Fall 2016 Welcome Weekend

We’re so excited that you’re offering the amazing experience of educational travel to your students. To celebrate, we would be honored to have you join us for a complimentary weekend of fun, food, networking, and information sharing.On Friday prior to dinner, we invite you to tour the WorldStrides headquarters with us. Then we’ll walk together to the Historic Downtown Pedestrian Mall to enjoy dinner at the Downtown Grille, which has been honored by Wine Spectator for its upscale fare and decadent wine list every year since 1999.

On Saturday, we invite you to two of the most historic presidential homes in the United States. We’ll depart early for James Monroe’s Highland, the official residence of fifth President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, from 1799 to 1823. Highland features many of Monroe’s original possessions and other period artifacts.

We will also enjoy a tour of Thomas Jefferson’s mountaintop estate, Monticello, which overlooks Charlottesville. It is one of the best examples of Jeffersonian architecture in the nation as it was designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years by Thomas Jefferson himself.

After lunch at Michie Tavern—where we’ll experience a taste of authentic 18th century dining—we’ll tour the University of Virginia grounds. This tour will focus on the University’s entire history, from its beginnings under founder Thomas Jefferson, to its transformation to one of the top universities in the country. On this tour, you will get to explore the Academic Village and surrounding areas.