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South Africa

Johannesburg, Kruger National Park, Cape Town – 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

SPEAKER:

[Intro]

First I’ll introduce myself and my background. I’ll also give you a quick intro to EF, our travel partner

[Our travel plans and tour itinerary]

Where we’re going and what we’ll be doing

[What’s included (and what’s not)]

The long list of items included in your tour

[Our Travel Partner]

EF is more than a travel partner; they support us in so many more ways which I will tell you about

[Safety & Support]

We’ll go over safety, EF’s top priority, and how EF supports us in the whole process from planning to traveling

[Price and Enrolling]

We’ll go over price and wrap up the meeting by opening enrollment and submitting your questions using the sign in form!

And with that, let’s dive in!

GOAL:

Let families know what’s in store

Make it clear there will be no group Q+A (questions through sign-in sheet only)

Keep meeting short to respect their time

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Introducing…

Your Travel Team

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Why we travel…

Directions: Add in travel photos

Show travel photos from past school trips
If your school has traveled in the past but you don’t have photos, you can add photos from your own travel experience, or of just the destination.

SPEAKER:

Here are some photos from my past travels!
Travel is important now more than ever and I really want all of you to have this experience of a lifetime

[Why I travel…] (insert your own reasons for prompts below)

My first travel experience was transformative… [describe experience]
It changed my life by…

[I’m offering this experience because of the impact travel has on students…]

Changes student’s lives
Helps differentiate students on their college applications
Makes them more confident, independent, outgoing, etc.
Expands student’s knowledge of the world around them
Helps increase cultural awareness and understanding
Fun! Something to look forward to.

Tell 1-2 stories of how you’ve seen travel positively impact your students (if applicable)

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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 including offices in

World leader in international education
Accredited, just like our school

South Africa!

SPEAKER:

Before we dive into the incredible itinerary we’ve selected for our trip – I want to talk about our travel & safety partner.

I’ve chosen to partner with an organization called EF Educational Tours for two key reasons (insert YOUR reasons for choosing EF)

[55+ years]

They have 55 years of experience which means they have seen it all and know how to respond.

[Staff on the ground in over 50 countries]

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 healthy while having a life-changing experience. I’m going to go into more detail in a couple slides!

To Learn More:

To learn more about EF, everything you need can be found on our tour enrollment page, which I’ll share with you at the end of this meeting.

GOAL:

Explain YOUR reasons for partnering with EF, to start to build trust in EF.

Mention EF’s experience, worldwide presence, and educational focus.

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Our safety partner

Local support and insight worldwide

EF’ Safety and Incident Response Team

Rigorous health standards

24/7 Tour Director and chaperone team support

SPEAKER:

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

Sample Talking Points:

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.

They have policies to protect our investment pre-tour (which will cover in a minute), but they also provide us with a lot on tour:

[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’s 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

[Rigorous health standards]

EF has enhanced safety precautions and procedures that cover everything from cleanliness to adjusting tours as needed.

[eyes and ears on the road]

• In traveling with EF, there is a support team, from our Tour Director to myself, to my chaperones

GOAL:

Continue to build trust in EF

Help parents understand how we help keep students safe

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Our education partner

EF’s Personalized Learning Guide

This guide helps students put a more personal lens on their tour by tapping into their own interests and passions.

High school or college credit

Students can earn 0.5 high school credits (included) or 3 college credits (for a small fee) by doing additional project work related to their tour experience.

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

SPEAKER:

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

[High School or College Credit]

Option of earning FREE high school credit: EF is accredited just like our school

Option of earning 3 college credits through a course from Southern New Hampshire University

The credits are fully transferable (which is an amazing deal).

You can add this college class when you enroll.

[College essay help]

EF’s college essay guide is designed to help students take their personal experiential learning experience on tour as inspiration for their personal college essay.

GOAL:

Inform parents and students of the other educational resources available to them through EF that will help them prepare for the future along with their tour

For More Info:

For more information visit: https://www.eftours.com/credit

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Learning Objectives

Gain a global awareness of sociocultural and educational history of different communities through a different lens than western portrayals;�

Understand, disrupt and dismantle systemic oppression, specifically systemic racism, in a global context; �
Develop student capacity to be reflective and caring thinkers in alignment with the International Baccalaureate (IB) learner profile whose aim is to develop internationally-minded people.

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Our Travel Dates

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

We will receive our final date range 2-3 months before tour

We are priced to be a private group with at least 30 travelers! The price would go down by -$100 if we reach 40 travelers.

Earliest Departure

Requested Dates

Latest Return

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

Day Tour

04/01/2024

03/20/2024

11

03/20/2024 to 03/30/2024

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Discover South Africa

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Johannesburg

Days 1-5

Fly to South Africa

Take a guided tour of Johannesburg

Visit the Apartheid Museum (extra time added)

Visit the forest floor of Graskop Gorge

Enjoy a toboggan ride at Long Tom Misty Mountain

Take a day trip to the Cradle of Humankind

Days 1-2

Travel to Kruger National Park area

Day 3

Day 5

Observe ancient fossils during a guided tour of the Sterkfontein Caves

Day 4

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Day 9

Kruger National Park & Cape Town

Days 6-8

Take a drive in an off-road safari vehicle through Kruger National Park

Take a morning bush walk

Fly to Cape Town

Visit Nelson Mandela’s prison cell

Take a ferry to Robben Island

Visit the summit of Table Mountain

Group Leader arranged UWC Visit

Day 6

Take a guided tour of Cape Town

Day 7

Day 8

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Day 11

Visit the Boulders Penguin Colony

Do some sightseeing along the way

Explore Cape Town with your group, then depart for home

Arrive home

Cape Town

Days 9-11

Day 10

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Gauteng

School District

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Nelson Mandela Foundation

Included

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Langa Township Tour

Included

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UWC Campus Visit

Included

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And don’t forget

about the food