1. Study Abroad 2013

2. England, Ireland, and Wales with Ms. Laury and Ms. Blumenshine China with Dr. Hyatt

3. Introductions Welcome! Dr. Hyatt – China, Summer 2013 Ms. Laury and Ms. Blumenshine – England, Ireland and Wales, Spring Break 2013

4. Why Study Abroad? The Lambert Way: GOAL College Applications Personal Growth BEFORE College Connections

5. China Trip Summer 2013 June 15-28th Day 1: Fly overnight to China Day 2: Arrive in Beijing Day 3: Beijing (guided tour, visit the Summer Palace, ride on a dragon boat, visit The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square) Day 4: Beijing (travel to Badaling, tour The Great Wall, meet local host families) Day 5: Beijing (ILS placement and orientation) Day 6: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school) Day 7: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school) Day 8: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school) Day 9: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school) Day 10: Beijing to Xi’an (Fly to Xi’an – bike ride on the ancient City Wall) Day 11: Xi’an (guided tour, visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Terracotta Warriors) Day 12: Xi’an to Shanghai (fly to Shanghai, visit Shanghai World Finance Center, the Bund, and enjoy a Chinese acrobatics show) Day 13: Shanghai (guided tour, visit the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Yuan Garden then see Nanjing Lu) Day 14: Depart for home

6. England, Ireland, Wales Spring Break 2013 Day 1: Fly overnight to IRELAND! Day 2: Shannon and Killarney Day 3: Killarney (Ring of Kerry and Bog Museum) Day 4: Killarney and Dublin (Blarney Castle, Cashel Rock) Day 5: Dublin (Georgia squares, O’Connell Street, Book of Kells at Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral) Day 6: Dublin/North Wales Day 7: Stratford, Oxford, and London (Tour Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford, the gardens at Anne Hathaway’s cottage, and Oxford) Day 8: London (Big Ben and Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace) Day 9: Depart for Home

7. EF – Education First Why EF? www.eftours.com/1216990

8. Money British Iles Trip England, Ireland, and Wales Trip $2,682.00 Includes: Round-trip airfare, comfortable motor coach, ferry, 7 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms, breakfast daily, full- time EF Tour Director (local), and 2 sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides Does NOT include: lunch daily, tipping, shopping, passports

9. Money - China Study Mandarin in Beijing $3670 Included: round trip flights, comfortable motor coach, internal flights, 6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms, 6 overnight stays with Chinese host families, breakfast and dinner daily, full-time EF Tour director, 3 sightseeing torus led by licensed local guides, 1 sightseeing tour led by your tour director, entrance to: Summer Palace, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Great Wall of China, Big Wild Goose Park, Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple, and Yu Yuan Gardens, along with experiential learning through 18 Mandarin language lessons Does NOT include: Lunch daily, Tipping, shopping, passports

10. AccountingCost Total cost for Beijing Trip$3,670.00 Registration Fee to Secure YOUR spot!-$95 Balance$3,575 Divided over 8 monthly payments$446.88 per month! Again, as soon as we have a firm group, we will set our first fundraising meeting to work on ideas to lower costs. Fundraising will be OPTIONAL and go towards your individual trip. There are several ideas in the works, but YOU can make this what you need it to be! Discounts and Fundraising China Tour 2013

11. AccountingCost Total cost for England, Ireland, and Wales$2,682.00 Discount for signing up by February 29 th -$150.00 Registration Fee to Secure YOUR spot!-$95 Balance$2,437.00 Divided over 12 monthly payments$203.08 per month! As soon as we have a firm group, we will set our first fundraising meeting to work on ideas to lower costs. Fundraising will be OPTIONAL and go towards your individual trip. There are several ideas in the works, but YOU can make this what you need it to be! Discounts and Fundraising England, Ireland, and Wales 2013

12. How do I sign up? England Ireland and Wales: www.eftours.com/1216990 www.eftours.com/1216990 Beijing, China: www.eftours.com/1215373www.eftours.com/1215373 Click on Enroll It’s that simple!

13. Questions/Concerns Email, call, or set an appointment to speak to one of us England, Ireland, and Wales Ms. Ashley Laury (x. 411807) – alaury@forsyth.k12.ga.usalaury@forsyth.k12.ga.us Ms. Bethany Blumenshine (x. 411805)– bblumenshine@forsyth.k12.ga.usbblumenshine@forsyth.k12.ga.us China Dr. Charles Hyatt (x. 412810)– chyatt@forsyth.k12.ga.uschyatt@forsyth.k12.ga.us Go to the website and submit your email address to keep updated on what is happening – just in case you decide to commit! Talk it over with your family and friends – we’d love to have you join us!