Pass.

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Can support: • Business Studies • Marketing

Visits & Attractions One World Observatory The One World Observatory is reached by Sky Pod elevators with floor to ceiling LED technology to experience a virtual time-lapse that recreates the development of New York City from the 1500s to the present. 360° views can be enjoyed from the Main Observatory, see an exciting two-minute video in the SEE FOREVERTM Theater and enjoy unforgettable views of the streets below when you step onto the 14-foot Sky Portal.

National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey Allow: 1-1½ Hours Encounter the ultimate undersea experience at New York City’s most deeply immersive entertainment attraction, located in the heart of Times Square. National Geographic Encounter is now open with Ocean Odyssey, a first-of-its-kind immersive entertainment experience that harnesses groundbreaking technology in new ways to transport guests on an incredible underwater journey across the Pacific Ocean. Your students will walk through the experience and interact with the ocean’s greatest wonders and mightiest creatures. They’ll come face-to-face with humpback whales and great white sharks, Humboldt squid and sea lions, and animals you’ve never dreamed of... in ways you’ve never seen. National Geographic Encounter is not a museum, exhibit, movie, aquarium or virtual reality; instead, the producers consulted with dozens of technologists and scientists to create a new kind of immersive experience that you can walk through, all without getting wet! An educator guide created by National Geographic to support your visit is available to download free of charge.

Madame Tussauds Allow: 1-1½ Hours Experience the glittering world of fame at the largest Madame Tussauds in the US. Strike a pose for paparazzi and mingle with movie stars at your own A-list party before getting on stage with your favourite pop star. With no ropes or barriers its chance to get up close and personal with over 220 life-like wax figures of the world’s most fascinating historical, political, and iconic figures of our time, all in the heart of Times Square.

Can support: • Business Studies & Marketing

Choose from a ‘Celebrity Pass’ (self-guided tour) or a ‘Super Hero’ (self-guided tour and the Marvel Super Heroes 4D Film & Experience). A seminar can also be added which includes a brief history on Marie Grosholtz Tussaud dating back to the French Revolution, a question and answer session, then a presentation from a key member of staff on one of the following subject areas, ‘Behind the Scenes’, ‘French Revolution’ or ‘Business and Marketing’.

Add on: Business and Marketing Workshop - Duration: 45-60 minutes During this workshop your students will learn about Madame Tussauds parent company, the Merlin Entertainments Group who are currently the #1 leading name in location-based branded family entertainment in Europe, and the UK and the #2 visitor operator attraction in the world. Learn how they continue to grow the Madame Tussauds brand as a top tourist attraction in New York City and worldwide. This workshop can be added to a self-guided visit of the attraction located in the heart of Times Square.

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NFL Experience Allow: 1-1½ Hours The new NFL Experience Times Square brings your group closer than ever to the NFL and its top teams in a memorable experience from kick-off to playoffs and the Super Bowl. Spanning 40,000 square feet and four-stories, the NFL Experience combines immersive content, augmented reality, interactive displays, a state-of-the-art 4-D cinema and other multimedia effects to whisk visitors from the stands and onto the field. In addition to exploring the rich history of America’s game and testing their team knowledge, guests have the opportunity to step into the shoes of an NFL player. Your group can measure themselves against the pros through a series of interactive challenges, including a vertical leap test and blocking dummies; learn game day strategy; and suit up by customising their virtual uniforms in the teams of their choosing. As visitors complete the game-winning pass to their favourite receiver, they transform from players to champions. Augmented reality immerses your group in the pomp and circumstance of football’s pinnacle: a Super Bowl win.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Allow: 1½-2 Hours Robert L.Ripley was a cartoonist, explorer, reporter, adventurer and collector who travelled to 201 countries in 35 years seeking the odd, the unusual, and the unexplained. He led a life of adventure and excitement and he will forever be remembered for coining the phrase “believe it or not”. He acquired hundreds of exotic artefacts from around the world which he shared in World Fairs in exhibits called odditoriums, which were the precursor to the museums that bear his name and famous phrase. As you meander through over 20 themed galleries spanning two floors, you’ll discover new surprises around every turn so make sure you bring your camera! There are amazing photo opportunities you won’t find anywhere else - where else can you take a photo where you’re only half a person, a head in a jar, covered by live cockroaches, or hanging off the top of the Empire State building? You can do all this and more at Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Times Square.

Blue Man Group Allow: 1¾ Hours Blue Man Group will rock your world, blow your mind, and unleash your spirit. Leave your expectations at the door and let three bald and blue men take you on a spectacular journey bursting with music, laughter and surprises. 35 million people of all ages, languages and cultures know what Blue Man Group is really about. Now it’s your turn. DARE TO LIVE IN FULL COLOUR.

Ice Skating at Wollman Rink - Central Park Allow: 1-1½ Hours The Wollman Rink was opened in 1949 and has been a favourite attraction of Central Park ever since. From late October until early April, ice skating at the rink is one of the most popular things to do amongst New Yorkers and tourists alike. You can glide across the ice under a star-covered sky while surrounded by the splendour of the Manhattan skyline. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed, and amateurs are certainly welcome. Skating is daily but on Mondays and Tuesdays it closes at 2.30pm. Facilities at the ice rink include a snack bar, skate shop and lockers. The skating rink is less than a five-minute walk from the south entrance of W. 59th Street and 6th Avenue. In the summer months, Wollman Rink becomes the Victorian Gardens amusement park.

Central Park Horse and Carriage Ride Allow: 30 Minutes No experience transports you back to Classic New York quite like a horse and carriage ride through Central Park. The soft jostle of the carriage rocking to the gait of the horse ahead and the gentle sound of hooves on pavement can instantly turn the hectic city into a tranquil oasis. The 15-20 minute carriage experience takes you on a short trip through the park, past the Horseman statue and the Carousel, around the ever-popular Wollman Ice Rink, past the timeless Central Park Zoo and the stunning, golden William Tecumseh Sherman monument that anchors the corner of Central Park. All carriages seat up to four and blankets are provided for the rides during the colder weather.

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The Chrysler Building An art deco masterpiece, its distinctive spire has been a shot of glitz in the skyline since 1930. For one brief, shining moment, until completion of the Empire State Building, it was the tallest building in the world. A combination of geometric patterns, mirror-like stainless steel, gargoyles, and auto icons makes it a dazzling and unforgettable piece of New York. You may be able to view the lobby during office hours, but there are no official tours.

St Patrick’s Cathedral This massive cathedral, situated across from the Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue, is the largest Catholic cathedral in the United States. With its two soaring 330-foot spires, it is also one of the city’s most spectacular architectural sights. Construction on the neo-gothic structure was begun in 1850 and completed in 1878. Services are held throughout the day, or a tour can be arranged, which is a wonderful opportunity to come to a deeper understanding of the architecture, history and spirit of this great Cathedral.

Can support: • Religious Studies

Grand Central Station One of the world’s most famous and busiest train stations, serving over 500,000 people every day. It is most famous for its main concourse, which is said to be the largest room in the world. It measures 375 feet by 120 feet, with a 125-foot high vaulted ceiling decorated by artist Paul Helleu’s interpretation of zodiacal constellations. From an architectural viewpoint, there are few bigger, bolder or more beautiful places to buy a train ticket than Grand Central Station.

Staten Island Ferry Aside from being a travel boom to island-dwelling Financial District workers, the free 20-minute ferry ride, which departs from Battery Park every 20-30 minutes, gives passengers a perfect view of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the skyscrapers and bridges of Lower Manhattan as they journey to St. George, Staten Island. In one trip, visitors can experience a harbour cruise, breath-taking views, world-class shopping, waterfront activities, great dining options, cultural institutions and more.

Books for Kids Allow: 1-1½ Hours

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Books for Kids creates libraries, donates books, and implements literacy programs to develop the critical early foundation and skills which young children need to be successful in life. In 1986, the Books for Kids Foundation was created by a few individuals in New York City who recognized that children who do not have adequate access to books must surmount enormous disadvantages when entering school. What began as an informal project to collect and distribute 1,000 books to needy children for the holidays quickly took on much greater dimensions when we placed 2,000 books in the first year and 9,000 in the next. It was clear to the founders that an organization providing access to age-appropriate books for low-income children with little or no resources was desperately needed.

• Business Studies • Ecomonics

During an educational seminar your students will learn about the non-profit world in the United States and how this specific charity operates. They will also be given the opportunity to bring in a brand new book that is appropriate for young children, aged up to 6 years old, to be donated to a child in need. The itinerary of the seminar is as follows:• Welcome and meet and greet with the Executive Director • Books for kids video presentation • Informational speaking presentation • Q&A from students to Books for Kids staff • Students can place special bookplate stickers in their donated books • Book donation presentation and photos

The Paley Center for Media The Paley Center (formerly the Museum of TV and Radio), leads the discussion about the cultural, creative and social significance of television, radio and emerging platforms. Groups can choose from a number of educational workshops, including “The Fine Art of Persuasion: Television & Advertising”, Get Up! Stand Up! The Civil Rights Movement and Television, Red Scare: The Cold War & Television and “Portrayals of Women on Television”. All classes are interactive, with guided discussion designed to encourage active observation and critical thinking

Can support: • Performing Arts • Media Studies

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Sightseeing Areas in New York Times Square No set of steps screams bright lights, big city better than Times Square’s red glass steps. The new TKTS booth is a sweeping cascade of 27 ruby-red structural glass steps. When you walk to the top of this manmade amphitheatre in Times Square, you will make a bee-line for the top row, as visitors don’t see the steps as seats but as steps to the top, against the wishes of the designers. When you reach the top, you are rewarded by a panorama of Times Square: the picture-perfect photo opportunity for tourist and locals alike.

Wall Street & the Financial District The heart of the New York banking and trading community, this section of Manhattan is one of the oldest and still has the original narrow and winding cobblestone streets. Wall Street’s name derives from the barricade erected by Dutch settlers in 1653 to repel the British. The Financial District is also home to many great bargain shops and fine restaurants as well as the high rise office towers.

Battery Park The park’s name comes from the cannons that once lined State Street which now frame the park. It provides a refuge from the busy Financial District holding more than its fair share of history, some of the details of which are supplied by the texts attached to the lampposts around the park.

Central Park Like all of New York, Central Park is entirely the work of man – the designers, Olmsted and Vaux, and the 3,000 labourers who moved a billion cubic feet of earth to create 843 acres of primordial nature in the midst of Manhattan. Within its boundaries you’ll find a zoo, several lakes and ponds (one for boating, one for fishing, and one for model sail boating), ice-skating rink and numerous playgrounds and fountains. Among the more recent additions to the park is Strawberry Fields, laid out as a tribute to musician John Lennon and overlooked by the Dakota building where he lived and was fatally shot.

Central Park

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Greenwich Village The closest any American neighbourhood comes to a corner of Paris, Greenwich Village has been home to artists and writers, entertainers, intellectuals, and bohemians since the turn of the 20th century. The cafes, restaurants and bars of the culturally vibrant village are a major element in Manhattan social life. The East Village, a Mecca for hippies in the 1960s, is still home to young people attracted not only by low rents but also by experimental music clubs and theatres and cutting-edge fashion.

Chinatown An estimated 150,000 people, mostly Chinese but also Vietnamese and Cambodians live in the tight knit streets of Chinatown, lined by restaurants, herbalist shops and stalls laden with exotic foodstuffs. Sights worth seeing in Chinatown are the Museum of Chinese in the Americas on Mulberry Street, the first Shearith Israel Cemetery, which is Manhattan’s oldest Jewish graveyard, and the brightly decorated shopping centres that are filled with bargains!

Chelsea Chelsea is a neighbourhood on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan. To the north of Chelsea is the neighbourhood of Hell’s Kitchen, also known as “Clinton”, to the northeast is the Garment District, to the east are NoMad and the Flatiron District, to the southwest is the Meatpacking District and to the southeast is the West Village. Chelsea is a composite of town houses, low-rise apartment buildings, luxury high-rises and trendy attractions like the High Line, the elevated park built atop former railroad tracks. Set in former factories are more than 200 art galleries as well as Chelsea Market, filled with upscale food purveyors, restaurants and shops. The western part of Chelsea has become a centre of the New York art world, with many art galleries located in both new buildings and rehabilitated warehouses.

The High Line An ambitious urban renewal project that spans the Meatpacking District and West Chelsea, the High Line opened in 2009. It is a stunning transformation of a disused freight rail line that once moved goods and produce around lower Manhattan. An elevated promenade-cum-public park, it rises up to become an elevated catwalk in the treeline, while also paying homage to its history, with steel rails peeking out from the ground. Tours of the High Line last approximately 75 minutes, and include information on the structure’s history, Friends of the High Line’s role in the preservation and reuse of the High Line as a public space, and information on the High Line’s distinctive architectural features and horticultural design elements.

Brooklyn Bridge Completed in May 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge provided the first link between Brooklyn and Manhattan. With a total length of 6,775 feet, it became the world’s longest suspension bridge. The most memorable aspect is the view of the Manhattan Skyline as you cross from the Brooklyn side. Even today you may find a view from the Brooklyn Bridge better than one from the top of one of New York’s many skyscrapers

Brooklyn Heights Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and take the left fork to emerge in one of New York City’s most beautiful and historic and coveted neighbourhoods. Make sure you take in the Promenade, a terrace with the best views of lower Manhattan, the East River and Brooklyn Bridge.

Prospect Park Prospect Park is a 585-acre urban oasis located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York City’s most populous borough. This masterpiece of famed landscape, designed by architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who also designed Central Park, features the 90-acre Long Meadow, the 60-acre Lake and Brooklyn’s only forest. The country’s first urban Audubon Center, the Prospect Park Zoo, and the Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival are just a few of the cultural attractions that make their home at the Park.

Williamsburg One of Brooklyn’s most popular and exciting neighborhoods, straddles old and new. You can explore the lively arts, music and boutique scene here, relax in numerous cafes, dine in some very good restaurants, as well as soak up the neighbourhood’s creative energy and young vibe.

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Museums - Art & Design Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright’s stunningly designed Museum has been a daring addition to Fifth Avenue landscape since the late 1950s. The innovations continue inside where, rather than being hung in a room like galleries, the exhibits are arranged along in a spiral ramp, allowing visitors to start at the top and steadily make their way down. The architecture may overpower the art, but fans will find plenty to thrill them at this landmark!

Tour and Workshop - Duration: 2½ Hours Students can take part in an interactive education programme, during which they’ll explore various aspects of the Guggenheim’s permanent collection and special exhibitions and engage in discussions, as well as activities involving writing, drawing or movement in response to works on view. Following their thematic gallery tour, students participate in a related studio workshop experience where they create their own works of art in the museum’s digital or studio art labs.

Cooper–Hewitt National Design Museum The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of historical and contemporary design, housed in the luxuriously appointed former mansion of steel mogul Andrew Carnegie. It explores many diverse facets of art and design with outstanding temporary shows. Ceramics, wall coverings, textiles, drawings and prints form the bulk of the museums stock of 250,000 pieces and the basis of most of the themed exhibitions. The collection began with oddments that the Hewitt sisters picked up on a visit to London in 1897.

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Since 1929 the MoMA has committed itself to amassing the world’s leading collection of the art of our time. The collection is unparalleled and features the work of such modern and contemporary masters such as Van Gogh, Picasso and Warhol along with works of the greatest living artists of today. Soaring atriums house large scale works like the Bell Helicopter, while more intimate galleries display smaller paintings like the work of Monet.

Skyscraper Museum The Skyscraper Museum recognizes the city’s architectural heritage and examines the people and the history that formed the famous skylines. The museum looks into the design aspects of the buildings as well as how technology has paved the way for even more impressive building opportunities. Educator-lead tours allow students to interact with the museum’s collections and gain an appreciation of skyscrapers and their role in society as well as a better understanding of the methods of constructing tall buildings.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Founded in 1870, this mighty museum houses more than three million items, truly a vast collection of anything and everything of artistic value ever produced anywhere in the world. More than deserving of its reputation as one of the world’s greatest museums, the Met’s contents exhaust visitors long before they exhaust them. Art lovers can meander through galleries that chart virtually the entire course of western art. Among the highlights is a dazzling stock of Tiffany glasswork and a special section devoted to architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Although self-guided admission is popular, having a guided tour is not much more expensive.

Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art presents the full range of twentieth-century and contemporary American art, with a special focus on works by living artists. The Whitney’s collection is comprised of over 18,000 works of art including sculpture, paintings, photographs, prints, films, and video by over 2,800 artists. The museum contains some of the most important works of art created by American artists throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Museums The 9/11 Memorial & Museum The 9/11 Memorial & Museum are located at the site of the former World Trade Center complex.

Can support: • History

The National September 11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honour to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993. The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker created the Memorial design selected from a global design competition that included more than 5,200 entries from 63 nations. The names of every person who died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks are inscribed into bronze panels edging the Memorial pools, a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history. The National September 11 Memorial Museum serves as the country’s principal institution for examining the implications of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact of those events and exploring the continuing significance of September 11, 2001. The Museum’s 110,000 square feet of exhibition space is located within the archaeological heart of the World Trade Center site – telling the story of 9/11 through multimedia displays, archives, narratives and a collection of monumental and authentic artefacts. The lives of every victim of the 2001 and 1993 attacks is commemorated as visitors have the opportunity to learn about the men, women and children who died. The monumental artefacts of the Museum provide a link to the events of 9/11, while presenting intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning and recovery that are central to telling the story of the attacks and the aftermath.

American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. It consists of 25 interconnected buildings with 45 permanent exhibition halls. The museum’s collection is comprised of over 30 million specimens, of which only a portion is on display at a given time. Permanent exhibitions include Biodiversity and Environmental Halls, Earth and Planetary Science Halls and the Human Origins and Cultural Halls. One of the most popular sections of the museum is The Rose Center for Earth and Space which encompasses the spectacular Hayden Sphere (Planetarium) and exhibitions that explore the vast range of sizes in the cosmos, the 13-billion-year history of the universe, the nature of galaxies, stars, and planets, and the dynamic features of planet Earth.

Museum of American Finance The Museum of American Finance is the country’s only independent museum devoted to celebrating entrepreneurship and democratic free market that helped make New York the world’s financial capital. The museum presents the past, present, and future of the American economy.

Can support: • Science

Can support: • Business Studies • Maths

Guided tours can be arranged, or your students can take part in a 45-60 minute class. Financial education is at the heart of the Museum’s mission and for more than 20 years, students have visited the Museum to help them understand how finance impacts their daily lives. In 2010, the Museum founded its Center for Financial Education, which offers a variety of classroom experiences taught by trained Museum educators and market professionals, themes include Financial Markets, Open Outcry: Trading Then and Now, and Your Money & Your Success.

South Street Seaport Museum The South Street Seaport Museum’s core mission is to preserve and interpret the history of the Port of New York. Having been saved from demolition, eleven blocks of historic buildings south of the Brooklyn Bridge and north of Maiden Lane, there is now an established maritime museum and research library. The museum is home to the nation’s largest fleet of privately maintained historic vessels, representing the cargo ships and working vessels that once filled New York Harbour in the 19th and early 20th century. On request, the museum is able to offer education programmes and walking tours in this historic district.

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Tenement Museum Located on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, an immigrant portal for almost two centuries, 97 Orchard Street was home to an estimated 7,000 people from more than 20 nations between 1863 and 1935. The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of immigration through the personal experiences of the generations of newcomers who settled in and built lives on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, America’s iconic immigrant neighbourhood; forges emotional connections between visitors and immigrants past and present; and enhances appreciation for the profound role immigration has played and continues to play in shaping America’s evolving national identity.

Can support: • History

Through interactive tours of the tenement building and Lower East Side neighbourhood, students investigate universal themes of cultural identity, discrimination, and human rights. Choose from one or more of the following:• Interactive building tours tell the stories of immigrant families that lived at 97 Orchard Street. Educators use storytelling, activities, and objects to engage with history. • Living history programs use costumed interpreters to bring past residents of 97 Orchard Street to life. Students meet interpreters portraying actual residents and hear first-hand about their experiences. • Neighbourhood walking tours explore the Lower East Side and uncover the history and culture of the city streets. Walking tours take place outside (rain or shine) and do not enter the tenement building.

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum features two historic American naval vessels for visitors to explore: aircraft carrier USS Intrepid which saw service in World War II, the Cold War and during the Vietnam War; and the submarine USS Growler, the only intact strategic diesel-powered nuclear submarine, open to the public anywhere in the world. The Intrepid also showcases some 30 aircraft including two of the fastest in the world, the super-secret A-12 Blackbird spy plane and the British Airways liveried Concorde. Guided Tours are available that encourage critical thinking and open discussion of students’ opinions and perceptions. The tours cover a variety of topics from World War II to the technological advancements of space flight.

Museum of the Moving Image The Museum of the Moving Image is the country’s only museum dedicated to the art, history, technique, and technology of the moving image in all its forms. Embracing a wide range of subjects, from nineteenth century optical toys to the latest in digital art, the Museum explores every phase of the production, promotion, and exhibition of moving images. It offers an engaging, highly interactive core exhibition, programs of contemporary and classic films from around the world, discussions with leading figures in film and television, stimulating changing exhibitions, and ground-breaking online projects.

Can support: • Performing Arts • Media Studies

The Museum also maintains the nation’s largest and most comprehensive collection of artefacts relating to the art, history, and technology of the moving image—one of the most important collections of its kind in the world. Begun at the Museum’s inception in 1981, today the collection comprises approximately 130,000 artefacts. The museum offers inspiring educational programs for students of all ages such as:• Self-guided Visit - groups will receive an introduction from a Museum educator, and then explore any of the Museum’s general-admission exhibitions with their teachers. • Behind the Scenes Tour - under the guidance of a Museum educator, students learn about how moving images are made, marketed, and shown, while discovering the many careers open to them in the moving-image industries. • Video Game Experience - students spend time exploring the Museum’s collection of vintage arcade games, and then participate in a hands-on, educator-led workshop in which they use programming software to modify their own unique version of a ping-pong style video game.

National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) The National Museum of Mathematics highlights the role of mathematics in illuminating the patterns and structures all around us. Its dynamic exhibits, gallery and programs are designed to stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics.

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Can support: • Maths

New York Hall of Science

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The New York Hall of Science is the city’s hands-on science and technology centre. Located in the Brooklyn, NYSCI has over 450 permanent interactive exhibits and also runs programmes, events and workshops. NYSCI aims to promote science, technology, engineering and maths as significant tools in order to help appreciate the world we live in.

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The Museum at FIT The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), is one of a select group of specialised fashion museums with a permanent collection that encompasses some 50,000 garments and accessories from the 18th century to the present. The collecting policy of the museum focuses on aesthetically and historically significant directional clothing, accessories, textiles and visual materials, with emphasis on contemporary avant-garde fashion. Important designers such as Balenciaga, Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Vivienne Westwood are represented. Admission to the exhibitions is free but you can pay to pre-book either a guided tour of the costume collection or a guided tour of the exhibitions.

Museum of Jewish Heritage Taking visitors from the 1880s to present day, this Museum’s Core Exhibition features more than 800 artefacts and 2,000 photographs that illustrate Jewish history and highlight personal experience of global significance. The exhibition is organised as a chronological and thematic journey through three main sections: Jewish Life a Century Ago, War Against the Jews, and Jewish Renewal. By including portions of the exhibition that focus on the periods before and after the Holocaust, the Museum proclaims that Jewish lives and the Jewish people will not be defined solely by atrocity.

Can support: • Art & Design

Can support: • Religious Studies • History

Next to objects and documents form the Museum’s collection, survivor testimony is positioned as the most important part of the Core. It personalises history, reminds Museum visitors of the individual lives that were brutally cut short or changed forever, and invites them to consider and connect with a range of human experiences. Twenty-four documentary films, produced by Rainmaker Productions of New York and interspersed throughout the exhibition, allow survivors and their descendants to speak. These videos include testimonies from Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. Special group tours for students can be arranged:• My house to your House: Community Life from Generation to Generation – discover the role of family and community life looking at daily rituals making connections between Jewish traditions and other traditions. • Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust – examining the impact of WWII and the Nazi genocide on Jewish lives and communities in Europe. • Love Thy Neighbour: Immigration and the US Experience – looking at the immigrant experience through language, work, community and social activism.

USS Intrepid

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Broadway Theatre Shows No visit to New York would be complete without taking in a Broadway Show! Study Experiences can arrange for your group to see the show of your choice, with ticket categories to suit all budgets. The prices for Broadway shows vary considerably, depending on the show’s popularity and the seat location in the theatre. Group rates start at around $45 and rise to well over $100! For this reason, when you book your show with us, the cost charged to you will be the cost of the ticket (converted Into £sterling) along with Study Experiences booking fee. Please call us for further details on our pricing policy. The best deals on Broadway tend to be snapped up very quickly, so we therefore recommend that you advise us of your show choice(s) as early as possible for the best chance of securing tickets for your groups chosen performance. We recommend the following shows on Broadway: • Aladdin • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical • Cats • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • Chicago • Finding Neverland • Jersey Boys • Kinky Boots

Can support: • Performing Arts

• Miss Saigon • School of Rock - The Musical • The Book of Mormon • The Play that Goes Wrong • The Lion King • The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe • The Phantom of the Opera • Wicked

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Broadway Workshops We are delighted to offer performing arts workshops in Manhattan, hosted by Broadway professionals and tailored to your students’ ability level and requirements.

Can support: • Performing Arts

Broadway 101 Duration: 1½ Hours This is the perfect introduction to Broadway, basic theatre, and creativity skills for students recently introduced to Broadway and theatre in general. Explore Broadway’s historical significance as well as the training process of a Broadway actor. Students start with physical and vocal warm-ups, followed by interactive focus/listening exercises and theatre games.

Musical Theatre Song and Movement Duration: 1½ Hours This session is taught by Broadway performers. Sheet music will be provided to the group, who will then work with a cast member and a pianist. The workshop recreates a true Broadway rehearsal with the students, who learn the choreography, staging and music directly from the Broadway production that they are seeing.

Top Tip: Our most popular workshop!

Stage Combat Duration: 1½ Hours In this thrilling workshop, students actively enjoy simulated combat during the class and safely walk away learning some valuable techniques. They’ll be on their feet to learn the secrets of fight choreography with trained professionals. Safety and collaboration are the whole focus of the session.

Up Close and Personal Duration: 1 Hour In this intimate one-hour session, participants will have the opportunity to sit down and talk to a Broadway performer they will later see onstage in a Broadway show. This will include personal success stories, career moments and insight into life as a performer. This workshop includes a private performance from the artist just for the group.

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Top Tip: Great for choirs

Making Music Duration: 1½ Hours Students will learn techniques of vocal dynamics and acting through song while working with a musical director on a piece of Broadway music. Explore the art of marrying music and drama to effectively achieve great emotional impact. Then, students have the opportunity to perform the piece they just learned alongside a Broadway guest performer, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Business of the Business Duration: 1½ Hours Taught by a leading casting director or teaching artist, this session will give your students the business skills for a successful career in theatre. The group will learn about the audition procedures, agent submissions, head shots and resumes. The instructor will also help students set personal goals and will select a few students to experience a cold reading In a positive environment.

Acting Audition Duration: 1½ Hours The Acting Audition workshop gives students the knowledge of how important first impressions are when entering the audition room for the first time. This workshop will focus on the monologue, cold readings and stage presence. The session kicks off with an interactive group activity, and then works on specific material focusing on making choices while in an audition situation.

Step by Step Duration: 1½ Hours

Top Tip: Popular with dance groups

Students have the opportunity to experience many different Broadway dance styles. This session can be taught by a performer from the show the group is seeing and feature choreography from that show. Other options for this workshop include a professional dance audition or a specific type of dance (tap, modern, hip hop, etc.). There is always time for questions, pictures and autographs.

Stage Make-Up Duration: 1½ Hours Through demonstrations applied to volunteers, your group will learn the basics of make-up application and effects-rendering from a professional make-up artist. This lecture-based class will show your group the correct technique of make-up application and give a bit of the history on why make-up is applied during live theatre.

Making a Scene Duration: 1½ Hours Professional actors or teaching artists will advise you on acting choices, vocal techniques and character development designed to encourage bold and creative acting choices. Working on a scene, the focus in this workshop is on interpreting and bringing text to life in truthful, imaginative and specific ways.

The Lion King

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Sporting Experiences & Fixtures NFL Experience Allow: 1-1½ Hours The new NFL Experience Times Square brings your group closer than ever to the NFL and its top teams in a memorable experience from kick-off to playoffs and the Super Bowl. See page 10 for more details.

Yankee Stadium Tour Duration: 1 Hour Take a tour of the Yankee Stadium and learn the history about the 27-time World Series Champion New York Yankees. Get up close to historic baseball artefacts, visit exclusive locations, and learn about the various events that took place at the Stadium throughout history. Each ‘Classic Tour’ is led by a knowledgeable and experienced tour guide.

Sports Match Tickets Study Experiences is able to arrange tickets to see sporting fixtures in New York, such as baseball, basketball and ice hockey. Tickets are strictly subject to availability and pricing will vary significantly depending on the fixture. Options to see play include:-

Baseball • New York Yankees at the Yankee Stadium • New York Mets at Citi Field in Queens

Basketball • Brooklyn Nets play at the Barclays Arena • New York Knicks play at Madison Square Garden

Ice Hockey • New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden • New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey • New York Islanders at the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn

College Basketball Another great option to see high quality sport in New York is to attend a College fixture as tickets can be more easily accessible and lower priced. For example St John’s University College play their matches at Madison Square Garden or see the Sefton Hall University play at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey.

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Shopping Bloomingdales Subway: 59th Street With an enduring international reputation for quality, creativity and uniqueness, Bloomingdale’s is at the forefront of retailing worldwide.

Century 21 Subway: Cortland Street/Fulton Street Located in Lower Manhattan, this NYC retail icon is well-known for designer fashion brands at amazing prices, spread across 7 floors.

B&H Subway: 34th Street The 70,000 square foot B&H NYC Superstore is the largest independent imaging, audio and technology store in the US with competitive pricing. Called an “A/V Eden”, “Mecca for Tech-Heads” and “Nerd Nirvana...” it features an average of 10,000 demo products on the shelves.

Macys Subway: 34th Street Built in 1902, Macy’s Herald Square was the first building to have the modernday escalator, and it has continued to be a trendsetter. Today, “America’s Largest Department Store” covers an entire city block with 11 levels offering a first class selection of top fashion brands along with a wide variety of homewares.

Nintendo World Store Subway: 47th-50th Streets - Rockefeller Center Located in Manhattan’s historic Rockefeller Center, Nintendo NY is your very own Warp Pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond! With 10,000 square feet of dedicated gaming goodness spread over 2 floors, you can check out new and exciting titles headed to Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of handheld systems, while also scratching that itch to pick up exclusive memorabilia featuring your favorite selection of gaming superstars!

Niketown Subway: 57th Street The impressive Niketown offers a wide selection of athletic footwear, accessories and equipment.

Westfield World Trade Center Subway: World Trade Center/Cortlandt St The Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping centre located within the WTC Transportation Hub, on the first 5 floors of both 3 and 4 WTC and in the underground concourses connecting the entire complex. With over half a million square feet of new retail its offering includes boutiques and specialty stores, plus convenience retail and malls brimming with leading global brands. Designed by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the design was inspired by the image of a dove being released from a child’s hands.

South Street Seaport Subway: Fulton Street

A thriving waterfront community with breathtaking views and over 50 shops, cafés and restaurants.

Empire Outlets Ferry: Staten Island Ferry Opening in 2018, Empire Outlets will be a new retail centrepiece in New York City’s newest entertainment district, the first and only outlet destination in the city. Its prized location on Staten Island’s waterfront, at the base of the St. George Ferry Terminal, means visitors can get there quickly and spend the day shopping, sightseeing, socialising, and more.

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Where to Eat Study Experiences can pre-book meals for your group to suit your budget and itinerary. We can offer a choice of restaurants which includes but is not limited to those listed below.

Mustang Harry’s Subway: 28th Street – No.1 train Mustang Harry’s is a large sports themed bar and restaurant which serves popular American dishes and is conveniently located near New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Breakfast or dinner can be arranged.

Café R Subway: 34th Street – Macy’s Heralds Square International fare from pasta and sushi to classic American breakfasts or dinners. One visit to the buffets per person.

HB Burger Subway: Times Square – 42nd Street A burger-oriented restaurant with comfortable and spacious seating serving the student market.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Subway: Times Square – 42nd Street A family-friendly chain for seafood and American fare served in a fishing-boat-themed setting inspired by the film Forrest Gump.

Buca di Beppo Subway: 50th Street Stop – No.1 train (restaurant located in Times Square) Authentic Italian pastas, entrées, served family-style for dinner.

Ellen’s Stardust Diner Subway: 50th Street – No.1 train Multi-level ‘50s-themed diner on Broadway with singing waiting staff and an extensive menu of American classics.

Hard Rock Café Subway: Times Square – 42nd Street Rock ’n’ roll memorabilia combines with a high-energy vibe - burgers and American classics are on the menu.

Mamma Sbarro’s Subway: 49th- 50th Street – No.1 train A neighbourhood favourite for it’s exceptionally fresh and authentic Italian fare and close to Times Square. Buffet breakfasts or buffet dinners can be arranged.

Cosmic Diner 52 Subway: 50th Street – No.1 train A no-frills 24-hour Greek-style diner serving an extensive menu of American food. Plated continental or American breakfast or plated dinner can be arranged.

Planet Hollywood Subway: 50th Street Stop – No.1 train (restaurant located in Times Square ) Located in the heart of Broadway, movie memorabilia takes centre stage at this tribute-to-Hollywood restaurant serving American fare plated dinner.

Café Palmero Subway: Grand Street/Canal Street Classic Italian café in Little Italy serving an individual Pizza dinner, with it’s award winning World Famous Cannoli for dessert.

IL Piccolo Buffalo Italian Restaurant Subway: Grand Street/Canal Street Classic Italian restaurant in Little Italy serving a 3-course plated Italian dinner in an authentic Italian setting.

Amazing 66 Subway: Grand Street/Canal Street Bright, busy restaurant in Chinatown offering traditional and modern Cantonese Chinese dishes served family-style.

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Getting Around On Foot Walking is the best way to see New York’s sites (as long as you wear comfortable shoes!); and to walk the length of a single block takes approximately 4 minutes.

Subway MTA New York City Transit operates one of the world’s largest subway systems with 24hr express and local services, 842 miles of track, and 468 stations in four boroughs. Study Experiences can pre-order your Metrocards prior to your trip.

Bus New York’s bus system is simpler but slower than the subway, although it does have the advantage of cross- town routes. Over three dozen services operate with bus stops every two or three blocks, indicated by red, white and blue poles with route numbers marked on them.

Taxi The New York Yellow Taxis are one of the most popular sights in the city. When they are available for hire they display an illuminated sign on the roof and can be hailed from anywhere on the street. It is easier to use subways during daylight hours, as the roads are usually jam packed and even though the taxis are reasonably priced, if there is a jam it can end up being quite pricey to get to your destination! The evenings and on Sundays are the recommended times to use taxis.

Private Coach Hire If you prefer your group not to use public transport during their stay and want to visit several attractions across Manhattan and neighbouring boroughs then private coach hire can be arranged.

Notes To help plan your trip please use this section to jot down all the choices you are interested in discussing with us.

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