OUR MEETING AGENDA

•Why Travel: Educational Objectives

•Traveling with EF

•Our tour itinerary and highlights

•Everything you get!

•What are you responsible for?

•EF Price Guarantee & Payment Options

•How to Reserve your Spot

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

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.

Align with school curricula to bring subjects, people, places and events to life.

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A little about me as the group leader

Improve spoken confidence

Understand the importance of language froman international perspective

Interact and connect with native speakers

Get hands-on experience with the culture

Bring the language to life

WHY LANGUAGE &CULTURAL IMMERSION

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 •Lessons at EF’s accredited International Language School•Full-time specialized Language Immersion 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

WHAT TO EXPECT ON OUR LANGUAGE IMMERSION TOUR

Daily Theme

Explore topics that you can relate to—like food, art or

youth culture—making each day a new path to discovery.

Language Lessons

Learn and practice vocabulary relevant to the daily theme during your

accredited lesson at an EF International Language

School.

Cultural Activities

Participate in an art lesson, take a cooking class or learn

a traditional dance to add authentic cultural richness to your language development.

Interactions with Locals

Put your new language skills to use in conversations with

locals on a scavenger hunt, ona playing field or over a home-

cooked meal.

DAILY LANGUAGE THEME

Example of one of our chosen themes:Day 4: Costa Rican Culinary Traditions

Accompanying activities:

-Morning language lesson on cooking, taste,

recipe and food vocabulary

-Explore the beaches to see locals enjoying

various fresh fruits and vegetables

-Enjoy a picnic lunch

-Take a cooking class that evening and learn

how to make traditional Costa Rican dishes

WHAT WE’LL DO, TRY AND EXPLORE

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 date flexibility

– Requested departure date: June 25, 2016

– Earliest possible departure: June 18, 2016

– Latest possible departure: July 2, 2016Traveling with EF

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WHAT IS GROUP TRAVEL?

A MORE ENGAGING LEARNING EXPERIENCE

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

More information at: www.eftours.com/weshare

ALL-INCLUSIVECOVERAGE PLAN

The plan is already included in our tour price and covers your child for:

• Tour cancellation and interruption

• Illness and accident

• Baggage and property

• Flight delay

• 24hr access to an English-speaking representative

More information at: www.eftours.com/coverage or by calling Customer Service (800-665-5364)

MY APPROACH TO BEHAVIOR AND SAFETY

The same rules and behavioral expectations that apply to school will apply on my tour.

All scheduled activities are obligatory.

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

EVERYTHING YOU GETProgram price includes

Specialized Language Immersion Tour Director

 15 hours of themed, accredited language lessons

 

Experiential cultural workshops and activities

 Organized interactions with locals

 weShare, EF’s online platform for a deeperlearning experience

Customized language workbooks for our group

Licensed local guides

Entrance fees to local attractions and historicallysignificant sites

 Round-trip flights on major carriers

 Centrally located hotels with private bathrooms 

Regional breakfast and dinner daily

Ground transportation

 Horseback Riding in Tamarindo

WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?

•Spending money for optional excursions, free time activities, souvenirs, lunches and snacks ($45-$65 per day)

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

•Airline checked baggage fees if applicable

•Passport and/or visa 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

•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

PAYING FOR YOUR TOUR

EF Price Guarantee - your guaranteed lowest price will never change once you enroll with your $95 down payment

$5 a day$149 a month

PAYMENT OPTIONS

Pay in Full at Enrollment

Total for Adults: $ 3,250

Total for Students: $ 2,915Includes limited time $200 discount

Automatic Payment Plan $95 down payment due at sign up + $0 plan fee

Manual Payment Plan $95 down + $50 plan fee + ($155 all inclusive coverage)

• Share/send out the link that leads to your personal traveler webpage on the EF website• Friends and family will be able to easily donate their preferred amount directly to your trip• Great gift for birthdays, holidays, graduation, etc.

Fundraise for your tour!

If you sign up by midnight TONIGHT…

Scholarship Raffle

• You will have the chance to WIN $100 off the program price!

• Must be registered by TONIGHT at midnight to be eligible!

For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.

HOW DO YOU RESERVE YOUR SPOT?

Online

www.eftours.com/1660131SZ

Customer Service Phone

800-665-5364

Tour number1660131SZ

Application deadline

November 11th, 2014

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that

goes to his heart.”

NELSON MANDELA