WHY TRAVEL?
Benefits to your child
Global Citizenship
Why this tour?
Global Classroom
OUR MEETING AGENDA
• Educational Objectives
• Why EF?
• Wherever We Earn, EF is There
• What to Expect on Our Service Learning Tour
• Tour Highlights
• Why Group Travel?
• All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
• My Approach to Safety
• What are You Responsible for?
• Passports and Visas
• Everything You Get
• The EF Price Guarantee / Payment Options
• Paying for Your Tour
• How do You Reserve Your Spot?
EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
Align with school curricula to bring subjects, people,
places and events to life.
Promote our shared humanity through meaningful
reflection and sustainable service.
Strengthen youth voice and empowerment to affect
change both at home and abroad.
Provide global settings to sharpen key 21st century
skills: critical thinking, problem solving,
communication, collaboration and global
competence.
Navigate new experiences and adapt to change with
confidence.
WHY EF?
Safety first
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All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
6-to-1 student-to-chaperone ratio
Trained and licensed local guides
24-hour emergency on-call service
Most educational
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Full-time Field Director trained to lead reflective
activities
Sustainable service project with local non-profits
Cultural immersion in the communities we serve
Best value
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Highest quality at the guaranteed lowest prices
Planning and organizing all tour logistics by travel
experts
Peace of mind
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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
WHAT TO EXPECT ON OUR
SERVICE LEARNING TOUR
Meaningful Service
Cultural Immersion
Leadership Development
Get matched with established
non-profits and NGOs to make
sure your contributions are both
meaningful and sustainable.
Live in the communities you
serve—celebrating traditional
customs and forming lasting
connections with locals.
Your Field Director takes your
service experience even further,
strengthening leadership skills
through activities and workshops.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
VIDEO: EF SERVICE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
TOUR ITINERARY
WHY GROUP TRAVEL?
Group travel keeps tours affordable,
allowing more students to see the world
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Combined groups get the best value
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Tour choice and departure date flexibility to
match with other groups
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Meet other students from around the country
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Our requested tour dates are June 6th – June 14th,
2015
Traveling with EF
Traveling with EF
ALL-INCLUSIVE
COVERAGE PLAN
The plan covers your child for
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Tour cancellation and interruption
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Illness and accident
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Baggage and property
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Flight delay
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24-hour access to 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.
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.
WHAT ARE YOU
RESPONSIBLE FOR?
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Spending money for optional excursions,
free time activities, souvenirs, beverages,
lunches and snacks
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Tips for your Field Director, bus driver
and local guides (around $10 per day)
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Passport and/or visa fees
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Baggage fees
These are all necessities each traveler will be
responsible for on this tour.
PASSPORTS AND VISAS
All travelers are responsible for securing
necessary documentation
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Valid passports are required for all travelers
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Passports may take up to 14 weeks to process
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Some destinations may require travel visas
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Non-U.S. citizens may require special visas or
other travel documents
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Important note: Passports must be valid for at least
six months after our scheduled return date
EVERYTHING YOU GET
Program price includes
Full-time Field Director
Sightseeing led by expert local guides
Sustainable service project with local
non-profit organization
All of the details covered: Round-trip flights
on major carriers; accommodations;
Comfortable motorcoach; Breakfast, lunch
and dinner daily
Service hours that count toward
academic credit
OUR FULL-TIME
FIELD DIRECTOR
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Culturally connected
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Helps us understand the needs of the
community
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Stays with us 24/7 to handle all
on-tour logistics
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Facilitates post-project reflection activities
PAYMENT OPTIONS
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Pay in Full at Enrollment
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Automatic Payment Plan – Free
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Pay your entire balance at the time you enroll
Payment methods accepted: Visa or MasterCard, ATM/debit card or personal checks.
Payments automatically deducted from your bank account – choose monthly or bi-weekly
Payment methods accepted: ATM/debit card or checking account only.
Manual Payment Plan - $50 Plan Fee
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Receive invoices and make your payments in up to three installments
Payment methods accepted: Visa or MasterCard, ATM/debit cards or personal checks.
PAYING FOR
YOUR TOUR
EF Price Guarantee - your guaranteed lowest
price will never change once you enroll
$156
a month
$5
a day
HOW DO YOU RESERVE
YOUR SPOT?
Online
eftours.com/1674164JE
Phone
800-665-5364
Tour number
1674164JE
Application deadline
Enroll by 12/15/14 to receive the Early Enrollment
Discount!
For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department
at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world; indeed,
it’s the only thing that ever has.”
MARGARET MEAD