Global Leadership Academy Charter Schools
7th Grade Underground Railroad Excursion
May 24–28, 2026 • Niagara Falls • Windsor • Detroit • Cincinnati
MEDIA ADVISORY: GLA invites media to capture interviews and footage of our 7th grade scholars as they depart on a historic educational excursion retracing the Underground Railroad from Canada to Cincinnati. Coverage opportunities are available at each phase of the excursion.
Day 0 — Travel Day
Departure & Arrival in Niagara Falls
Sunday, May 24, 2026
- 4:30 AM — Motor coach arrival at school
- 5:00 AM — Scholars depart for Niagara, Canada
- 2:00 PM — U.S. Customs: Buffalo/Fort Erie Peace Bridge
- 2:30 PM — Fort Erie/Waverly Beach — Site of the Niagara Movement of 1905
- 3:00 PM — Niagara City Cruises — Niagara Falls Tour
- 4:00 PM — Check into Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls, ON
Day 1
Retrace Harriet Tubman’s Steps — Niagara to Windsor
Monday, May 25, 2026
- 8:30 AM — Black History tour begins along Niagara River Parkway
- Highlights — Harriet Tubman’s crossing point into Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, scenic wine country
- 9:30 AM — Tour Salem Chapel BME Church, St. Catharines, ON
- 2:30 PM — Buxton Historic Site, North Buxton, ON
- 5:00 PM — Check into DoubleTree, Windsor, ON
Day 2
Chatham-Kent Historic Sites & School Visits
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society — First Baptist Church & Mary Ann Shadd Cary statue
- 11:30 AM — School visits: Indian Creek Road Public School & Victor Lauriston Public School
- 2:30 PM — Josiah Henson Museum of African Canadian History (Uncle Tom’s Cabin), Dresden, ON
- 6:30 PM — Dinner dance aboard Windsor Premier Cruises
Day 3
Detroit — Motown & Wright Museum
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- 9:00 AM — First Congregational Church tour, Detroit, MI
- 11:30 AM — Motown Museum, Detroit, MI
- 2:30 PM — The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
- 4:30 PM — Depart for Cincinnati, OH
Day 4 — Final Day
National Underground Freedom Center & Return
Thursday, May 28, 2026
- 10:00 AM — National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH
- 10:30 AM — John Roebling Bridge Crossing (symbolic crossing)
- 12:00 PM — Guided museum tour
- 1:30 PM — Depart for home (Philadelphia)
Media Contact
PR Executive:Ken Kilpatrick
Email: ken@sylviamarketing.com • Phone: (215) 817-3095
GLA Schools:
Dr. Booker, CEO/Founder