SUBSCRIBE  |  PREFERENCES	MY LINKS:	chat center	STATES  |  GRADE LEVEL  |  SUBJECTS

Teacher Fieldtrip Chatboard TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Search Teachers.Net Advanced You're on the... Teacher Fieldtrip Chatboard top posts | all posts | submit post Make Teacher Fieldtrip a Favorite! We also recommend... Classroom Projects Center Teacher Fieldtrip Mailring Lesson Plans • Math • Language Arts • Science • Social Studies • Music • Art & Crafts • Phys Ed • Other Teacher Chatboards • latest posts • by subject • by grade level • by state • all chatboards • language arts center • technology center • foreign language center • hot topics • interest groups Teaching Jobs Classroom Projects Teacher Mailrings Teachers.Net Gazette • Current Issue • Harry Wong Column • Teacher Classified Ads • classroom printables Site Map next post skip topic Print | Share | Report Post Re: Middle School Trips Abroad Posted by cgenster on 9/17/08 On 9/17/08, Wise & Experienced wrote: > > There are actually quite a few US-based educational companies who > specialize in the type of tour you were looking for. > > Having been to Costa Rica on quite a few occasions, I would NOT > recommend traveling without any tour guide ...no matter how good > your knowledge is of any given destination. Was your trip approved > by your Board of Education or did you handle everything outside of > school? God forbid something terrible should happen and you're stuck > having to resolve the problem by yourself. > > A big issue I had once while dealing directly with company in Costa > Rica was liability insurance...they just didn't have any which posed > a great risk. I would have gladly worked with a company here. I contacted at least five companies and none of them would deviate from their set itineraries. In our instance there was nothing for a tour guide to do. After being taken to our destinations we walked to the schools or rode the bus. We had contacts at both schools. We had nine adults to 14 students. Our trip was not sponsored by our school, even our high school language trips are not sponsored by the schools, but we did go with our administrative team's blessing and our school system and our community supported our trip. We did encounter a few minor problems which were handled quickly either by myself or with the help of ACR. I have traveled to Costa Rica, France and Spain with my daughter when she was in high school. We went with Interact to Costa Rica and with Explorica to Europe. Even though we had tour guides with both trips when we encountered problems with schedules and accomodations, the teachers had to call the companies' headquarters to fix the problem and most of the time it wasn't fixed. I have to say my trip went much smoother than either of those, but to be fair our trip was a much simpler one. RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one Middle School Trips Abroad, 8/28/07, by CLM. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 8/31/07, by John Brown. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/11/07, by AAceto. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/13/07, by CLM. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/13/07, by Michelle N.. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/15/08, by Mina. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/15/08, by Mina. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/16/08, by cgenster. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/17/08, by Wise & Experienced . Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/17/08, by cgenster. Re: Middle School Trips Abroad, 9/29/08, by Chrystelle Spencer.

Join our worldwide virtual workshops and develop great classroom projects with your teacher colleagues. Brainstorm, explore and share classroom projects, that are as engrossing as educational. Join the dialog now... Project Switchboard Arts & Crafts Family Math Fieldtrips Learning Centers Grant Writing Fundraising Read Across America Ecology Projects 100 Days Traveling Buddies Classroom Pets Pen Pals Postcard Projects

Check out our latest FREE Lesson Plans... Creating Vivid Black and White (Senior,Art) posted by Brian Cagle (Newport News, Va USA) UNIT on Whales (all,Science) posted by erica () Introducing the Nutcracker, Elem. Music Class (all,Music) posted by Music Teachers Chatboard () Christmas Activities for Spanish Class (all,Language) posted by Spanish Teachers Chatboard () Patterning - Candy Cane for K - 1 (Kindergarten,) posted by C. on First Grade Mailring () Integrated Team Hand Ball and Spelling (Middle,Phys Ed) posted by Brian Webb (Norfolk, United States of America) Emancipation Proclamation CLOZE Procedure (Senior,Social Studies) posted by Charles Morgan (Virginia Beach, VA 23464) Checks and Balences (Senior,Social Studies) posted by Stacy Thurber (Newport News, Va) Raymond's Run (Middle,Literature) posted by Jocelyn Carter (Virginia beach, USA) How I do Morning Message (Kindergarten,) posted by paws on Kindergarten Chatboard () Analyzing Science-Related Literature (Senior,Science) posted by Stephanie Keys (Norfolk) Beginning Paragraphs (Senior,other) posted by Andrea Eisenmenger (New York, NY) Here's a Little Groundhog poem & printable page pre-k - 2 (Kindergarten,Reading/Writing) posted by Mary Miehl () Ice Cube Painting (all,) posted by Deb Bosle on Teachers.Net Early Childhood Mailring () Snowman Soup (all,) posted by Peggy S. on Kindergarten Mailring () Tutti Frutti Playdough (all,Art) posted by from MaryAnn Kohl () Color Wheel Kaleidoscope (Senior,Art) posted by Lauren Early (Norfolk, USA) Reading / Writing Lesson Sheet (1-2,Reading/Writing) posted by Donna () Teaching basic grammar through maps (Middle,Geography) posted by Ezana Habte-Gabr (Colombia) Christmas Tree Pins to Wear - craft (Elementary,Art) posted by Jenna on Teachers.Net Arts & Crafts Chatboard () Rhyming Words/Using Technology (Elementary,Reading/Writing) posted by Lauren Checkeroski (US) Analyze and Interpret past historical events - Presidents (Middle,Social Studies) posted by Kathleen Abair () “Rise and Sell: The Energy Drink Business and What They're R (Senior,4 Blocks) posted by Jenifer Jones () "A Pair of Stockings" and Reader Response (Senior,) posted by Carpenter, Filipkowski, Hayes, Jones () "A Pair of Stockings" and Reader Response (Senior,Literature) posted by Jenifer Jones () metric system (Middle,Mathematics) posted by daineacia payne (detroit, usa)

Web Teachers.Net

Site Map: Jump to... --------- Chatboards Lesson Plans Project Center Classified Ads Teaching Jobs Chatrooms Meetings Mailrings ** Forums ** Teacher Chatboard Administrators Grade Levels State Teachers Professional Groups GRADE LEVELS Chilcare Preschool Kindergarten Grades 1-2 Grades 3-5 Middle School High School College Profs Multiage Adult Education SUBJECT AREAS Math Teachers Language Arts Teachers Science Teachers Social Studies Music Teachers Art Education Health Education PE/Coaching Foreign Language/ESL Teachers LANGUAGE ARTS CENTER Reading/Writing HS English Books & Liter Remedial Reading Accel Reader 4Blocks Lit Bldg Blocks(K) 6Traits Writing Read Across Amer Librarians Book Talk Reading First FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER French Teachers German Teachers Spanish Teachers EFL/ESL Sign Language Study Abroad PROFESSIONAL GROUPS Master Teachers Beginning Teachers Student Teachers Substitute Teachers Gifted/Talented Special Education Private School DOD Teachers Counseling Distance Teachers Retired Teachers TEACHING METHODS Discipline Classroom Management Montessori Brain-Compatible Learning HOT TOPICS NCLB Ed Advocacy Current Events Politics Teacher Travel Gatherings Social Chatboard Inspirations School Humor Golden Apples Prof Reading Teachers.Net Feedback PROJECT CENTER Project Switchboard Arts & Crafts Classroom Centers Family Math Fieldtrips Grant Writing Fundraising Earth Day 100 Days Traveling Buddies Classroom Pets Pen Pals Postcard Projects TECHNOLOGY CENTER Computer Teachers Internet Security Web Authors Ed Software Apple/Mac Librarians Tech Coordinators CAREER CENTER Teaching Jobs Continuing Education Teacher Recruiters Jobhunters National Boards/NBPTS Tutors STATE TEACHERS AL Teachers AK Teachers AZ Teachers AR Teachers CA Teachers CO Teachers CT Teachers DE Teachers FL Teachers GA Teachers HI Teachers ID Teachers IL Teachers IN Teachers IA Teachers KS Teachers KY Teachers LA Teachers ME Teachers MD Teachers MA Teachers MI Teachers MN Teachers MS Teachers MO Teachers MT Teachers NE Teachers NV Teachers NH Teachers NJ Teachers NM Teachers NY Teachers NC Teachers ND Teachers OH Teachers OK Teachers OR Teachers PA Teachers RI Teachers SC Teachers SD Teachers TN Teachers TX Teachers UT Teachers VT Teachers VA Teachers DC Teachers WA Teachers WV Teachers WI Teachers WY Teachers -- Teachers Abroad AU/NZ Teachers Canadian Teachers UK Teachers ** CLASSIFIED ADS ** Tutors Help Wanted Books for Sale For Sale (Misc) Classroom Supplies Items Wanted Fundraising Tutors Wanted Teacher Created Computers Educational Software Educational Games Continuing Education Distance Learning Manipulatives

Home

Search

Teaching Jobs

Classifieds

Lesson Plans

Contacts

PR

Advertise

Site Map

© 1996 - 2008. All Rights Reserved. Please review our Terms of Use, Mission Statement, and Privacy Policy.