This document provides information about an international trip to China being organized through EF Tours. The itinerary includes visits to Beijing, Badaling, Xi'an, and Shanghai over 9 days, with guided sightseeing and educational activities. Details are provided about costs, payment plans, safety, required documentation like passports and visas, and how to enroll. The purpose is to give students an engaging learning experience abroad and foster independence, compassion, and global awareness.

1. 1796407AP

2. Why travel
š I believe international travel...
š creates independence and
interdependence.
š instills compassion for others.
š fosters lifelong learning.
š provides expanded opportunities for
future.
š increases global awareness.
š improves competitive edge on
college applications and resumes.
š is fun!
š changes lives.

4. Meeting Agenda
š EF- Education First
š Who & Why
š Tour Itinerary
š Education & credit: weShare
š Insurance & trip safety
š Spending money, Tips
š Passport & Visa
š Pricing/ Monthly Payment Plan
š *** How to Enroll ***
š Fundraising PLEASE SAVE YOUR QUESTIONS
TILL THE END OF THE MEETING

5. Who is EF (Education First)
š EF is the World Leader in International Education.
š For nearly half a century, EF has broken down barriers of
geography, language and culture. EF has over 400 schools
and offices in more than 50 countries.
š EF is More.
š Educational tours
š Worldwide language learning
š Student exchange
š Cultural immersion and service tours
š College study programs
š Also a top-ranked international business school.

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

7. WHY EF?
Safety first
•All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
•Trained and licensed local guides
•24-hour emergency on-call service
Most educational
•Fully accredited
•Full-time personal, bilingual Tour Director
Best Value
•Highest & guaranteed lowest prices
•Planning and organizing by travel experts
EF’s Peace of Mind Program
GMHS international trips

8. Traveling with EF
š Group travel keeps tours affordable,
š Allowing more students to see the
world
š Combined groups get the best value
š Tour choice and departure date
flexibility to match with other groups
š Meet other students from around the
country
š Our departure date window is:
6/14/2017- 6/22/2017 (Not final)
š A week after school is over
WHY GROUP TRAVEL?

9. ITINERARY

10. ITINERARY: Beijing
š DAY 1: Fly overnight to China
š DAY 2 & 3: Beijing -Arrive in Beijing
š Guided tour of Beijing
š Visit the Summer Palace
š Taiji exercise
š Visit the Forbidden City
š Visit Tiananmen Square
š Visit a local school
š Enjoy a traditional Peking Duck
dinner

11. ITINERARY: Beijing-Badaling
š DAY 4: Badaling • Beijing
š Travel to Badaling
š Great Wall of China
š Tea ceremony
š Rickshaw tour of hutongs
š Chinese meal with a local
family

12. ITINERARY: Xi’an
š DAY 5: Beijing • Xi’an
š Visit the Temple of Heaven Park
š Fly to Xi’an
š Bike ride on the ancient city wall
š DAY 6: Xi’an
š Take a guided tour of Xi’an
š Free time
š Drum Tower
š Bell Tower
š Muslim quarter
š Food street
š Visit the Terracotta Warriors

13. ITINERARY: Shanghai
š DAY 7: Shanghai
š Fly to Shanghai
š Shanghai World Financial Center
š Visit the Bund
š Enjoy a Chinese acrobatics show
š DAY 8: Shanghai
š Guided tour of Shanghai
š Visit Jade Buddha Temple
š Visit Yu Yuan Garden
š See Nanjing Lu
š DAY 9: Depart for home

14. A MORE ENGAGING LEARNING
EXPERIENCE - weShare
š Students learn on a deeper level when
their lessons connect to their own lives.
š Individual, differential
š Connect with personal experience
š Reflection
š College credit
š For details, please
visit http://www.eftours.com/weshare
š http://www.eftours.com/eliterature/Cr
edit_Summary_ETUS_15.pdf

15. The plan covers your child for
For more information, call EF’s Customer Service Department
at 800-665-5364, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday–Friday.
ALL-INCLUSIVE
COVERAGE PLAN
š Tour cancellation and
interruption
š Illness and accident
š Baggage and property
š Flight delay
š 24hr access to an English-
speaking representative

16. MY APPROACH TO SAFETY
š The same rules and
behavioral expectations
that apply to school will
apply on my tour.
š We follow the same legal
rules for students as in the
U.S…
š If a traveler violates my rules,
I have the right to send them
home from tour at the
parents’ expense.
ü BUDDY SYSTEM
ü BE RESPONSIBLE
ü BE FLEXIBLE
ü BE TEAM PLAYER
ü STAY POSITIVE
ü HAVE FUN

17. Vaccines and Medicines
š Check the vaccines and medicines list and visit your
doctor (ideally, 4-6 weeks) before your trip to get
vaccines or medicines you may need.
š Vaccines recommendation for most travelers
šRoutine vaccines
šHepatitis A
šTyphoid
š More detail information, please visit
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/china

18. WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE
FOR?
š Spending Money
š Tips for your Tour Director,
bus driver and local guides
(around $11 per day)
š Passport and/or visa fees
š Pre-departure VACCINES

19. How much for spending money?
š $30-$65 per day
šOptional excursions
šfree time activities
šsouvenirs
šbeverages
šlunches and snacks

20. Tips
š$6 per person per day for Tour
Director
š$3 per person per day for the
coach driver
š$2 per person for each local guide

21. PASSPORTS AND VISAS
š All travelers are responsible
for securing necessary
documentation
š Valid passports are required
Passports may take up to 14
weeks to process
š Important note: Passports
must be valid for at least six
months after our scheduled
return date

22. How to apply for a passport?
šComplete on-line or download the form (with
BLACK INK PEN) https://pptform.state.gov/
šYou may get a form from Post office also
šBring the application with required documents
(photo, birth certification, payment.....) with
BOTH PARENTS to POST OFFICE

23. Where to apply for passport?
https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorAction.action

24. Passport Fee

25. Passport Fee

26. How to apply the Visa?
š Fee: $140 (money order, cashier's check)
š Agency fee: $170 as a group
š We will apply the visa together as a group
š Please have your passport ready before Jan. 2017.
š We will fill out the form together in the school
š EF tour will provide required information (ticket,
hotels, itinerary)
š Collect all application and required documents
and submit to local agency.
Cover by group fundraising

27. Price
EF Price
Guarantee –
Your guaranteed
lowest
price will never
change once you
enroll

28. Flight ticket
š Fly out from Cleveland (Cheaper than Pittsburg & Buffalo)
From Orbitz.com as 09/21/15

29. School –Cleveland

31. 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; Internal
flights
All-Inclusive Coverage Plan
Program price includes

32. PAYMENT OPTIONS
š 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.
š 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.
• Fist payment: $95
š 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.

33. 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 ENROLL?
Online:
http://www.eftours.com/tour-
website/1796407AP
Phone: 800-665-5364
Tour Number: 1796407AP
x/x/xx
Early Enrollment DATE:
OCT. 02, 2015
USD 200.00 Down payment
Payable: Education First

35. šLogin To:
• Make online payments
• Purchase insurance
• See messages and alerts
from EF and your
group leader
• View flight &
š hotel information
eftours.com

36. Fundraising
GM Holiday Arts Fair
• Sat. Nov. 19, 2016
Citrus Sale
Erie Coupon Book
Any more ideas are welcomed!!

37. Do students share bed in
hotels?
Answer from EF:
3-4 share a room, but they do not share
beds. The hotels we use in China are
excellent (and Europe and everywhere -
but I think China is the best).

38. Cancel the trip with
replacement

39. Cancel the trip without
replacement

40. More questions?
š Information: http://mrs.hakanen.com/trip-to-china/
š Email: PeiyuHakanen@generalmclane.org

41. 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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