1807081SF

WHY TRAVEL?

Benefits to your child

Global Citizenship

Why This Tour?

Global Classroom

OUR MEETING AGENDA

•Educational Objectives

•Why EF?

•Wherever we learn, EF is there

•Tour Highlights

•Why Group Travel?

•All-Inclusive Coverage Plan

•Our Approach to Safety

•What are you responsible for?

•Passports and Visas

•Everything You Get

•EF Price Guarantee & Payment Options

•Paying for Your Tour

•How do I Reserve my Spot

EDUCATIONALOBJECTIVES

Learn about different ecosystems to compare to our own ecosystem.

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•Trained and licensed local guides•24-hour emergency on-call service

Most educational•Fully accredited, just like our school•Full-time personal, bilingual Tour Director

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

TOUR HIGHLIGHTSHighlights from our Itinerary!

•Arenal Volcano

•Monteverde

•Manuel Antonio National Park

•http://www.eftours.com/tour-website/1759192EW

Traveling with EF

Group travel keeps tours affordable, allowing more students to see the world

• 40 participants is a full tour

• Combined groups get the best value

• Tour choice and departure date flexibility to match with other groups

• Our departure date window is June 14, 2017. Our window is June 11-17, 2017.

• Everything is taken care of for us; we will have 24-7 service

WHY GROUP TRAVEL?

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

ALL-INCLUSIVECOVERAGE PLAN

The 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.

OUR APPROACH TO SAFETY

The same rules and behavioral expectations that apply to school will apply on our tour.•Passing all classes•No referrals•Flying the Lakeside Way•Ability to get along well with others We may ask for teacher feedback about student’s relationships with others.

If a traveler violates our rules, we have the right to send them home from tour at the parents’ expense.

See Safety Handbook

WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?

•Spending money for free time activities, souvenirs, beverages (this includes at meal time), and snacks.

•Alcohol will not be permitted during our trip.

•Tips for your Tour Director, bus driver and local guides (around $10 per day)

•Passport fees

These are all necessities each traveler will be responsible for on this tour.

PASSPORTSAll travelers are responsible for securing necessary documentation

•Valid passports are required for all travelers

•Passports may take up to 14 weeks to process

•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

•www.travel.state.gov/passport

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 and dinner daily

Comfortable motorcoach

All-Inclusive Coverage Plan

Program price includes

PAYMENT OPTIONS

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1 Pay in Full at Enrollment

• Pay your entire balance at the time you enroll• Payment methods accepted: Visa or MasterCard, ATM/debit card or personal checks.

Automatic Payment Plan – Free

• 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

• Receive invoices and make your payments in up to three installments• Payment methods accepted: Visa or MasterCard, ATM/debit cards or personal checks.

PAYING FORYOUR TOUR

EF Price Guarantee - your guaranteed lowest price will never change once you enroll

$150 a month $5.25 a day

Fund Raising

Individual Fundraisers:•Personal letter to family and friends to give them information about the trip and ask for

donations. •“A Good Investment” – have students solicit their family and friends to “sponsor” a portion of

the trip. Use the itinerary provided to break the trip up into sections. Sponsors can donate directly onto a student’s website after they sign up.

Spirit Nights:•Partner with local restaurants to receive a portion of sales for that day.

Frozen Pizza from Little Caesars

Dollar Donuts

Candy Grams

Pictures with Santa, Easter Bunny, etc. Maybe partner with PTN?

Other ideas?

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

eftours.com/1807081SF

Phone

800-665-5364

Tour Number1807081SF

Application deadline12/18/2015

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