Benefits to your child
Global Citizenship
Why this tour?
Global Classroom
WHY TRAVEL?
•Educational Objectives
•Why EF?
•Wherever we learn, EF is there
•Why Group Travel?
•School Credit Opportunities
•Optional All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
•My Approach to Safety
•What are you responsible for?
•Passports and Visas
•Tour Highlights
•Expectations on a Service Learning Tour
•Everything You Get
•Our Full Time Tour Director
•EF Price Guarantee & Payment Options
•Paying for Your Tour
•How do I Reserve my Spot
OUR MEETING AGENDA
EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
Align with school curricula to bring subjects, people, places and events to life.
Promote understanding, cultural respect, language learning and global citizenship.
Sharpen key 21st century skills, including communication and global competence.
Navigate new experiences and adapt to change with confidence.
WHY EF?
Safety first• All-Inclusive Coverage Plan• 6-to-1 student-to-chaperone ratio• 24-hour emergency on-call service• Full-time personal, bilingual Tour Director
Most educational• Fully accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), just like our school
• Trained and licensed local guides
Best Value• Highest quality at the guaranteed lowest
prices• Planning and organizing all tour logistics by
travel experts
Peace of Mind• Should social unrest or natural events make
traveling to our destination unsafe, EF will work with our group to make alternative arrangements.
WHEREVER WE LEARN, EF IS THERE
EF has 37,000 staff and teachers in more than 500 offices in over 50 countries
Group travel keeps tours affordable, allowing more students to see the world
• Combined groups get the best value
• Tour choice and departure date flexibility to match with other groups
• Meet other students from around the country
• Our departure date is
2/13/2016
WHY GROUP TRAVEL?
Traveling with EF
Traveling with EF
Students learn on a deeper level when their lessons connect to their own lives. EF’s weShare platform makes sure that happens on tour.
• Taps into each student’s strengths and passions
• Helps put a more personal lens on their experience
• Gives students a chance to reflect on and share what they’ve learned through post-tour presentations and videos
• Provides opportunity to earn high school or college credit
weShare
A MORE ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCE
ALL-INCLUSIVECOVERAGE PLAN
If you choose this plan, it covers your child for:
• Tour cancellation and interruption
• Illness and accident
• Baggage and property
• Flight delay
• 24hr access to an English-speaking representative
For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.
The same rules and behavioral expectations that apply to school will apply on my tour.
If a traveler violates my rules, I have the right to send them home from tour at the parents’ expense.
MY APPROACH TO SAFETY
•Spending money for optional excursions, free time activities, souvenirs, beverages and snacks ($30-$65 per day)
•Tips for your Tour Director, bus driver and local guides (around $10 per day)
•Passport and/or visa fees
These are all necessities each traveler will be responsible for on this tour.
WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?
All travelers are responsible for securing necessary documentation
•Valid passports are required for all travelers
•Passports may take up to 14 weeks to process
•Some destinations may require travel visas
•Non-U.S. citizens may require special visas or other travel documents
•Important note: Passports must be valid for at least six months after our scheduled return date
PASSPORTS AND VISAS
WHAT TO EXPECT ON OUR SERVICE LEARNING TOUR
Meaningful Service
Get matched with established non-profits and NGOs to make sure your contributions are both
meaningful and sustainable.
Cultural Immersion
Live in the communities you serve—celebrating traditional customs and forming lasting
connections with locals.
Leadership Development
Your Field Director takes yourservice experience even further, strengthening leadership skills
through activities and workshops.
•Take a scenic drive through the Amazon Basin and then canoe up the Napo River to the Minga Lodge where you’ll participate in a community orientation
• Participant in service projects in a nearby village focusing on education, clean water and agriculture
•Visit one of the 60 waterfalls in Baños then explore the beautiful Pastaza river canyon
Highlights
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights from our Itinerary!
EVERYTHING YOU GETProgram price includes
Full-time Field Director
Sustainable service project with localnon-profit organization
Service hours that count towardacademic credit
Sightseeing led by expert local guides
All of the details covered: Round-trip flightson major carriers; accommodations;Comfortable motorcoach; Breakfast, lunchand dinner daily
OUR FULL-TIMEFIELD DIRECTOR
•Culturally connected
•Helps us understand the needs of the community
•Stays with us 24/7 to handle allon-tour logistics
•Facilitates post-project reflection activities
PAYING FOR YOUR TOUR
$319 a month
EF Price Guarantee - your guaranteed lowest price will never change once you enroll
EF’s Flexible Payment Options
2
3
1 Pay in Full at Enrollment
Automatic Monthly or Bi-weekly Payment Plan
Pay Manually in three installments - $50 plan fee
* Only $95 to enroll
For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.
Online
eftours.com/1624321KJ
Phone
800-665-5364
Tour Number1624321KJ
Application deadline5/04/2015
*If you enroll by this deadline, you will be entered to win one of our 50 free trips to commemorate EF’s 50th anniversary
HOW DO I RESERVE MY SPOT?
eftours.com/1624321KJ
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to
experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and
richer experience.ELEANOR ROOSEVELT