Japan: Land of the Rising Sun - Group Leader: Jamie Good - Westmount Charter School
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Japan: Land of the Rising Sun
Group Leader: Jamie Good
Introductions: Trip Leader: Mr. Jamie Good Contact: jamie.good@westmountcharter.com Trip experiences as teacher/chaperone: Ottawa and Quebec Washington (a few times) Europe Trip Leader Japan 2017
Our meeting will cover Why travel is Our tour Our educational important partner The safety What’s included How to reserve approach and what’s not your spot
Why travel is important
Travel, like raising kids or doing a job, or any kind of experience is how you gather the raw materials. It’s how you go to the market of a place of life. What you do back in the kitchen is the stillness part. Stillness is how you take all of those raw materials and make a meal or a life out of it. It is how you take the sights you have seen in the world and try to turn them into insights. ~Pico Iyer, Writer and Philosopher
Why Japan?
• We know that many of our students have been to
Europe and/or plan to travel to Europe in the near
future, and Japan offers something different.
• This trip would offer our students a unique set of
experiences upon which to reflect and launch from
Westmount into our globalized world with an
enriched pantry of ingredients.
• It would feed their heightened inner capacity for
emotional and intellectual reflection thus
broadening their appreciation of people who, for
most, have a vastly different perspective on the
human experience rooted in Japanese culture,
history and geography.Our Tour Our Tour
Our tour See Itinerary Japan: Land of the Rising Sun Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima Requested Departure Date: March, 2021 Duration: 13 Days Gateway: Calgary YYC
Tour highlights
Visit Akakusa Kannon
TempleTour highlights
Visit the Harajuku shopping
districtTour highlights Visit the Meiji Shinto Shrine
Tour highlights
See the Great Buddha in
KamakuraTour highlights
Visit Fuji-Hakone-Izu
National Park and take a
cruise on Lake Ashi
Ride a cable car up Mount
KomagatakeTour highlights See Odawara Castle
Tour highlights
Take a tour of the beautiful
Arashiyama Bamboo
Forest in KyotoTour highlights
Visit the Peace Memorial
Park and Museum in
HiroshimaOur educational partner
EF’s commitment to our safety With over 50 years of experience and a global presence, EF is there to help us whenever and wherever we need it.
Round-the-clock safety with EF
• Over 50 years of experience • Chaperones
With their experience and a global presence, Allows for more eyes on students
EF is there to help us whenever and
• 24-hour on-call service
wherever we need it
Around the clock access to local EF
• 24/7 Bilingual Tour Director offices as well as our worldwide and North
Experienced, knowledgeable, and trained to American headquarters
handle every travel detail on tour
• Travel wristbands and backpacks
• Peace of Mind Policy To help us stay together easily. Plus,
We can feel secure planning our trip knowing wristbands have easy-to-access EF
our group has travel flexibility if our plans contact information for each country
change due to unforeseen circumstancesWhat’s included & what’s not
What’s included in the Program Price
Round-trip airfare Breakfast and dinner daily
Includes departure taxes and airport fees
On-tour transportation 24-hour on-tour assistance
Safe, quality hotel rooms Traveller Support Team
Full-time, bilingual Tour Director Tour Donation page
Educational itinerary weShare
Guided tours and activities Travel gear
Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) Travel Agent Compensation Fund (FICAV) contribution of $1 per $1000 for residents of Québec.
Price includes HST/GST where applicable. No HST/GST applicable on international travel.What the Global Travel Protection Plan covers (optional)
• Tour cancellation and interruption • Baggage and property
• Illness and accident • 24-hour access to an English-speaking
representative
The Global Travel Protection Plan is underwritten by Chubb Insurance Company of Canada.
For complete terms, conditions and exclusions, please visit eftours.ca/coverage.What are you responsible for?
• Spending money • Airport baggage fees (TBD)
For additional tour experiences, free
• Passport and/or travel visa
time activities, souvenirs, beverages,
lunches, and snacks ($30-$65 per
day).Passports & visas
All travelers are responsible for securing necessary documentation.
Passports Visas
• Valid passports are required for • Non-Canadian citizens may
all travellers. Passports may require special visas or other
take up to 14 weeks to process. travel documents.
• Important note: Passports must
be valid for at least six months
after our return date.Reserving your spot
Cost
Program Price $5,010.00 X X
Protection Plan $189.00 X
Spending 11 Days $550.00 X X
($50.00)
TOTAL: $5,560.00 $5,749.00Payment Options
Automatic Payment Plan Manual Payment Plan
Pay in full
• Receive invoices and make payments in less frequent
• Pay the entire balance • After you enroll with the $199
installments
at the time you enroll non refundable deposit,
• Accounts must pay the $199 non refundable deposit
• Payment methods payments are automatically
upon enrollment; $500 due 30 days after enrollment;
accepted: direct debit, deducted from your bank
and additional $500 due 90 days after enrollment
from your bank account, account monthly or bi-weekly.
• Final payment deadline is 110 days before your tour
personal cheque or • Final payment extended up to
• Payment methods accepted: direct debit, from your
credit card (Visa or one month before your tour
bank account, personal cheque or credit card (Visa or
MasterCard) • Chequing or savings account
MasterCard)
accepted
You can find EF’s Booking Conditions at eftours.ca/bc which outline the tour inclusions, payment schedule, cancellation and refund policies.Your tour donation page
A quick and easy way to
raise money for your tour
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How it works
• Located on your personal EF website
• Share your donation page on social media or
via email with friends and family members
you’d like to ask for support
• All donations are automatically added to your
accountFlipGive
Shop online and raise money for your tour
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How it works
• Create an account at eftours.flipgive.com
• Easily reach out to your network for support
• Earn up to 25% cash back on purchases
• Withdraw your funds and pay for your tourTake these home with you!
Hand your tickets
to your Group Leader
on your way out!
Questions?
Contact EF Educational Tours
Phone: 1-800-263-2806
Online: www.eftours.ca/help-centre
Day by Day Itinerary Enrolment Info Card
In person: 80 Bloor St. W., 110 Cambie St.,
• Provides tour inclusions and • Has your personalized tour details 16th Floor Suite 300
Toronto, ON Vancouver, BC
highlights • Explains in 3 steps how to enrol online. M5S 2V1 V6B 2M8Student Commitment • Participate in trip preparation as prescribed by the chaperone team. • Language, customs, team building, etc. • Maintain an acceptable academic standing. • Follow School Code of Conduct and Canadian Laws.
Timeline
• Submit Contact form via Google Forms by April 7th, 2019
• Enrollment Link sent out to parents by April 10th, 2019
• Enrollment closes May 30th, 2019
• Trip team meets before the conclusion of the school year.
• Preparation Schedule handed out in the second week of September, 2019.
32Selection Process
The minimal amount of students for this trip to go is 30 and the maximum will be 66—a tour
bus in Japan only holds 44 people.
When you decide this trip is a viable experience, you will first submit contact information on
the provided Google Form—see last slide. On this form, students must submit reasons why
they want to participate on the trip, and how the trip will contribute to them being a better
global citizen.
Selected students will be informed via email upon returning from spring break, 2019.
33Japan 2021 Enrollment Process
• Discuss this as a family. Is this a viable option?
• If yes, use the provided link below and submit your contact
information, and explain why you want to go to Japan.
• In mid-April (after spring break), an enrollment email will be sent to
parent contacts and we will begin the process!
Start with this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/IRxvyVTSEHGUF3iW2You can also read
