The pdf handout for our orientation on 4/14 is attached below. Please download it and refer to it as we cover the agenda items.
2018 NCTA Study Tour to China and Taiwan
Online Orientation, April 14, 2018
Trip Discussion Forum - https://china.usc.edu/k12/forums
Trip Leaders
Clayton Dube and Catherine Gao
1. Assemble in Los Angeles, June 26
travel – your responsibility; lodging – our responsibility
departure for Beijing, June 27
2. Trip Itinerary
Theme: Movement and Linkages, Past and Present
Within the region and beyond
Beijing > Xi’an > Chengdu > Kunming
Taipei > Tainan > Kaohsiung
curriculum assignment – minimum of 5 class hours, draw on places and questions from the trip
3. Passports/Visas
passport must be valid through 3/2019
provide us with full formal name, passport number, expiration date (asap)
passport and visa forms due by 5/25 (make copies of both, carry copies in your luggage)
4. Health and Safety
proof of medical insurance including evacuation coverage due by 5/1
existing medical conditions/medications
provide us with emergency contact names and phone numbers (asap)
4. Money
we cover: travel, lodging, gratuities, admissions, most meals
you cover: 4-5 meals, hotel incidentals, anything you wish to purchase
5. Gifts
small items to share with students (postcards, student brochures, school items, pens, pins)
2 books to be donated to schools or other host institutions
somethings to share with students and others (yearbooks, photo albums -digital options)
6. Trip Etiquette and Travel Trips
patience, persistence, and politeness
being a good study tour traveler
bring less, focus on the experience
staying in touch – phone/net options
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