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by Barb Wills
Jul 9, 2011
Travel With Your Students, Please, share with your staff. Schools > AFS In Your Classroom > Travel With Your Students Request More Information on Being a Group Leader **If you are a student, click to start the application process.
State AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL FM GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MH MI MN MO MP MS MT NC...See MoreTravel With Your Students, Please, share with your staff. Schools > AFS In Your Classroom > Travel With Your Students Request More Information on Being a Group Leader **If you are a student, click to start the application process.
State AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL FM GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MH MI MN MO MP MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR PW RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY Your Position Language Teacher Guidance Counselor AFS Volunteer Parent Other
Be a Group Leader in 2012 to Panama, China or Turkey
AFS-USA offers short community service programs for students in grades 8-12. The design of this 10-14 day program is that students have a cultural arrival orientation and overnight in the primary city, after which they travel to their local community for a project and homestay.
Students have cultural enrichment activities in the afternoon and evenings. The trip ends with a short sightseeing experience just prior to returning home.
This program is designed for educators and youth leaders to recruit and chaperon groups of 8-15 students who will be placed in the same community working in the morning on projects such as improving conditions in local primary schools and refurbishing homes for families with special needs.
What AFS Promises to Group Leaders
An all expenses paid trip for 10-14 days Coordinated homestay with local host family Fun and educational learning experience for both you and the students
Support from AFS: training, logistics, and orientation plans Full insurance coverage for you and your students
Watch this video created by a Group Leader from the 2010 programYour Commitment to AFS USA Recruit a minimum of 8 students Help students complete their online applications Deliver AFS Orientation and preparation lessons Accompany the group and participate in the program
What you need to know Program fees will be determined this spring Spring break and/or Summer trips will be available Read more details about the Panama 2011 program AFS In Your School Guidance and Advising AFS In Your Classroom Travel With Your Students Classroom Activities AFS and International Clubs Start An AFS Conversation Online Resources AFS Commitment to Experiential Learning Asia Society Global Competencies Global Classroom eNewsletter AFS Impact Study
Study Abroad High School Abroad Gap Year Abroad Summer Abroad For Parents Study Abroad FAQs Host a Student Host Family Stories 4 Steps to Host Host Family Support Public Diplomacy Hosting FAQs Volunteer with AFS Volunteer Opportunities Benefits of Volunteering Volunteer Profiles 4 Steps to Volunteer Volunteer Interest Form Donate to AFS Give Today Monthly Giving Planned Giving Matching Gifts Tributes and Memorials Returnees Five Simple Steps Stay Connected Returnee Spotlight Returnee Resources Returnee FAQs Schools Teach Host An Exchange Student Send Students Abroad Engage Educator Profiles
From: Dr.. Barbara Y. Wills, NCC, LPC Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team PR Chair [email removed]]
by Barb Wills
Jul 9, 2011
Travel With Your Students, Please, share with your staff. Schools > AFS In Your Classroom > Travel With Your Students Request More Information on Being a Group Leader **If you are a student, click to start the application process.
State AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL FM GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MH MI MN MO MP MS MT NC...See MoreTravel With Your Students, Please, share with your staff. Schools > AFS In Your Classroom > Travel With Your Students Request More Information on Being a Group Leader **If you are a student, click to start the application process.
State AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL FM GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MH MI MN MO MP MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR PW RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY Your Position Language Teacher Guidance Counselor AFS Volunteer Parent Other
Be a Group Leader in 2012 to Panama, China or Turkey
AFS-USA offers short community service programs for students in grades 8-12. The design of this 10-14 day program is that students have a cultural arrival orientation and overnight in the primary city, after which they travel to their local community for a project and homestay.
Students have cultural enrichment activities in the afternoon and evenings. The trip ends with a short sightseeing experience just prior to returning home.
This program is designed for educators and youth leaders to recruit and chaperon groups of 8-15 students who will be placed in the same community working in the morning on projects such as improving conditions in local primary schools and refurbishing homes for families with special needs.
What AFS Promises to Group Leaders
An all expenses paid trip for 10-14 days Coordinated homestay with local host family Fun and educational learning experience for both you and the students
Support from AFS: training, logistics, and orientation plans Full insurance coverage for you and your students
Watch this video created by a Group Leader from the 2010 programYour Commitment to AFS USA Recruit a minimum of 8 students Help students complete their online applications Deliver AFS Orientation and preparation lessons Accompany the group and participate in the program
What you need to know Program fees will be determined this spring Spring break and/or Summer trips will be available Read more details about the Panama 2011 program AFS In Your School Guidance and Advising AFS In Your Classroom Travel With Your Students Classroom Activities AFS and International Clubs Start An AFS Conversation Online Resources AFS Commitment to Experiential Learning Asia Society Global Competencies Global Classroom eNewsletter AFS Impact Study
Study Abroad High School Abroad Gap Year Abroad Summer Abroad For Parents Study Abroad FAQs Host a Student Host Family Stories 4 Steps to Host Host Family Support Public Diplomacy Hosting FAQs Volunteer with AFS Volunteer Opportunities Benefits of Volunteering Volunteer Profiles 4 Steps to Volunteer Volunteer Interest Form Donate to AFS Give Today Monthly Giving Planned Giving Matching Gifts Tributes and Memorials Returnees Five Simple Steps Stay Connected Returnee Spotlight Returnee Resources Returnee FAQs Schools Teach Host An Exchange Student Send Students Abroad Engage Educator Profiles
From: Dr.. Barbara Y. Wills, NCC, LPC Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team PR Chair [email removed]]
by Travel in Turkey
Aug 1, 2011
Gallipoli - Troy - Ephesus - Pamukkale & Cappadocia Travel - 7 Days - 6 Nights
DAY 01 Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale
06:30 am Very early in morning we will depart from Istanbul, drive along the northern shores of the Marmara Sea, and as soon as we arrive we will have a break for lunch.
*Gallipoli and The Dardanel...See MoreGallipoli - Troy - Ephesus - Pamukkale & Cappadocia Travel - 7 Days - 6 Nights
DAY 01 Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale
06:30 am Very early in morning we will depart from Istanbul, drive along the northern shores of the Marmara Sea, and as soon as we arrive we will have a break for lunch.
*Gallipoli and The Dardanelles after our lunch we will stop to visit Gallipoli, a place of fierce WWI fighting between Allied forces and the Turks. At ANZAC Cove thousands lost their lives in one fateful dawn morning. We will also see other famous battle sites of World War 1 in this area, such as Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair. From here we go to a ferry and cross the Dardanelles. For World War 1 buffs, you will know the Dardanelle Straits were a strategic crossing point for the allied armies to cross from Europe to Asia Minor. Over a nine month campaign, more than half a million soldiers lost their lives in the fight to control this strait of water and nearby Gallipoli peninsula.
*Canakkale will be our final destination for today and where we will spend the evening. After dinner, you might want to stroll the harbor walk and experience the local culture. The locals buy sunflower seeds and stroll with their families, gossiping and looking at the sunset. When they reach the harbor''s end, they turn around, buy their ice cream and walk the other direction. Overnight stay in Canakkale.
DAY 02 Canakkale Troy-Kusadasi
Breakfast. We continue our scenic drive along the Aegean, stopping for photo opportunities and perhaps to indulge the taste buds at one of the many farmer road side stands that sell olives, figs, seasonal fruit and pistachios. We then will head east towards our first site of the day.
You will visit today; *Troy is the ancient site written about by Homer in the Iliad. It dates back as far as 3000 BC and has been the site of nine different cities through the thousands of years it has existed. As you enter the site a large wooden Trojan horse dominates your view. You will definitely want to climb up and get your picture taken! After the tour we will provide lunch and after that we will depart from Canakkale, drive along the Aegean Coastal line down to Kusadasi, after arrival we will check in the hotel - Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
DAY 03 Kusadasi - Ephesus Breakfast.
Sites you will see today; *Ephesus is one of the best preserved cities from Roman times. At the time St. Paul lived in Ephesus in the 60- lsquo;s AD, it was at it-rsquo;s Roman heyday with a population around 250,000. When St. Paul lived in Ephesus he would have addressed the Ephesians in the great theatre, that today impresses everyone that walks into it-rsquo;s stands. Ephesus was a great ancient city and much of it has been preserved for you to see. More than any other site, you can walk the streets, stand in the great theatre, wander in the library, look towards the hill where St. Paul was put into prison, and feel that you are walking back into the time that St. Paul lived. After being here, you will read the book of Ephesians with new eyes.
*The House of The Virgin Mary where it is believed St. Mary came to live with St. John in the last years of her life. At the end of the tour, Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
DAY 04 Pamukkale - Cappadocia Breakfast.
After breakfast we will depart from Kusadasi and drive inland, and go on a full day tour of Pamukkale.
Sites you willl see today *Pammukale which means cotton castle, is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pammukale is now a world heritage site.
*Hierapolis was founded as a healing care centre in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centres of the Roman Empire. It eventually had a large Jewish and Christian community. Breakfast and Lunch provided. After tour overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus at 21:00 or 22:00. (duration 10 hours)
DAY 05 Cappadocia Tour I Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk''s Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos for lunch.In the afternoon visit another beautiful open air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at Uchisar. Overnight at cave hotel in Cappadocia.
DAY 06 Cappadocia Tour II - Istanbul Breakfast.
Depart from your hotel to visit Red valley and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit Çavusin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch. In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground city. Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at Ortahisar.
After the tour, transfer to bus station for non smoking, fully air-conditioned overnight bus back to Istanbul at 20:00. Duration is 11 hours.
DAY 07 Istanbul
Morning arrival to Istanbul around 07:00. Tour ends.
Classic Changjiang 750 sidecar motorcycle copy of old BMW. We have a showroom and a workshop. We can rebuild it by your order. We can supply the ship service to overseas. Fun and easy to own.
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I am trying to solicit comments about EF tours. My daughter wants to travel with this group next June.
by Ceci Glusman
Nov 30, 2011
Conference dedicated to helping educators from all disciplines discover and nurture creativity in all subjects through exercises and lectures in guided visualization, creative writing, map making, drawing, storytelling, memoir. Grad credits.
EARLY REGISTRATION PROMOTION: $200 off early registration if you register by December 15, 2011 (Pr...See MoreConference dedicated to helping educators from all disciplines discover and nurture creativity in all subjects through exercises and lectures in guided visualization, creative writing, map making, drawing, storytelling, memoir. Grad credits.
EARLY REGISTRATION PROMOTION: $200 off early registration if you register by December 15, 2011 (Prague and Dubai workshops), and by January 15, 2012 (Crete, Barcelona, Portugal and Florence workshops). Mention code: Teachersnet12
Upcoming Workshops: New York March 16 - 19 -- Prague March 24 - 30 -- Dubai April 4 - 10 -- New York June 8 - 11 -- Crete June 26 - July 3 -- Barcelona July 5 - 12 -- Portugal July 15 - 22 -- Florence July 24 - 31
Any suggestions for a good company to tour Italy with? The agenda might include Rome, Venice, Assisi, Florence and the lakes. I appreciate all comments- I have not been to Italy nor do I know a reliable company. Thank you!
by Leila Brodner
Dec 14, 2011
I would like to tell everyone of this great trip. I was on it a few years ago and am going again this summer. [link removed].
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