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TCA ARSHAG DICKRANIAN ARMENIAN SCHOOL
1200 CAHUENGA BLVD. LOS ANGELES, CA 90038

TCA Arshag Dickranian School’s Eighth Graders Visit Washington D.C. and New York

Los Angeles, April 13, 2010 - The 8th grade students of TCA Arshag Dickranian School went on their March 26-31 six day educational trip to Washington D.C. and New York., escorted by Ms. Alvard Uzunyan, their home room teacher. The trip was organized by Mario Travel Teck and was accompanied by several parents.

On their first day in Washington DC, the group toured the nation's capital exploring the memorial sites of presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Later in the afternoon, the group visited the Arlington Cemetery, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Walls and the Korean War Veterans Memorial, reflecting upon the soldiers who gave up their lives for their country.

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Ms. Alvard Uzunyan surrounded by her 8th graders in front of the White House

On day two, the students first visited the White House and after spending valuable time, the group headed towards the National Mall observing various statues and paintings of famous people in American history. While there, the 8th graders also watched a documentary about the Revolutionary War and the Independence of America, which they found very informative.

On their third day of the trip, the group was very excited to visit the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, where they spent three hours meeting with the staff of the Embassy and touring the several rooms that display artifacts from Armenia, such as rugs, statues and paintings.

TCA Arshag Dickranian School's 8th Graders exploring the Nation's Capital

The next morning, the group boarded their bus heading towards New York with a short stop in Philadelphia to visit the Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. The students were amused with all the horse carriages in the plaza. Upon arriving to New York City, the students spent the rest of the day taking a stroll in Time Square with stops at Hershey's and the McDonald's famed to be the biggest one in the world.
The final fifth and sixth days of the trip were spent by site seeing the world famous and historic locations of New York such as the Wall Street, the Statue of Liberty, the Rockefeller Center, the meat packing factory and Time Square.

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Ms. Alvard Uzunyan with her students at president Roosevelt's Memorial

Upon their return the students found their week long excursion very enjoyable and informative, whereas parents expressed their high level of satisfaction of the program and the way it was organized.

Located at 1200 North Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles, the TCA Arshag Dickranian Armenian School is a federally tax exempt, Pre-K to 12th grade private educational institution. For more information visit www.dickranianschool.org.

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