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Educational Excursions - Spring Trip

Co-Chairs:   ​Karin Pinto
                    Yvonne Whelan
Trips:  One fall and one spring.
Format:  The Educational Excursions committee typically organizes two trips each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. The purpose of these trips is to provide an opportunity to see and learn about other areas in the Midwest while enjoying the company of PWC members and guests.

Spring Trip 2025

Chicago, IL
Thursday, April 24, 2025

The Spring Education Excursions and the Chicago Spring Bus Trip are combining to share a bus to Chicago!

The two groups will board the bus together at the West Lafayette Meijer and will travel to downtown Chicago. Everyone will enjoy the Century of Progress outdoor 90-minute walking tour on the south lakeshore museum campus featuring the Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum, all of which were part of the 1933-1934 Century of Progress World’s Fair.

Around noon, the groups will separate when the Spring Trip participants are dropped off at Rush and Superior Streets for an afternoon on their own. The Ed Excursion participants will proceed to the Chicago History Museum in Lincoln Park for a boxed lunch and time to learn about Chicago’s history in the museum. Additional time may be available to visit Lincoln Park Zoo, the conservatory or the nature museum.

At 4:00, the Educational Excursions group will depart and, after picking up the Chicago Spring Bus Trip participants at Rush/Superior, return to West Lafayette.

The tentative itinerary is as follows:
8:00 AM (EDT) – Depart West Lafayette Meijer, with one bathroom stop
~10:00 AM (CDT) – 90-minute Century of Progress outdoor walking tour
12:00 noon – Drop off Chicago Spring Bus Trip participants at Rush/Superior
12:30 PM – Ed Excursions participants continue to the Chicago History Museum Boxed lunch, self-guided museum tour, possible time to explore Lincoln Park
4:00 PM – Ed Excursions Depart Chicago History Museum
4:30 PM – Pick up Chicago Spring Bus Trip participants at Rush/Superior
7:30 PM (EDT) – Arrive in West Lafayette

​Save the stress and expense of driving to visit Chicago and join us, exploring on your own or learning more about Chicago’s history and neighboring Lincoln Park.

The cost is:
Spring Bus Trip (includes bus and morning tour) - $70/member, $75/guest
​Ed Excursion Trip (includes bus, morning tour, lunch, museum admission) - $105/member, $110/guest
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Spring 2024 Trip to Indy!
Questions? Please contact the Educational Excursions committee at educationalexcursions@purduewomensclub.org

​Registration for 2025 is CLOSED

Register by April 14, 2025

To register and pay via U.S. Mail, click the Registration Form button above.
Are you wondering if you have already registered for the SpringTrip?
If so, please contact the Educational Excursions team via email and someone will check for you.