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Travel Trade Student Tours Santa Clara is Northern California's premier student group tour location. It's easy to see why students love visiting the Santa Clara area. With an exciting theme park, technological wonders, and a year-round beautiful climate (over 300 days of sunshine annually), the city is Northern California's best place to stay, play, and learn. In addition, Time Magazine recently named the City of Santa Clara the 10th Safest City in the U.S. with population of at least 100,000. Performance and Competition
 Great America offers a variety of performance options.
The Celebration of Music Festival allows elementary through high school students
to showcase their talents in band, orchestra, or choir in one of the park's
professional theaters and to receive constructive feedback from a panel
of professional musicians. For more information, call 408.985.5853.Performing Arts Day provides students interested in onstage and backstage theater work the chance to learn from industry professionals. Those interested can attend workshops that include: acting improvisation, dance movement, vocal classes, auditions 101, special effects, technical theater, and career building. For group tickets for Performing Arts Day, call 408.986.5853. Play in the Plaza is a program available to performance groups throughout the Great America season (March through October). Bands choirs, and dance groups can perform inside Great America during any public operating day. For more information on Play in the Plaza, including availability and requirements, contact special events at 408.968.5862, or visit www.pgathrills.com for a brochure. Science and Technology
 Fun Science: Great America offers the only exclusive Physics, Science, and Math Days at any theme park in California.
Students and teachers from throughout California and the Western U.S. receive hands-on learning that brings classroom concepts to life in the park. Elementary, middle, and high school students get to experience first-hand potential and kinetic energy and the science of G forces. Educator-designed support materials are provided with each ticket order. For more information, visit www.pgathrills.com or to order group tickets or to be placed on a mailing list, call 408.985.5853.The Intel Museum introduces students to the world of micro-miniature computer chips, where millions of electronic components are packed onto quarter-inch squares of silicon, and time is measured in billionths of seconds. Interactive exhibits and hands-on labs let students explore concepts and conduct their own experiments. Thousands of students visit the museum each year. A group visit usually lasts two hours and includes a guided tour and an interactive lab led by a knowledgeable museum instructor. To support the visit, the museum provides packets that include a course description, age specific vocabulary and suggestions for classroom activities that students can do before and after the visit.  For larger groups of 35 or more students, the museum provides self-guided tours and activity books. The books guide students through exhibits and provide many fun and interesting exercises. For example, students can decipher a secret message written in binary code, or go on a high-tech scavenger hunt for interesting facts. Museum personnel area available to answer questions. For more information or to schedule a visit, call 408.765.0503 or send an email to museum@intel.com. Reservations are based on availability, so please book early. The NASA Ames Exploration Center showcases the ongoing endeavors of NASA. Rotating exhibits and space artifacts are on display, including a moon rock and other space memorabilia. The Exploration Center is open to groups of all sizes. Open 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and Noon through 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is FREE. For more information, visit www.arc.nasa.gov or call 650.604.6497. The Tech Museum of Innovation engages people of all ages in exploring and experiencing technologies affecting our lives… and to inspire the young to become innovators in the technologies of the future. With over 250 interactive exhibits, five permanent exhibit galleries, floor programs, and activities, guest speakers, and an IMAX Dome Theater, groups will get a real taste of the spirit of innovation that Silicon Valley represents. The Tech offers labs for students and special rates for school and other groups of 20 or more with advance reservations. More Group Friendly Attractions
Roaring Camp Railroads - Music Under the Oaks and in the Redwoods Bands and choirs have the opportunity to perform on one or both of Roaring Camp's stages. The main stage in an outdoor area seats 2,500 guests and the indoor stage in Bret Harte Hall seats 600 guests. There is a built-in audience and a fun and historical place to perform. For more information, visit www.roaringcamprr.com, or call 831.335.4484. Stanford University group tours include the Main Quad, Memorial Church, the science and engineering buildings, White Plaza, the Stanford Bookstore, and several libraries. Groups of ten or more must schedule a private tour by advance reservations. Bus tours are also available for groups able to provide their own bus. Subject to availability, tours can be scheduled daily from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Free campus tours are available twice daily at 11:00 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. for groups less than ten). For tour information, visit www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/tours/, or call 650.723.2560. Winchester Mystery House provides fascinating group tours of the beautiful, but bizarre 160-room Victorian mansion designed and built (1884-1922) by the eccentric heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune. Tours are also available of the Winchester Gardens. For more information, visit www.winchestermysteryhouse.com or call 408.247.2000. Shopping
Groups can shop or have lunch at several great shopping locations in the Santa Clara
Area. Westfield Shoppingtown is not only one of Northern California's largest enclosed
shopping malls, but also home to an international food court - www.valleyfair.shoppingtown.com Directly across the street from Westfield are more than a dozen restaurants and upscale shops at Santana Row. The Row was inspired by the grand boulevards of Europe and America - www.santanarow.com Gilroy Premium Outlets features over 145 stores offering between 25% and 65% discount everyday, plus special group tour benefits and discounts. www.premiumoutlets.com/gilroy |
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