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1 WHY TRAVEL? Benefits to your child Global Citizenship Why this tour/destination/non-core tour? Global Classroom

2 OUR MEETING AGENDA 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 Everything You Get EF Price Guarantee & Payment Options Paying for Your Tour How do I Reserve my Spot

3 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.

4 WHY EF? Safety first All-Inclusive Coverage Plan 6-to-1 student-to-chaperone ratio Full-time personal, bilingual Tour Director 24-hour emergency on-call service 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.

5 WHEREVER WE LEARN, EF IS THERE EF has 37,000 staff and teachers in more than 500 offices in over 50 countries

6 Traveling with EF 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 window is 6/04/2016 – 6/10/2016 Traveling with EF WHY GROUP TRAVEL?

7 A MORE ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCE weShare 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

8 ALL-INCLUSIVE COVERAGE PLAN This plan 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.

9 MY APPROACH TO SAFETY 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.

10 WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR? 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.

11 PASSPORTS AND VISAS 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

12 TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Highlights from our Itinerary! Enjoy a boat ride through the Tortuguero canals and then visit the Tortuguero National park Adventure into the jungle and go on a canopy tour in Sarapiqui Take a kayaking trip on Lake Arenal and then head to La Fortuna Waterfall Highlights

13 Highlights from my last tour! Click on these links… Here is the White Water rafting in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic Here is the Costa Rica Video

14 EVERYTHING YOU GET Full-time, bilingual Tour Director Educational itinerary Sightseeing led by licensed local guides Entrance fees to select attractions weShare, EF’s online platform for a deeper learning experience Round-trip flights on major carriers Hotels with private bathrooms Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily Comfortable motor coach All-Inclusive Coverage Plan Program price includes

15 PAYING FOR YOUR TOUR EF Price Guarantee - your guaranteed lowest price will never change once you enroll $ 127 a month

16 EF’s Flexible Payment Options * Only $95 to enroll 23 1 Pay in Full at Enrollment Automatic Monthly or Bi-weekly Payment Plan Pay Manually in three installments - $50 plan fee

17 For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday. HOW DO I RESERVE MY SPOT? Online-M. Edwards (Young Ladies) eftours.com/1676059FY Online-T.C. Porter (Young Men) eftours.com/1676462RD Phone 800-665-5364 Tour Number 1676059FY Application deadline EXTENDED

18 eftours.com/1676059FY (girls) eftours.com/1676462RD (boys) 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


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