*zoo *local museum *library *restaurant (they usually give the kids a tour of the kitchen and then feed them an appetizer unless you purchase kids meals *park *fire station can come to you *grocery store *sporting event *another school (they have plays, games, etc...) Be creative and have fun :-)
They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you pay $615 but with insurance (75&37; of $4000) you pay $1000.....think about that!!!!!! SCAM!!!!!
They lure teachers into the program by offering a free trip, and paying them money for registering students. But when it all falls apart your student and their families will be calling the principal, Better Business and just about everyone because they just got ripped off!!!!!!!
Below is what happened to me....and yes I am a teacher!
************************************* EXPLORICA CHANGED THE TRIP DATE TO MARCH 2016. I spoke and emailed your trip leader on Nov. 18, 2014 and he told me of Explorica's trip changes.
*****FIRST change: merged unknown groups (not enough participants). *****SECOND change: Non-peer stranger danger room sharing (critical legal concern for a minor child). *****THIRD change: UNREASONABLE TRIP DATE RESCHEDULE OF A YEAR AND A HALF AWAY.
My daughter is a senior at Lane Tech H.S. graduating and going to an out of state college, Explorica’s trip reschedule of over a year and a half away is unreasonable. She will not be in the same state, school or in contact with the trip leader by the rescheduled date.
The Explorica’s cancellation terms which were unsigned online by me in 2014, the improper "minor" room arrangements, and the unreasonable Explorica CUBA trip re-schedule to a year and a half later (March of 2016) is a consumer trap executed by Explorica.
DONT GET INVOLVED WITH EXPLORICA>>>>>>THINK OF THE UPSET AND LOSS YOUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WILL SUFFER>>>>>>>THINK OF THE DAMAGE TO YOUR TEACHING REPUTATION!!!!!!!
KarenOn 11/25/14, Ms. Z wrote: > ####EXPLORICA's business ethics are questionable and a > scam.#### > > They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. > It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If > they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel > a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you ...See MoreOn 11/25/14, Ms. Z wrote: > ####EXPLORICA's business ethics are questionable and a > scam.#### > > They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. > It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If > they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel > a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you pay $615 > but with insurance (75&37; of $4000) you pay $1000.....think > about that!!!!!! SCAM!!!!! > > They lure teachers into the program by offering a free > trip, and paying them money for registering students. > But when it all falls apart your student and their > families will be calling the principal, Better Business > and just about everyone because they just got ripped > off!!!!!!! > > Below is what happened to me....and yes I am a teacher! > > ************************************* > EXPLORICA CHANGED THE TRIP DATE TO MARCH 2016. I spoke > and emailed your trip leader on Nov. 18, 2014 and he told > me of Explorica's trip changes. > > *****FIRST change: merged unknown groups (not enough > participants). > *****SECOND change: Non-peer stranger danger room sharing > (critical legal concern for a minor child). > *****THIRD change: UNREASONABLE TRIP DATE RESCHEDULE OF A > YEAR AND A HALF AWAY. > > My daughter is a senior at Lane Tech H.S. graduating and > going to an out of state college, Explorica’s trip > reschedule of over a year and a half away is > unreasonable. She will not be in the same state, school > or in contact with the trip leader by the rescheduled > date. > > The Explorica’s cancellation terms which were unsigned > online by me in 2014, the improper "minor" room > arrangements, and the unreasonable Explorica CUBA trip > re-schedule to a year and a half later (March of 2016) is > a consumer trap executed by Explorica. > > DONT GET INVOLVED WITH EXPLORICA>>>>>>THINK OF THE UPSET > AND LOSS YOUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WILL > SUFFER>>>>>>>THINK OF THE DAMAGE TO YOUR TEACHING > REPUTATION!!!!!!! > >
On 11/25/14, Ms. Z wrote: > ####EXPLORICA's business ethics are questionable and a > scam.#### > > They will try to make you pay for their travel insurance. > It states refund of 75&37; plus insurance fee of $168. If > they reschedule the trip over a year away and you cancel > a $4000 trip without insurance at 140 days you pay $615 > but with insurance (75&37; of $4000) you pay $1000.....think > about that!!!!!! SCAM!!!!! > > They lure teachers into the program by offering a free > trip, and paying them money for registering students. > But when it all falls apart your student and their > families will be calling the principal, Better Business > and just about everyone because they just got ripped > off!!!!!!! > > Below is what happened to me....and yes I am a teacher! > > ************************************* > EXPLORICA CHANGED THE TRIP DATE TO MARCH 2016. I spoke > and emailed your trip leader on Nov. 18, 2014 and he told > me of Explorica's trip changes. > > *****FIRST change: merged unknown groups (not enough > participants). > *****SECOND change: Non-peer stranger danger room sharing > (critical legal concern for a minor child). > *****THIRD change: UNREASONABLE TRIP DATE RESCHEDULE OF A > YEAR AND A HALF AWAY. > > My daughter is a senior at Lane Tech H.S. graduating and > going to an out of state college, Explorica’s trip > reschedule of over a year and a half away is > unreasonable. She will not be in the same state, school > or in contact with the trip leader by the rescheduled > date. > > The Explorica’s cancellation terms which were unsigned > online by me in 2014, the improper "minor" room > arrangements, and the unreasonable Explorica CUBA trip > re-schedule to a year and a half later (March of 2016) is > a consumer trap executed by Explorica. > > DONT GET INVOLVED WITH EXPLORICA>>>>>>THINK OF THE UPSET > AND LOSS YOUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WILL > SUFFER>>>>>>>THINK OF THE DAMAGE TO YOUR TEACHING > REPUTATION!!!!!!! > >
I teach in the DMV metropolitan area and I need help with finding trips for my high school students in my Spanish class to go to. I am looking for something engaging. It is rather difficult to get older kids excited about Spanish.
roxiOn 8/06/14, Srta. Cooper wrote: > I teach in the DMV metropolitan area and I need help with > finding trips for my high school students in my Spanish class > to go to. I am looking for something engaging. It is rather > difficult to get older kids excited about Spanish.
I just posted this to the Teachers.Net Field Trips mailring and hope for your input, too. I hope you will post your responses and discussiion here or on the Field Trips mailring. (The advantage of mailring posts is that they are now archived. Chatboard posts eventually disappear into cyberspace.)
I'm no longer teaching, but I recall some wonderful field trips with my students.
I'm ready to talk about topics related to field trips - are you?
I taught kindergarten for about 20 years. Pretty much every year we went to an apple orchard and a pumpkin patch in the Fall. Once our entire K-3 school went to the circus in our state's Civic Center! THAT was exciting and challenging to pull off - a whole school of rural kids (and teachers) in the city. We had teachers using knotted ropes (having the kids hold onto rope ) to keep the kids from straying while walking through the city from the bus to the civic center.
What are your notable experiences with field trips? At some point I hope we can collaborate on a collection of field trip planning and execution (and follow-up) tips to share with new teachers so they can learn from veterans who have learned - sometimes the hard way - how best to prepare for and carry out a safe, enjoyable and productive field trip experience.
We are traveling to Europe this summer with a student tour and have just now been told that our prices are going to go up over $350 and parents have just about one month to pay. We are very upset with this, and I was wondering if any other travelers are being hit with the same sudden charge by student tour groups? It might not have been so bad if we could have given parents a head's up earlier, but we got no indication from the company that we would be getting that high of a surcharge until they emailed us last Saturday.
I have very upset parents, I am upset, and we are also being told that some group guides are demanding that their tips be only in Euros.
I just want to know if other groups are dealing with last minute charges such as this? Our company is being no help at all.
On 4/13/08, Paola wrote: > We are traveling to Europe this summer with a student tour > and have just now been told that our prices are going to go > up over $350 and parents have just about one month to pay. > We are very upset with this, and I was wondering if any > other travelers are being hit with the same sudden charge > by student tour groups? It might not have been so bad if we > could have given parents a head's up earlier, but we got no > indication from the company that we would be getting that > high of a surcharge until they emailed us last Saturday. > > I have very upset parents, I am upset, and we are also > being told that some group guides are demanding that their > tips be only in Euros. > > I just want to know if other groups are dealing with last > minute charges such as this? Our company is being no help > at all.
On 4/13/08, Paola wrote: > > BTY this company is Passports. >
Sorry to post so much,but this has been very upsetting. I have been going back and forth with our company for a week now. As Cari posted earlier, yes they waited until everyone was paid up before levying the fees; we have some families going with two or more people and they are now expected to pony up $800 to over $1000 in one month, right after they have paid their taxes.. that is as much as some people's house payments.
I was also told that "well, you know we cover the expenses of the chaperones" as if their company could even function without us to do the paperwork, have the meetings, get the forms, get the kids to the airport, and act in parentis localis for 30+ kids for 14 days in a foreign country! You couldn't pay some adults or parents to do that. It's not a vacation, it's a job, and we all know it is built into the student cost; those companies aren't underwriting anything.
Also, they always say "a full time tour guide is provided with your tour" which is included in our price. So why am I being encouraged to pay 2.50 a day per person to the guide (for a two week tour that is nearly $1200.....) In my book $1200 is a salary, not a tip. $200 is a tip.
Yes, I'm angry. I'm hearing that some of the guides are saying up front they better be paid in Euros otherwise we are cheating them of their money - but I'm not the one that is supposed to be paying their salary. It doesn't make for a good working relationship if this is the situation right off the plane.
Is anyone traveling with CHA and experiencing this? we changed from CHA to go with Passports after hearing good things with Passports, and now I'm wondering if we made a mistake.
During our Easter break I took 22 students to London, Paris and Normandie with Prometour. The trip was fantastic! The kids really enjoyed themselves. Yes, there was a lot of walking, but it's a student tour. Everyone knew ahead of time that on student tours you walk. They got a break when we went to Normandie and had a bus, of course. So they liked that, too. The hotel was not too cool in London (Royal National Hotel), but in Paris we stayed first in the Concorde Lafayette Hotel (go look it up, you'll love it, right on Line 1 at Porte Maillot,), then in Normandie in an Ibis which was just fine, and then in Paris at the Adagio City Tour Eiffel just 10 min. walk from the Eiffel Tower. Very nice also. The food choices were quality food choices; we had 3 choices of menu every night. Our farewell dinner was at Altitude 95 at the Eiffel Tower with a night view of Paris! Talk about fun! We also had a marvelous birthday celebration for one of the students who turned 18 on Easter day, and the restaurant went all out to make it a memorable surprise with tiered cake, music and everything. In London, we went and saw The Lion King as an extra cost. Well worth it! We had great mezzanine seats for $60 each. The tour guides were excellent and knowledgeable. There was not one glitch in our tour. I have used one company before (i can't remember their name) and EF twice. Never again! But I will be using Prometour again without thinking twice about it. I am going again in June 2009, to Québec this time.
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