Subject to Change
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
The College of William and Mary Elderhostel Program Schedule
A Nature Lover's Guide to Exploring Williamsburg and the James River

Sunday
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Informal gathering during registration
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm Welcome and Announcements
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Introduction to Williamsburg and the Historic Triangle
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Introductions and Academic Program Overview

Monday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
9:00 am - 10:30 am Class: An Introduction to Birding in Williamsburg
10:45 am - 12:15 pm Class: Williamsburg Area Rare Tree and Plant Life
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Field Trip: Walking Excursion through the William and Mary campus, College Woods, Lake Matoaka
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Concert: Rare Colonial Instruments

Tuesday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 11:00 am Birding Excursion
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Class: Williamsburg: A Crash Course in Colonial History
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Class: The Chesapeake Bay: Ecology and Endangered Species
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
FREE EVENING: Free Concert/Bruton Parish Church 8:00 pm/Depart hotel by 7:15 in order to get a seat

Wednesday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Buffet Breakfast at your leisure
9:00 am - 10:30 am Class: Bird Migration, Conservation, and the Chesapeake Bay
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Class: A Geologic History of the James River and Chesapeake Bay
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Field Trip: Fossil Collecting along the shores of the James River
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Entertainment Program

Thursday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Buffet Breakfast at your leisure
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Guided walking tour of Colonial Williamsburg
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
FREE AFTERNOON for exploring Williamsburg on your own
5:15 pm Tavern Dinner in Colonial Williamsburg

Friday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 9:00 am Check-out time
9:00 am - 10:30 am Class: Looking to the Future: Conservation and Environmental Policy in Virginia
10:30 am - 10:45 am Final Farewells
End of Program: Boxed lunch available for your trip home