The University of Pennsylvania is proud to once again host the Penn Relays School Days Program at the 116th Running of the Penn Relay Carnival. The 11th annual Penn Relays School Days Field Trip will take place on Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23, 2010.
Children from Philadelphia and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to see the finest track athletes in the world compete, spend a day on an Ivy League campus, enjoy an education assembly, visit the Penn Museum, and enjoy all the excitement and fun that makes the Penn Relays such a special Philadelphia tradition.
For the second year in a row School Days has teamed up with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for some exciting activities! Check back here for more information on the activities at the museum.
Sponsored by Penn Athletics and the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News (in conjunction with the News In Education (NIE) program), each student that attends the Penn Relays School Days will receive a packet of educational information about the Penn Relays & Penn Museum that includes lesson plans about the history and orientation of track and field. Teachers can also order the packet for their classes directly from the NIE program.
A year ago, more than 5,000 students from 139 area schools in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey took part in the 2009 Penn Relays School Days Program at the 115th Running of the Penn Relay Carnival.
Discounted tickets will be offered at only $5 per person (normally $16) if your order is received prior to Friday, April 2, 2010. After April 2nd, tickets are $8. All tickets must be ordered by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2010! Please note that we require one chaperone per 10 students and chaperones ARE required to purchase tickets.
CLICK HERE to download a copy of this year's School Days order form. Please follow all instructions provided on the form and make sure to include an email address as this will be the only way of contacting you in the future about School Days.
