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What is the best student travel group?

by Trace

May 18, 2010

What is your favorite student travel group and why?

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Porsche Choose Close Up for your next school trip.

Why Close Up? Close Up's proven curriculum, teaching method and well-trained faculty will educate and inspire your students. Over 96% of teachers say that Close Up helped their students better understand their roles as citizens and how their government works. 98% of Close Up students would recomme...See More

Oct 4, 2010

mslutheran Isn't Close Up like People to People Ambassadors in that they focus more on leadership seminars? It seems to me that most of their programs are not geared to whole school groups, but individual students that come from all over the country and world. I'm not knocking the programs, in fact, some of our students have been on both, and have benefited, ...See MoreIsn't Close Up like People to People Ambassadors in that they focus more on leadership seminars? It seems to me that most of their programs are not geared to whole school groups, but individual students that come from all over the country and world. I'm not knocking the programs, in fact, some of our students have been on both, and have benefited, but they're not really 'tours' and they're centered mostly in DC.

On 10/04/10, Porsche wrote: > Choose Close Up for your next school trip. > > Why Close Up? > Close Up's proven curriculum, teaching method and well-trained > faculty will educate and inspire your students. Over 96% of > teachers say that Close Up helped their students better > understand their roles as citizens and how their government > works. 98% of Close Up students would recommend this program. > Plus, their programs meet each stateï¿½s standards of learning and > their "all inclusive" approach will put your mind at ease. > They give you the best of both worlds ï¿½ while your students > participate on their renowned student program you have the > opportunity to participate in their one-of-a-kind Teacher > Program or be with your students. Each program gives you > insights from their network of 1,000 distinguished speakers and > the intimate meetings they arrange with members of Congress and > their staffs. > > Close Up's Goal: > Their Middle and High School Washington Programs aim to prepare > its participants with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions > necessary for successful participation in the American political > system. Specifically, the Washington Programs strives to develop > knowledge and practical understanding of the basic concepts and > processes of democratic government and citizenship, as well as > the concrete skills that make that knowledge meaningful. > Students will gain greater understanding of the rights and > responsibilities of citizens in a participatory democracy and > will develop skills and dispositions to carry out those rights > and responsibilities. > > To see why Close Up is the best, visit their website at > [link removed];

Oct 4, 2010

Porsche They are similar in mission, but People to People Ambassadors are focused on academic achievement. They only bring specific students on their program and if I’m not mistaken by invitation only. Close Up provides civic education and is geared to all schools as well as individuals that are from all academic backgrounds. They try to give all student...See More

Oct 5, 2010

Class Act Tours On 10/05/10, Porsche wrote: > They are similar in mission, but People to People Ambassadors are > focused on academic achievement. They only bring specific students on > their program and if I’m not mistaken by invitation only. Close Up > provides civic education and is geared to all schools as well as > individuals that are from a...See MoreOn 10/05/10, Porsche wrote: > They are similar in mission, but People to People Ambassadors are > focused on academic achievement. They only bring specific students on > their program and if I’m not mistaken by invitation only. Close Up > provides civic education and is geared to all schools as well as > individuals that are from all academic backgrounds. They try to give > all students the opportunity to come on program. They provide grants > and fellowships and will even help give you ideas for fundraising and > donations. Each year Close Up reps, staff and even officers build > relationships with teachers/administrators and districts. Majority of > their groups are through schools. Close Up’s major programs center in > DC, yes, but you can create your own program as well to include NY, > Williamsburg, Philly, Gettysburg and few others. You have the option > to persaonalize it to fit your needs. They have teachers that build > their classroom curriculum around these programs/current issues. They > have programs throughout the year and are less expensive. > > On 10/04/10, mslutheran wrote: >> Isn't Close Up like People to People Ambassadors in that they focus >> more on leadership seminars? It seems to me that most of their >> programs are not geared to whole school groups, but individual >> students that come from all over the country and world. I'm not >> knocking the programs, in fact, some of our students have been on >> both, and have benefited, but they're not really 'tours' and they're >> centered mostly in DC. >>

Hi! Of course I'm extremely biased because I've worked with Class Act Tours for over 25 years, but I truly feel you won't find an easier and more personable company to work with! When you call, we immediately connect you with a Personal Tour Coordinator whom you can contact 24/7 for any questions you may have during the trip planning process. We work with ALL kinds of budgets, keeping in mind that this is an EDUCATIONAL trip, geared towards student groups and it shows in our prices without compromising on quality. Our guides are AWESOME and I wouldn't work anywhere else~ [link removed]:)

Oct 8, 2010

Debbie Bell On 5/18/10, Trace wrote: > What is your favorite student travel group and why?

I appreciate the hard work and superb service of TSA Tours, located in Tempe, Arizona. I have been leading student tours since 1986 and have had the opportunity to travel with CHA, Travel Selections, EF, People-To-People, International Grand Tours and finally...See More

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