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Welcome Travelers!

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Italy and Germany

Italy and Germany – 11 Days

Let’s go to…

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Our agenda

What we are going to cover

Introduction
Our travel partner
Safety and support
Our itinerary
What’s included
Price and how to enroll

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My name is

Pastor Souk Phetsanghane

Mr. Wrobel

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Why I travel…

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Why I travel…

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EF Educational Tours

Our educational travel and safety partner

Over 55 years of experience
Staff on the ground 365 days a year in over 50 countries all over the world!
World leader in international education
Accredited, just like our school

These blue dots are everywhere EF has an office!

SPEAKER:

Before we dive into the incredible itinerary we’ve selected for our trip, let’s talk about our travel & safety partner, EF Educational Tours.

Nearly 60 years of experience

Largest provider of international, travel-based learning experiences – by far
Many schools in our area travel with, and trust, EF

Staff on the ground in over 50 countries

They’re a global organization with a local personalized feel
EF always knows what is happening on the ground which is critical in an everchanging environment
They know how to safely navigate a city as true locals
They have an office close to us on tour in case we were to need extra support

World Leader in international education & accredited

EF is an accredited educational organization, just like our school. We’re going to have fun but also learn a lot too!

I feel extremely confident that partnering with EF is the best way to stay safe and supported while we’re having this life-changing experience! I’ve done my research, and I’m comfortable traveling with them.

GOAL:

To start to get parents to trust EF, by explaining your reasons for partnering with EF

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Our safety & support partner

Local support and insight worldwide

EF’s Safety and Incident Response Team

Flexibility to adapt our tour due to unforeseen circumstances

24/7 Tour Director and chaperone team support

SPEAKER:

Let’s talk about safety and support. I’ve done my research and feel incredibly confident partnering with EF because...

EF has our back, they’ve thought of everything, and I trust their safety policies
They have multiple programs in place to help keep us safe
EF will be right there to support us (locally, globally, pre-tour and on-tour) to help us through any situations that arise
Bottom line: we are safer traveling with EF than we ever would be on our own.

Local Support and Insight

As you have already seen, EF is a global company! Because of this, EF has local knowledge to keep our groups safe no matter where we are in the world.

Safety & Incident Response Team

• EF has a team of experts located around the world, their #1 priority is safety

• They are always ready to respond to ensure that a train strike or a sprained ankle won’t slow us down

Their emergency support team is available 24/7, 365 days a year

Flexibility to adapt tour due to unforeseen circumstances

We’ll discuss this later, but if we’re uncomfortable traveling on our tour due to unforeseen circumstances, our group has the flexibility to modify our dates or itinerary before we leave to ensure we feel confident.

24/7 Tour Director and chaperone team support

• EF provides us with the support of a local Tour Director while on tour, who’s with us 24/7 and can liaise between our group and EF as necessary. Students will also have the support of myself and my chaperone team to ensure we have plenty of eyes on the kids during the trip.

GOAL:

Continue building trust in EF. Safety is both parents’, and EF’s, #1 priority.

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Our education partner

EF’s Personalized Learning Guide

Students can earn 0.5 high school credits (included) by using this guide. This guide puts a more personal lens on their tour by tapping into their own interests and passions.

College Credit

Students can earn 3 college credits by taking a 16-week, tuition-based, course related to their tour experience

post-tour.

College essay

help

EF’s college essay guide helps students use their tour as inspiration for a personal essay that admissions officers can’t resist.

The best way to help students gain new perspectives and build skills for the future is through experiential learning

www.eftours.com/credit

To take it to the next level there are three ways to continue personal and educational growth:

Personal Learning Guide

This guide helps students put a personal lens on their travel experience by having them view their trip through their own interests & passions
By completing this option, students will receive 0.5 high school credits
This option is FREE: EF is accredited just like our school

College Credit

Students have the option of earning 3 college credits through a course from Southern New Hampshire University
You can add this college class when you enroll for tour

College essay help

This is designed to help students take their personal experiential learning experience on tour as inspiration for their personal college essay

***Registration for both high school and college credit options needs to happen prior to tour. This can be right when you enroll, or after you enroll**

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Germany

Deutschland

Italy

Italia

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Day 6

Germany

Days 1-6

Fly overnight to Berlin & meet your Tour Director

Explore the Wittenberg region

Visit the iconic sites in Martin Luther’s life

Travel via Dachau to Munich

Excursion to Wartburg Castle

Take a walking tour of Munich

Visit the Augustinian Monastery

Days 1-2

Day 3

Travel to the Venice Region

Day 4

Day 5

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Day 9

Day 10

Italy

Days 7-11

Take a walking tour of Venice and see a glassblowing demonstration

Visit Rome and take a tour of the iconic sites

Day 7

Explore Vatican City

Travel to Florence

Day 8

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And don’t forget

about the food

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Our Travel Dates

Earliest Departure

Requested Dates

Latest Return

*Block off your calendars from the earliest departure to the latest return*

Day Tour

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March 29, 2026

March 17, 2026

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March 18-28

Our flexibility with these dates will help EF create the best on-the-ground experience for us

We will receive our confirmed dates 2-3 months before tour

Our group could be combined with another school, requesting similar dates and destinations, which will be a great opportunity to meet students from another part of the country

SPEAKER:

To help ensure we have the best experience possible, we need some flexibility when it comes to travel dates. With that, we have a flexible travel window, which means we could be leaving as early as (start date) and returning as late as (end date).

We will find out our exact travel dates 2-3 months before tour, but for now we could be traveling any time within this range.

In the middle of that range falls our (requested departure date). You will see these dates as you enroll, but again, note that we can depart as early as (start date) and return as late as (end date).

We also have the chance of traveling with another school, which would be a great experience to meet other students!

GOAL:

To help parents understand group travel requires some flexibility. Parents need to block off this entire date range in their calendars, not just the requested travel date range.

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What’s included in our itinerary

Regional-style meals for

breakfast and dinner

Round-trip airfare on major airline carriers

EF

Hotel stays at quality, clean accommodations

Tour Director who

will be with us 24/7

Transportation on tour, including a comfortable motorcoach bus

Expert local guides providing cultural insight

Guided sightseeing of all our destination has to offer

Entrances to landmarks & attractions

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What you are responsible for

Passports (and visas, if applicable)
Baggage fees
Tips for local guides, bus drivers and your Tour Director
Snacks and some meals

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Book with confidence

For our group:

For each traveler:

Global Travel Protection

Coverage for medical, baggage, trip cancellation and more

Global Travel Protection Plus

Same coverage benefits with the addition of cancel for any reason protection up to 24 hours prior to departure

Risk-free enrollment period

Travelers who enroll by our deadline can cancel for any reason up to 7 days after enrollment for a full refund of 100% of the money paid to EF.

(+$400)

(included)

Peace of Mind Program

This program provides our group with flexibility to change our trip due to unforeseen circumstances.

*We will provide more information about all these benefits after this info session

SPEAKER:

EF offers a few things to help us protect our investment, to give us the confidence to book our travel experience now, while monthly payments are so affordable. Here are some of the ways they do that…

Peace of Mind Program

EF’s Peace of Mind Program gives our group the flexibility to modify our tour or dates if we’re uncomfortable traveling as we get closer to departure.

Global Travel Protection

Custom-designed travel protection unique to EF, provides both pre-tour and on-tour benefits like medical coverage, baggage coverage, flight delay coverage as well as some trip cancellation protections.
Global Travel Protection Plus is also available, and adds a cancel for any reason coverage up until 24 hours prior to tour.

Risk-Free Enrollment Period

Travelers who enroll by [X Date] will qualify for EF’s risk-free enrollment period

EF has thought of everything, they protect our tour, they protect us on tour, and they protect us in the event you change your mind and have to cancel.

GOAL:

Build trust in EF and help parents understand how they’re protected, so they feel comfortable and confident enrolling.

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Industry-Leading Protection of Investment

Cancellation Fee

Within 7 days of enrollment

Cancellation Fee

Up to 1 year prior to departure,

if enrolled in the Global Travel Protection Plan

$0

$95

*Additional details can be found on our tour enrollment page

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Making it happen

Global Citizen Scholarship

EF awards up to $100,000 in scholarships each year
Any enrolled traveler may apply
Information found on EF’s website

Tour Fundraising Page

Enrolled travelers receive an individual tour fundraising page
Anyone can contribute
100% of donations go toward tour balance

*Our due date is August 12, 2025

SPEAKER:

EF offers a few additional opportunities to help fund our travel as well.

Global Citizen Scholarship

$1,000 needs & merit-based scholarship
To be eligible, complete application and submit a 2-3 minute video that answers the question: How will this tour change the way you think or feel about the world, or act within it?
All enrolled students are eligible to apply for the Global Citizen Scholarship. Find out more specific information online at eftours.com/global-citizen

Personal Tour Fundraising Page

Once you enroll, you can send out your personal tour Fundraising URL from your traveler page.
This page works just like a “Go Fund Me page” but better because you see 100% of the contributions applied to your tour balance
Great for holiday/birthday gifts, payment for baby sitting/mowing lawns, or just sending to friends/family who want to help you see the world!

GOALS:

Show families a couple of the ways they can make their tour even more affordable

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Personal traveler account online
Traveler Support Team
24/7 Safety & Incident Response Team
Peace of Mind Program

Project-based learning guide
High school and college credit options available
College essay help

Personalized learning

Payments & protection

Safety & support

Everything we talked about getting on tour!

Itinerary & logistics

Flexible payment options
Personal Tour Fundraising Page
Global Travel Protection Plan options
Protection of Investment

Everything we get

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This pricing includes EF’s current $200 Early Enrollment Discount!

Included discount only applicable if you enroll before midnight on

Contact EF’s Traveler Support Team for additional payment options

for adults

BI-WEEKLY

MONTHLY

IN FULL

(includes $95 enrollment fee)

$183

$366

$6,769

$5,859

Making it happen

Flexible payment options

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And finally, here is why we’re planning so far in advance. EF offers a variety of ways to pay for this experience. The easiest and most common ways to pay are the bi-weekly and monthly payment options, which allow you to budget for your tour just like any monthly expense.

Bi weekly

Bi-weekly payments are (X dollars) after the initial $95 dollar fee

Monthly

The most popular way to pay with EF is on a monthly basis, and if you enroll by our deadline, the monthly payments are (X dollars) a month.

SPEAKER:

So what does it cost? The reason I’m planning this far in advance, is to help keep the payments affordable, and EF offers a variety of ways to pay for this experience. The easiest and most common ways to pay are the bi-weekly and monthly payment plans, which allow you to budget for your tour just like any monthly expense.

Bi-weekly payments are (X dollars) after the initial $95 dollar fee
The most popular way to pay is Monthly, and if you enroll by our deadline, the monthly payments are (X dollars) a month
And for those who want to Pay in Full and not worry about monthly payments, the total cost is (X dollars)

Adults can travel too - Same flexible options, but the price is a bit more.

Discount

To help us kickstart the planning process, these prices include a ($$ discount), which is available through my enrollment deadline of (date). After this deadline the discount will expire, which will increase the price of the tour.

Need Additional Payment Options? Call EF’s Traveler Support Team

If you need to explore other payment options – call EF’s Traveler Support Team, they can review all the options with you. Just be sure to call them before our enrollment deadline so you don’t miss out on our enrollment incentives.

GOAL:

Help parents understand they don’t have to pay in full now to register. Most families pay monthly and work this into their monthly budget, this shows them how they can do the same.

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Cost Discounts

12-19 Travellers - Student $6059 Adult $6969

20-29 Travellers - Student $5659 Adult $6669

30+ Travellers - Student $5050 Adult $5950

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Enroll now to earn a $200 discount & qualify for Risk-Free enrollment!

Secure your spot with a $95 enrollment fee.

Time to enroll!

GUARANTEED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

ENROLLMENT DEADLINE:

20

November 15, 2024

SPEAKER:

It’s time to enroll! There has been a lot of interest in this trip and I expect it to fill up quickly, in fact…

(##) Families have expressed interest in our trip
and (##) of them registered to be here tonight

I only have (20) spots available, and I expect those spots to fill up quickly. The interested families who couldn’t attend tonight will receive the information about our trip after this meeting, but you all have first crack at our available spots since you’re here.

The deadline to enroll for our trip is (enrollment deadline), and if you enroll by the deadline you lock in your price, you lock in the $$ discount and you lock in that 7-day Risk Free Enrollment period we discussed.

Lastly, like I said before - I think our tour will fill up quickly, so if you plan to go I’d recommend enrolling right away while we still have spots available.

GOAL:

Keep this simple and straight forward. Help parents understand how much interest the community has shown, how many spots are available and what benefits they’ll receive if they enroll by your deadline.

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Enrollment is open!

Chat with EF: www.eftours.com
Or Call EF’s Traveler Support Team

800-665-5364

OUR ENROLLMENT PAGE

QUESTIONS?

www.eftours.com/

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OUR ENROLLMENT PAGE

Covers all the details specific to our tour that I went over today, plus additional info if you want to do more research.
The easiest way to enroll is online but you can also call EF

QUESTIONS?

We’re not going to do a group Q+A because I value your time and I know you want to get back to your evenings
If you do have questions:
Come talk to us individually or write your questions in the Sign-in Form you opened at the start of the meeting
OR connect with EF directly
You can chat with them at www.eftours.com
Or you can call Traveler Support at 800-665-5364 (this the fastest way to get your questions answered)

THANK YOU

Thank you all so much for coming. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience that will have ripple effects on your students for the rest of their lives, so I hope you all can join us. Here’s to (destination) and have a great night!