Why Educational Travel? Explore and Experience Foreign Cultures Firsthand Interact with Locals, Speak Foreign Languages Form

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Why Educational Travel?

• Explore and Experience Foreign Cultures Firsthand• Interact with Locals, Speak Foreign Languages• Form a New Perspective on the World and Appreciation of America’s Important Place in it• Bring Your Classroom Lessons to Life• Gain Independence and Confidence in a Safe Environment• Improve your Grades• Earn Academic Credit• Enhance your College (and job) Applications• Helps students stand out from the crowd on college admissions and job interviews• Have Fun with Your Friends and Make New Ones

It’s a Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience!


Why NETC?

All NETC services are guaranteed:

• Comfortable 3 and 4 star hotels near the sights you have come to see.• Safe Central Locations mean you can explore easily in small groups. • A healthy breakfast gets each day off to a great start• Hearty dinners in local restaurants are well balanced and reflect local cuisine. Experience the country you are visiting while enjoying plenty of really good food!• Program is fully escorted by excellent tour directors who stay in the hotels with the group and keep them busy morning noon and night! • Dependable support for students and families with excellent internet access for trip information• An unparalleled track record of supporting teachers and groups abroad• 24 hour presence and support both in the USA and overseas• A free, automatic and simple payment plan, the EZpay Plan.• Included Basic Travel Insurance

PLUS…..


Why NETC? (cont’d)

NETC is the ONLY organization that offers LEAP!-Enriched, Student Centered, Experiential Learning Experiences. Which means….

• NETC programs go far beyond sightseeing • Escape the tourist bubble! - Get immersed in local culture • Enjoy loads of unusual fun experiences, debates, role plays, scavenger hunts to mention but a few• Everybody gets involved• “Experiential touring that is unlike any other travel program. NETC’s LEAP activities connect you to the local culture and people.”

• NETC tours are led by a LEAP!-Trained tour director who stays in your hotel and helps you understand all that you see...

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Meet some of NETC’s Tour Directors

Vanessa NicolBorn in Edinburgh, Scotland Now lives in Rome, ItalyStarted with NETC in 2006

Ada ElgueraBorn in Cusco, PeruLives in Lima, Peru

Started with NETC in 2005

Pablo Navazo Born in Madrid, Spain

Lives in MadridStarted with NETC in 2007

Manni CoeBorn in Leeds, UKNow Lives in Andalucia, SpainStarted with NETC in 2000

Caroline BuizzaBorn in Lyon, FranceLives in Lyon, France

Started with NETC in 2008


Safety and Behavior

• An impressive track record for almost 20 years• 24 hour network in the USA and abroad• Hotels located in safe central areas of large cities• Tours fully escorted by trained bilingual tour directors• Teacher/chaperone to student ratio of 1:6• All participants enrolled with ACE American Insurance Company in important travel insurance and support program.• Tours visit countries that welcome American visitors and are keen to understand our culture as well as share their own• The NETC Agreement covers behavior and your teacher/chaperone will also provide you with a Code of Conduct


Where Are We Going?

Bell'Italia

9 days

· Doges Palace

· Ravenna

· Accademia

· St. Francis's Basilica

· Sistine Chapel · St. Peter's Basilica

· Colosseum

· Roman Forum

Highlights

Tour Length:





LEAP!™ Activities on This Tour

Behind the Carnival Mask

Behind the Carnival Mask

Cucina Fiorentina

Meet with a group of students from a local Italian high school and learn what life is like for teenage students in Florence.

Student Connection in Florence

Imagine you're a Medici. Suppose you're a Sforza. Use this innovative activity to explore the motives of the patrons of the Renaissance.

Patron of the Renaissance

Greet six renaissance giants including Giotto, Galileo, and Isabella d'Este, and debate who made the greatest impact on civilization.

Great Renaissance Debate

Cook up a three-course traditional meal with a local chef using fresh local produce. Get a taste of Tuscan life and zesty flavors! Mangia!

Create a Venetian mask inspired by the Italian Carnival, the Commedia dell'Arte - or by your imagination! Learn the meaning of the mask and its historical significance, then decorate yours using professional techniques.


Tour Cost

$115

$469

Registration Fee:

Departure Fees:*

Weekend Supplement $0

$3189 Program Fee:

Early Enrollment Discount $400 -

$3373 Total

$235 Monthly payment**

* Subject to change

** Based on enrollment today with deposit of $315 and then 13 payments of $235


What’s Included in the Program Fee?

• Round-trip flights• Accommodations in three and four-star hotels. Rooms are Doubles and triples and occasionally quads.• 3 Course dinner and continental breakfast daily.• Full-time Tour Director• LEAP!™ Educational program• Transportation and sightseeing as described in the itinerary • 24-hour assistance at home and abroad• Basic travel insurance


Additional Expenses You Will Incur

• Passport and visa fees• Beverages with meals• Lunches• Local transportation overseas• Transportation from your home to the departure airport and back• Tips to Tour Director and long- distance bus driver• Spending money


Total Surety Plan

NETC strongly recommends the Total Surety Plan

What you get: Protection from cancellation penalties if you have to cancel any time for any reason. Extra Protection in case a parent should lose a job forcing cancellation Enhanced medical and other benefits

Cost: $25 per day of your tour, due upon enrollment


How To Enroll?

Enrolling Online

1.Visit your My NETC group site at: www.EducationalTravel.com Enter Username: italy2012 Enter Password: geis

2.Click “Enroll Now”

3.Complete the online application

4.Make your initial payment by credit card or by electronic check.

Enrolling by Mail• Complete the application form attached to the Enrollment Guide which can be downloaded at EducationalTravel.com/Enrollment.aspx• Make a check or money order payable to NETC for the initial deposit

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What Parents Thought About Their NETC Tour

“I had high expectations for the experience and each and every expectation was met. She learned a little more about the world, she was able to use and improve her language skills and she was able to gain confidence travelling in a new country. She also learned firsthand about valuing another culture.” - Kimberley Krauss, Michigan, Traveled in Summer 2010

“The tour guides were exceptional, the lodging amazing, and the experiences top notch. This tour wasn't a travel-by-bus and get out and take photos and get back on and travel-by-bus tour. It was geared for adolescents and their energy level and took the time to really teach them at their level. It wasn't superficial.” - Sarah Rodseth, Michigan, Traveled in Summer 2010

“The ROI of this trip is immeasurable. It helped [our daughter] to have a different perspective about her higher education. It was an empowering and positive experience.”

- Debbie Gunzelman, Connecticut, Traveled in Spring 2010

“An absolutely tremendous experience, one she will carry with her always. The smiles on her face when she talks about it are priceless.”

- Janet Cherbonneau, Maine, Traveled in Spring 2010


What Students Thought About Their NETC Tour

“Since history is one of my favorite subjects, I found it really exciting to make connections between the sites and the knowledge I possessed. Beyond the connections, it was mind-boggling to just be in the places that have been talked about in my classes.” - Scott Bouwense, New Jersey, Traveled in Spring 2010 “As a young student, it is hard for me to think of things and events and people that we learn about in school as more than mere stories. On the trip, the entire history of modern culture seemed to unfold before me, and everything sort of materialized into reality. I gained a sort of sentimental attachment to places like the Vatican and the streets of Capri that I couldn't have gotten from a textbook or a lecture.” - Natalie Catlett, Tennessee, Traveled in Spring 2010 “My friends and I tried to list every adjective that described the trip on the plane back. We had a list that ran three pages long, but I think the most apt description would be eye-opening. I learned about the world and myself in equal amounts, I found that I will always have a desire to explore, and I had the most fun I've ever had!” - Natalie Catlett, Tennessee, Traveled in Spring 2010 “I loved everything about the tour. My tour guide was incredible, the food was excellent, and there was never a dull moment! I was worried about being paired with kids from other groups, but we ended up having a great time together. My language skills from school were extremely helpful - I was surprised by how much I could recognize. And the history that I had learned in school really came alive while on tour.” - Hannah Gersten, Illinois, Traveled in Summer 2010

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