Do you know a civic-minded Oklahoma High School Senior?

Close Up Foundation’s Washington, D.C. High School Program is a one-of-a-kind trip for students to experience their government in action. During this six-day/five-night program, students make personal connections with the people, institutions, and iconic sites that embody our nation’s past and present.

Travel Dates: March 16th thru 21st 2025 

Expenses Covered by Oklahoma United: Airfare, Hotel, Tuition, Transportation to and in DC for scheduled events, Daily Pocket Money, Admission to scheduled tours, program supplies. 

Requirements: Oklahoma High School Senior in good standing at any Oklahoma Public School. Submit resume and cover letter with email addresses for two teacher references. 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: FEBRUARY 10, 2025 

EMAIL TO: Info@OK-United.org 

Students will explore Washington D.C. “up close” with a group of students from across the United States. They'll see monuments, neighborhoods, and all the best sights in D.C. with this 100% free program. 

The Close Up Foundation has produced student civics experiences since 1971. The one-week program in Washington, D.C. typically includes students from high schools across the United States. Discussions, light assignments for reading, and journaling are part of the program. Students stay in a hotel reserved for the program, and all ground transportation is provided with the group.

Chaperones are present and available 24 hours for individual questions and needs, including a previous attendee sponsored in 2024 by Oklahoma United. Close Up endeavors to schedule meetings for each student with his or her home-state congressional staff and elected officials as well as policy experts. Other tours include museums, the US Capitol and other public buildings and offices, monuments, the Mall, and other historic sites, with personalized and behind-the-scenes tours and question/answer with instructors and various elected and appointed officials in government. 

The deadline is approaching fast, so please send far and wide to all civic-minded Oklahoma high school seniors you know!