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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

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 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 HIGHLIGHTS Highlights from our Itinerary! Arenal Volcano Monteverde Manuel Antonio National Park

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, Our window is June 11-17, Everything is taken care of for us; we will have 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-INCLUSIVE COVERAGE 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 , 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.

PASSPORTS All 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

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 23 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 FOR YOUR 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 , 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday. HOW DO I RESERVE MY SPOT? Online eftours.comeftours.com/ SF Phone Tour Number SF Application deadline 12/18/2015

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