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Welcome to Worthington Travel Night! Summer 2021

Welcome

• Dr. Neil Gupta, Director of Secondary Education

Worthington City Schools Mission Statement: To empower a community of learners who will change the world.

What’s included and what’s not How to reserve your spot Our travel partner Why travel is important The safety approach

Our meeting will cover

Where we’re going

Why travel is important

• Helps develop a global perspective
• Sparks a sense of confidence
• Prepares students to stand out on college

applications and in future careers

Why travel?

Why group travel?

Travelers have the chance to meet students from around the country

• Group travel keeps tours affordable, allowing

more students to see the world.

• Tour choice and departure date allows for

flexibility to match with other groups.

Our travel partner

Why EF?

• The World Leader in Educational Travel
• Over 50 years of experience
• First and foremost, they’re an education

company

• Accredited, just like our school
• Earn high school and college credit
• Incredible travel experiences at the guaranteed

lowest price

• EF’s Traveler Support Team will help with any

questions at any point in the process

Round-the-clock safety with EF

• Over 50 years of experience

With their experience and a global presence, EF is there to help us whenever and wherever we need it

• 24/7 Bi-Lingual Tour Director

Experienced, knowledgeable, and trained to handle every travel detail on tour.

• Peace of Mind Policy

We can feel secure planning our trip knowing

• ur group has travel flexibility if our plans

change due to unforeseen circumstances.

• Chaperones

Allows for more eyes on students.

• 24-hour on-call service

Around the clock access to local EF

• ffices as well as our worldwide and North

American headquarters.

• Travel wristbands and backpacks

To help us stay together easily. Plus, badges have easy-to-access EF contact information for each country.

• Tour cancellation and interruption
• Illness and accident
• Baggage and property

What the Global Travel Protection Plan covers

• Flight delay
• 24-hour access to an English-speaking

representative

weShare enhances every tour

Personalized learning powered by students’ curiosity

• A free experience to make each student’s

tour even more rewarding and fun

• Puts a personal lens on the tour, based on

individual interests and passions

• Opportunity to earn academic credit (which

looks great on college applications and resumes)

• Online: Connect your own interests to your

destination and ask a question that personalizes your tour

• On tour: Investigate your question through

activities like visits to local sites and interviews with locals

• Back home: Reflect on and share your

findings through a creative final project

The UnCommon App

• Turns the tour into an opportunity to write a stand-out

college essay.

• A free tool with prompts and exercises that inspire

personal growth and meaningful reflection before, during, and after tour.

• Includes an exclusive discount on the College Essay

Program and professional coaching from Write the World, the global platform for student writing.

• Visit eftours.com/uncommon to learn more.

What’s included & what’s not

• Spending money

For additional tour experiences, free time activities, souvenirs, beverages and snacks ($30-$65 per day).

• Tips

For your Tour Director, bus driver, and local guides (around $10 per day).

What are you responsible for?

• Airport baggage fees
• Passport and/or travel visa

Passports & visas

All travelers are responsible for securing necessary documentation. Passports

• Valid passports are required for all
• travelers. Passports may take up

to 14 weeks to process.

• Important note: Passports must

be valid for at least six months after our return date. Visas

• Non-U.S. citizens may require

special visas or other travel documents.

Breakfast and dinner daily 24-hour on-tour assistance Traveler Support Team Tour Donation page Global Travel Protection weShare

What’s included in the program price

Round-trip airfare On-tour transportation Safe, quality hotel rooms Full-time, bi-lingual Tour Director Educational itinerary Guided tours and activities Travel gear

Your Donation Page

A quick and easy way to ask family or friends to contribute to your tour payments

• Share your Giving Page (located
• n your personal EF website) on

social media or via email with anyone you'd like to ask for donations

• All contributions will be

automatically applied to your balance

Payment options

• Automatic Payment Plan (No fee)

Payments are taken out monthly

• r bi-weekly.
• Pay in full at enrollment (No fee)

Pay the entire balance at the time you enroll.

• Manual Payment Plan ($50 fee)

Receive invoices and make payments in less frequent installments.

Tour Options

• Experience London and Paris –

Middle School

• Culture and Service in Thailand
• European Quarter
• Discover Vietnam
• Sustainable Living in Germany

and Switzerland Summer 2021

Tour Highlights

• Tower of London
• Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
• Westminster Abbey
• Buckingham Palace
• Eiffel Tower
• French art class
• Louvre

Experience London and Paris

10 Days | June 2021 | Rachel Beasley & Brennan O’Neill

Experience London and Paris

$106.50 $213 $4,132

BI-WEEKLY MONTHLY IN FULL DONATION PAGE

Total Student Price:

Tour Highlights

• Visit Wat Ket Karam
• Interact with local vendors during a

market challenge

• Visit Elephant PooPooPaper Park
• Help local communities with your service

project

• Tour Bangkok

Culture and Service in Thailand

12 Days | June 2021 | Cathryn Chellis

Culture and Service in Thailand

$121.50 $243 $4,695

BI-WEEKLY MONTHLY IN FULL DONATION PAGE

Total Student Price:

Tour Highlights

• Visit Anne Frank’s House
• Make some treats during a Belgian

chocolate workshop

• Visit the Louvre
• Take a guided tour of Paris
• Ride the London Eye
• See a London theater performance

European Quartet

11 Days | June 2021 | Gavin Meeks and Todd Cecutti

European Quartet

$128 $256 $4,957

BI-WEEKLY MONTHLY IN FULL DONATION PAGE

Total Student Price:

Tour Highlights

• Try some of Vietnam’s delicious Pho

noodle soup

• Tour Hanoi
• Share a meal and discussion with a

Vietnam War veteran

• Take a day-cruise along the UNESCO

World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay

• Visit the Poshanu Cham Towers

Discover Vietnam

13 Days | June 2021 | Lindsey VanFossen

Discover Vietnam

$124 $248 $4,800

BI-WEEKLY MONTHLY IN FULL DONATION PAGE

Total Student Price:

Tour Highlights

• See the East Side Gallery
• Tour an urban sustainable development

project in Berlin

• Visit an innovative local company in Berlin
• Travel via the Black Forest to Lucerne

region

• Ride a cable car to the top of the Swiss

Alps

• Tour the UNESCO Biosphare Entlebuch

Sustainable Living in Germany and Switzerland

10 Days | June 2021 | Tom Karns

Sustainable Living in Germany and Switzerland

$107.50 $215 $4,180

BI-WEEKLY MONTHLY IN FULL DONATION PAGE

Total Student Price:

How to enroll

Two easy ways to enroll Online: www.eftours.com/(tourcode) Phone: 800-665-5364 *Please note that space is limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Enroll as soon as possible!

Enroll now!

• Experience London and Paris
• 2256766SB / Rachel Beasley & Brennan O’Neill
• Culture and Service in Thailand
• 2278410EV / Cathryn Chellis
• European Quartet
• 2252252VM / Gavin Meeks & Todd Cecutti
• Discover Vietnam
• 2264018WJ / Lindsey VanFossen
• Sustainable Living in Germany & Switzerland
• 2217692DY / Tom Karns

Summer 2021

Enroll before 11/1 to receive a $200 discount!

WORTHINGTON FIELD STUDIES

OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS

SINCE 1968

“The purpose of WORTHINGTON FIELD STUDIES, INC. is to provide

• pportunities for students to learn about their natural environment, both

physical and biological, through direct field experiences; to provide the structure for developing an intensive field study program with competent leadership; to promote educational and scientific activities through direct field experiences; to cooperate with school systems so that students may receive academic credit for field studies.” — WFSI Mission Statement, since 1968

OUR PHILOSOPHY

THE JOURNEY MATTERS AS MUCH AS THE DESTINATION.

50 YEARS

SUMMER TRIPS

CALIFORNIA

Next Trip - 2020 Joshua Tree Kings Canyon Sequoia Pinnacles Big Basin San Francisco Lassen Yosemite Inyo

DESERT SOUTHWEST

Next Trip - 2021 Parks Such As: Arches Bryce Canyon Grand Canyon Canyonlands Mesa Verde Zion

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

Next Trip - 2022 Parks Such As: Olympic Deschutes Mount Rainier Mount St. Helens Seattle Glacier

ROCKIES

Next Trip - 2023 Parks Such As: Rocky Mountain Yellowstone Grand Teton Great Sand Dunes Teddy Roosevelt Twin Lakes

WHAT DOES A SUMMER TRIP LOOK LIKE?

TRANSPORTATION

Drive to all locations in WFSI vans and rental vans

ACCOMMODATION

Camp in National Parks, State Parks, National Forests, and other campgrounds across America

MEALS

All meals are prepared by students

ACTIVITIES

Hiking, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, surfing, horseback riding, whale watching, and much more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZLny58_48g

• YOSEMITE - JOSHUA TREE - KINGS CANYON -
• SEQUOIA - PINNACLES - BIG BASIN -
• SANTA CRUZ - SAN FRANCISCO - LASSEN -
• INYO - ALCATRAZ -

CALIFORNIA 2020

ROCK CLIMBING SURFING EXPLORATORIUM 32 DAYS JUNE 11 - JULY 12

APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW WATER CONSERVATION WILDLIFE REINTRODUCTION

WORTHINGTON PRIORITY APPLICATION

DUE OCTOBER 23

ALL APPLICATIONS

DUE DECEMBER 31 APPLY ONLINE AT WORTHINGTONFIELDSTUDIES.ORG

APPLICATION

PARKS SUCH AS:

• MESA VERDE - BRYCE CANYON - ARCHES -
• GRAND CANYON - ZION -
• CANYONLANDS - AND MORE! -

DESSERT SOUTHWEST 2021

ROCK CLIMBING MULTI-DAY RAFTING TRIP 28 DAYS

CANYONS ROCK FORMATIONS ARCHAEOLOGY

PARKS SUCH AS:

• OLYMPIC - DESCHUTES - MT. RAINIER -
• MT. ST. HELENS - SEATTLE - GLACIER -

PACIFIC NORTHWEST 2022

BACKPACKING WHALE WATCHING 32 DAYS

VOLCANIC ACTIVITY GLACIERS WHALE POPULATIONS

PARKS SUCH AS:

• ROCKY MOUNTAIN - YELLOWSTONE -
• GRAND TETON - THEODORE ROOSEVELT -
• TWIN LAKES - GREAT SAND DUNE -

ROCKIES 2023

FOSSIL DIGGING HORSEBACK RIDING WHITEWATER RAFTING 30 DAYS

MOUNTAIN FORMATIONS GLACIERS PALEONTOLOGY

ECOLOGY GEOLOGY NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES LEAVE NO TRACE ETHICS INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

PUERTO RICO

10 DAY HIGH SCHOOL SPRING BREAK TRIP

OHIO PARKS

7-10 DAY SUMMER TRIP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

CASA CUBUY ECOLODGE

Surrounded by waterfalls, streams, and trails

PUERTO RICO SPRING BREAK

Berou Solutions, Inc. | 2020

PARKS AND PLACES

Visit San Juan Nature Reserve, El Yunque, Luquillo Beach, Island of Culebra, Flamenco Beach

ACTIVITIES

Adventure Tour, Snorkeling, Explore Old San Juan

CAMP AND HIKE

Explore what Ohio has to offer! Visit several state parks, national forests, and Ohio's only National Park

OHIO PARKS TRIP

Berou Solutions, Inc. | 2020

PARKS AND PLACES

Hocking Hills, Wayne National Forest, Mohican, Cuyahoga Valley National Park

ACTIVITIES

Hiking, kayaking, ziplining

HOW WE RUN

• INTRODUCE AND CONTINUE OUTDOOR EDUCATION
• SEE WORLD RENOWNED PARKS
• BACK TO BASICS
• KEEP THE COST AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
• EARN CREDIT IN THE MOST FUN WAY POSSIBLE

COST

SUMMER TRIPS PUERTO RICO

$1800

• 10 days
• Flights

Activites Accommodations Meals Entry Fees

OHIO PARKS

To Be Determined

• 7-10 days
• Transportation

Activities Accommodations Meals Entry Fees $2500

• 28-32 days
• Transportation

Activites Accommodations Meals Entry Fees

FOLLOW US

FACEBOOK

Worthington Field Studies Inc.

TWITTER

@WorthingtonFieldStudies

INSTAGRAM

@WorthingtonFieldStudies

WEBSITE

www.WorthingtonFieldStudies.org

Thank you for coming.