News Summary

• The American Tributaries program sends kids from NYC and suburban New Jersey to South Carolina.
• The 12-day itinerary includes visiting the Cypress Gardens swamp preserve where “The Notebook’ was filmed, spending time in Charleston and meeting local farmers.
• They also stop at the McLeod Plantation to understand more about the realities of slavery and spend a day at Fort Jackson military base, where they learn about military life and shot guns.
• The program was founded by Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, dad Michael Whidden, who was frustrated when, after pandemic lockdowns lifted, his daughter’s Manhattan high school started sending kids on immersive trips abroad again.