Hart Middle School

4-Day Program: Washington, DC

Tuesday, November 10 – Friday, November 13, 2026

Per person price based on occupancy:

$1,095 Student Quad/Quint (All Suite Rooms)

$1,345 Adult Double

$1,675 Adult Single

$1,195 Adult Triple (2 Beds)*

*If you choose this option, please have two other adults register for Triple as well.

10% deposit required upon registration

Remaining balance due in monthly installments with final payment due 9/4/26.

Contracted prices are based on group size of 35 or more paying participants per motor coach (55 passengers max.) If the final number of paying participants totals less than the published price, the itinerary will be renegotiated or trip costs increased accordingly.

Academic Expeditions provides a Travel Protection Base Plan.  The plan is available to citizens of the United States and Canada and includes coverage for Trip Interruption, Missed Connection, Travel Delay, Accident & Sickness Medical Expense, Evacuation, and Baggage Loss/Delay  

Upon registering, families will also have the option to purchase two Pre-trip Cancellation upgrades:  

• Option 1) Trip Cancellation for qualifying, documented reasons for reimbursement up to 100% of the non-refundable trip cost, or
• Option 2) Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) – includes Option 1, plus cancel up to 48 hours prior to departure and receive up to 75% of the non-refundable trip cost according to our Terms & Conditions. For more information, please visit our Insurance Page.

• Professional General Liability and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy ($10,000,000)
  Deluxe motor coach transportation with driver and all transfers (4 days)
• Premium hotel accommodations (3 nights)
• Private professional hotel night time security (3 nights)
• Custom designed itinerary
• Entrance fees to all program sites and day/evening activities
• Full-time Professional Academic Expeditions Tour Educator (4 Days)
• All supplemental guiding services
• All Meals (3 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners)
• All taxes
• Driver gratuities included; Tour Director / Guide not included. Additional gratuity for exceptional service is always appreciated.
• 24 Hour emergency access number
• Complete custom educational materials
• Personalized laser engraved luggage tags and name badges with lanyards
• Travel Protection Plan providing coverage for Cancellation, Interruption, Missed Connection, Travel Delay, Accident & Sickness Medical Expense, Evacuation, and Baggage Loss/Delay
• Upon registering, families will also have the option to purchase two Pre-trip Cancellation upgrades:

Option 1) Trip Cancellation for qualifying, documented reasons for reimbursement up to 100% of the non-refundable trip cost, or 

Option 2) Cancel for Any Reason (CFAR) – includes Option 1, plus cancel up to 48 hours prior to departure and receive up to 75% of the non-refundable trip cost according to our Terms & Conditions.

*For full details about the travel protection we offer, visit our Insurance page.

• Tour guide gratuities
• Souvenirs:)

Aaron Mertig, Program Director
Contact: Email Aaron

Aaron grew up in very rural northern Wisconsin, an hour south of Lake Superior. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. After teaching middle school social studies for six years, he successfully transitioned to tour guiding which became his love. After being a tour director for 10 plus years, which included being a licensed guide in Washington, DC, he was seeking some balance in his life (and so were his four kids and their wiener dog named Oscar). He was excited to join the Academic Expeditions team as Director of Program Development and share his passion of lifelong learning coupled with his love of traveling. Aaron and his kids currently reside in Hudson, WI, just outside the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul.