Study Abroad 2013 - Forsyth County Schools

Study Abroad 2013
Study Abroad
2013
England, Ireland, and Wales with
Ms. Laury and Ms. Blumenshine
China with Dr. Hyatt
Introductions
• Welcome!
• Dr. Hyatt – China, Summer 2013
• Ms. Laury and Ms. Blumenshine –
England, Ireland and Wales, Spring Break 2013
Why Study Abroad?
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The Lambert Way: GOAL
College Applications
Personal Growth BEFORE College
Connections
China Trip
Summer 2013
June 15-28th
Day 1: Fly overnight to China
Day 2: Arrive in Beijing
Day 3: Beijing (guided tour, visit the Summer Palace, ride on a dragon boat, visit The
Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square)
Day 4: Beijing (travel to Badaling, tour The Great Wall, meet local host families)
Day 5: Beijing (ILS placement and orientation)
Day 6: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school)
Day 7: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school)
Day 8: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school)
Day 9: Beijing (attend Mandarin Chinese lessons at ILS language school)
Day 10: Beijing to Xi’an (Fly to Xi’an – bike ride on the ancient City Wall)
Day 11: Xi’an (guided tour, visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Terracotta Warriors)
Day 12: Xi’an to Shanghai (fly to Shanghai, visit Shanghai World Finance Center, the
Bund, and enjoy a Chinese acrobatics show)
Day 13: Shanghai (guided tour, visit the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Yuan Garden
then see Nanjing Lu)
Day 14: Depart for home
England, Ireland, Wales
Spring Break 2013
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Day 1: Fly overnight to IRELAND!
Day 2: Shannon and Killarney
Day 3: Killarney (Ring of Kerry and Bog Museum)
Day 4: Killarney and Dublin (Blarney Castle, Cashel Rock)
Day 5: Dublin (Georgia squares, O’Connell Street, Book of
Kells at Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral)
Day 6: Dublin/North Wales
Day 7: Stratford, Oxford, and London (Tour Shakespeare’s
birthplace in Stratford, the gardens at Anne Hathaway’s
cottage, and Oxford)
Day 8: London (Big Ben and Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, St.
Paul’s Cathedral, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham
Palace)
Day 9: Depart for Home
EF – Education First
• Why EF?
• www.eftours.com/1216990
Money
British Iles Trip
England, Ireland, and Wales Trip $2,682.00
• Includes: Round-trip airfare, comfortable
motor coach, ferry, 7 overnight stays in hotels
with private bathrooms, breakfast daily, fulltime EF Tour Director (local), and 2 sightseeing
tours led by licensed local guides
• Does NOT include: lunch daily, tipping,
shopping, passports
Money - China
Study Mandarin in Beijing $3670
• Included: round trip flights, comfortable motor coach, internal
flights, 6 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms, 6
overnight stays with Chinese host families, breakfast and dinner
daily, full-time EF Tour director, 3 sightseeing torus led by
licensed local guides, 1 sightseeing tour led by your tour
director, entrance to: Summer Palace, Forbidden City,
Tiananmen Square, Great Wall of China, Big Wild Goose Park,
Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade
Buddha Temple, and Yu Yuan Gardens, along with experiential
learning through 18 Mandarin language lessons
• Does NOT include: Lunch daily, Tipping, shopping, passports
Discounts and Fundraising
China Tour 2013
Accounting
Cost
Total cost for Beijing Trip
$3,670.00
Registration Fee to Secure YOUR spot!
-$95
Balance
$3,575
Divided over 8 monthly payments
$446.88 per month!
Again, as soon as we have a firm group, we will set our first fundraising
meeting to work on ideas to lower costs. Fundraising will be OPTIONAL
and go towards your individual trip. There are several ideas in the
works, but YOU can make this what you need it to be!
Discounts and Fundraising
England, Ireland, and Wales 2013
Accounting
Cost
Total cost for England, Ireland, and Wales
$2,682.00
Discount for signing up by February 29th
-$150.00
Registration Fee to Secure YOUR spot!
-$95
Balance
$2,437.00
Divided over 12 monthly payments
$203.08 per month!
As soon as we have a firm group, we will set our first fundraising
meeting to work on ideas to lower costs. Fundraising will be OPTIONAL
and go towards your individual trip. There are several ideas in the
works, but YOU can make this what you need it to be!
How do I sign up?
• England Ireland and Wales:
www.eftours.com/1216990
• Beijing, China: www.eftours.com/1215373
• Click on Enroll
It’s that simple!
Questions/Concerns
• Email, call, or set an appointment to speak to one of us
England, Ireland, and Wales
Ms. Ashley Laury (x. 411807) – [email protected]
Ms. Bethany Blumenshine (x. 411805)–
[email protected]
China
Dr. Charles Hyatt (x. 412810)– [email protected]
• Go to the website and submit your email address to keep
updated on what is happening – just in case you decide to
commit!
• Talk it over with your family and friends – we’d love to have
you join us!