Notes on study tours

Introduction: Below I will bring you some notes on study tours. I hope it can help you. Thank you for reading.

1. The earlier you apply for study tour, the better

If parents want to choose the route calmly, it is best to start consultation and registration six months in advance. Due to issues such as visas and quotas, if you start to register before the winter and summer vacations, it is usually too late. Especially children who plan to travel to the United States and the United Kingdom must prepare as early as possible. Many people who plan to attend summer camp start preparations in January or February, and some even start preparations a year in advance. You can consult the parents of surrounding students.

2. Don’t be impulsive when it comes to non-shopping purchases during study tours

Some children go on study tours with “missions”. Due to the price difference, parents will let their children purchase some high-end foreign products for themselves. The brand is back. This is very inappropriate and can easily lead to comparisons among students. Generally, it is enough to bring enough local currency of 300 to 500 yuan with you. It is even more undesirable if the students are going to buy things by themselves. First of all, the children's identification ability is relatively poor. Secondly, it is easier to cause the adverse effects of comparing each other.

3. Do some homework before traveling

If you want to maximize the effect of your precious overseas trip, you might as well do some homework before traveling. For students who want to choose a school to study abroad through a study tour program, it is best to prepare some questions before going, so that they can make better comparisons when they go abroad. I must not go there even if others go there, but after I go there, I don’t know what to do, and I don’t have good communication with the local students. This can only cause a waste of money and time, and it is meaningless.

4. Study tour is not just tourism, it is not that simple

Study tours are expensive and usually much more expensive than ordinary tours. Therefore, you must be cautious when signing up for a group tour to avoid being deceived frequently. Occasionally, an unpleasant study tour may dampen a child's interest in studying abroad in the future.

First, the promise of improving children’s English ability in a short period of time is not credible. Most study tour programs will arrange language learning, such as arranging a certain number of English classes every week, or living with a local host family. But experts point out that it is unrealistic to improve English in such a short period of time. The main purpose of study tour is to broaden children's horizons and increase their experience.

Second, don’t be afraid of trouble and visit as many schools as possible. Especially in the United States, which is a key area for study tours, it is difficult to travel all over the United States if you want to have fun and eat well. Therefore, you still need to see more and walk more. Most of the winter camps in the United States on the market are in the form of study tours, focusing on visiting famous tourist attractions in the United States and visiting well-known universities in the United States. High school students who are ready to study abroad can take advantage of the study tour winter camp to have a pre-study experience and get a feel for finding the university they dream of.

Thirdly, children who study abroad are sometimes arranged to live with foreign families. Children sometimes like to play and cause losses to the families where they live due to improper use of electrical appliances or accidentally breaking antiques. Parents are the most likely to It is best to ask carefully whether the insurance purchased has this aspect and what details are included in the coverage.

During the study tour, children must not only play well, but also learn well. In addition to English, music, painting, etc. have gradually become study tour projects. Many museums are also worthy of parents taking their children to visit and learn.

5. Adult study tours invest in your international future

Among the adult group, more and more white-collar workers in their 30s are studying abroad. In order to increase their professional competitiveness, long-term study tours are Study abroad programs and short-term study tour programs with the main purpose of leisure and vacation are popular among white-collar workers, and more and more middle- and senior-level managers with more than 10 years of experience in the workplace are taking the initiative to study abroad.

Among the destinations for study tours, adult groups are clearly divided. People who regard study tours as an alternative way of vacation and leisure often choose to go to resorts such as Miami, Paris, Rome, and Barcelona to relax and study at the same time; while in the workplace For the purpose of further study, Boston, Oxford, Cambridge and London are still the first choices for these adults. According to Ctrip.com, through short-term skills courses, working professionals can improve their interests and skills, obtain various certificates, and become gilded in the workplace. The current areas of skills training include technology, IT programming, yoga and health care, golf, wine tasting, coffee, diving, pilots, etc.

In addition to learning knowledge, some good foreign living habits are also worth learning.

Compared with summer camp, winter camp has a colder climate. If there are no parents to follow, please bring more cold-proof clothes for your children.

France is a dream destination for many people to study abroad, romantic and artistic.

6. Which is more important, travel or study?

During the interview, the reporter also found that there are a dazzling array of study tour routes on the websites of many study abroad institutions, travel agencies, and training institutions, but carefully After learning about it, I found that in almost all routes, travel time accounts for more than half. Judging from the itinerary of a certain organization's study tour route to "Ivy League schools in the United States", less than 4 days out of 14 days are spent visiting university campuses, and the remaining time is mostly spent on sightseeing. The proportion of "tours" is significantly greater than ?study?. This year, in addition to traditional training institutions and study abroad agencies, more OTAs with rich tourism resources have joined the study tour market. This has upgraded the study tour product standards and broadened the selection range. Therefore, parents are more concerned about the qualifications of overseas study tour organizations and the safety of students. Questions and even the ratio of tourists to students in the itinerary are of greater concern. Hundreds of new study tour routes launched on Ctrip create high-standard study products that "learn while traveling and travel while studying", promising that learning accounts for at least 40%, breaking the unspoken rule of traveling without learning, and are highly recognized by parents. Currently, in January The products set out are basically sold out. The reporter interviewed the person in charge of Ctrip's study tours. He believed that Ctrip's advantages in study tours mainly lie in: in the "tour" part, Ctrip has more than ten years of experience in outbound travel routes, and has training institutions and study abroad agencies in route design and group travel products. Comparable advantages; in the study part, the overseas school resources of Ctrip's study products come directly from local schools or camps, rather than agents and intermediaries, thus ensuring that Ctrip students' study part has the most professional protection, regardless of Both the learning atmosphere and course design are closer to local students.

In order to ensure the safety of children when traveling, the highest industry standard of 1:5 has been achieved in terms of student leader ratio and teacher-student ratio, so that teachers and team leaders can take more considerate care of students; study tour groups Choose high-quality airlines and direct flights to more than 80 destinations. All facilities in the camp have been strictly inspected and certified to professional standards, and are guaranteed by local high-quality fleets. We also provide 24-hour emergency contact numbers at home and abroad and high-cost overseas insurance throughout the journey.

When taking your children on a study tour, you must think about the destination in advance, otherwise you will spend your money in vain.

7. Three Major Differences Between Studying Abroad and Traveling Abroad

Price: Unlike ordinary forms of traveling abroad, study abroad has a distinct theme and is equipped with a dedicated language teacher , professional tour guides, and some even have dedicated doctors accompanying the team in case of accidents. The price is generally slightly more expensive than overseas travel with the same route. For example, a summer camp launched by a tourism agency is on the same route as a tour group, but the price of the summer camp may be much more expensive.

Accommodation: When traveling abroad, of course, the higher the star rating, the more comfortable it is to stay in a hotel, but the accommodation conditions for study abroad cannot be too high, otherwise the meaning of "study tour" will be lost. There are three types of accommodation when studying abroad: one is to stay in a local youth hostel; the other is to stay in a local university apartment; the third is to stay in the homes of local residents to experience exotic customs and customs.

Purpose: There is no special theme for traveling abroad. There are all kinds of participants, each with their own purpose.

The purpose of overseas study tours is clear, and the participants are all students. Language teachers are deployed to guide students throughout the process to practice speaking foreign languages ??anytime and anywhere. Some even organize special time and venues to carry out language learning, and provide detailed introductions to local customs and customs.

Extended reading: Accompanying policies in various countries around the world

1. The United States can apply for a visit visa

If a child is studying in middle school in the United States, if parents want to accompany or visit their children, You can apply for a family visit visa or a tourist visa. You cannot apply for a family visit visa in advance. Generally, parents can apply after their children have applied for a student visa. The family visit visa is valid for one year and can be returned multiple times. The validity period for each visit is 1-6 months, depending on the length of time given when entering the United States. Generally, Chinese parents give 1 month each time.

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2. Accompanying students in Canada through a visit visa

Strictly speaking, Canada does not have a visa to accompany students studying abroad, but you can apply for a visit visa. The purpose has changed from visiting relatives and friends to reading with my children. The duration of this type of visa depends on each person's specific situation and assets. It is generally a multiple-entry visa for 2-10 years. Parents are free to travel back and forth to Canada multiple times within 2 to 10 years. How long they can stay at each entry depends on the customs view. If it is stated that the applicant is accompanying a student, the customs usually allows the applicant to stay in the country for 6 months at a time.

3. Australia can accompany children to study until they are 18 years old

According to Australian policy, if the child is under 18 years old, parents or guardians can apply for a 580 visa (student guardian visa) to accompany them to study. Valid until the child reaches 18 years of age. While the accompanying person is in Australia, he cannot study for more than three months, nor can he work part-time. In addition, when their children go to college, parents can visit the students and apply for a family visit visa, which is valid for 3 months.

4. In Singapore, the mother can accompany the father, but not the father.

Singapore allows spouses and parents to accompany the children, but the latter must be the maternal relatives of the children under 16 years old. Moreover, Singapore allows accompanying mothers to work. One year after the student's enrollment, the accompanying mother can apply for a special work permit from the Singapore Ministry of Labor to work in the country.

5. In New Zealand, parents accompanying students are not allowed to work.

For children aged 17 or under studying in New Zealand, parents can apply for a guardian visa. Guardian visa applicants have the sole purpose of taking care of students and are not allowed to work or study. If the child's visa is cancelled, the visa of his or her guardian will also be cancelled. If the school accepts a student's registration because he or she is accompanied by a guardian, but the guardian fails to come to New Zealand to take care of his or her children in accordance with regulations, in this case, the student visa and guardian visa may be cancelled. ;