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People to People Student Ambassadors
So DD gets an unsolicited invitation from People to People Student Ambassadors yesterday to visit Australia next Summer. My cursory websearch of it shows that it's seemingly on the up-and-up, but I thought I'd ask if anyone on mkm had experience with it. I'm unable to find anything on the website about cost. Hmmm. So I gotta ask: is it just a glorified travel company that sets up programs for pre-teens through 20- somethings? Is it something I should embrace? Should I burn the envelope while I wash my hands, screaming that I ever touched it? Something in the middle? Thanks for any pointers. Scott DD 11 and DS 8 |
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People to People Student Ambassadors
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:27:33 EDT, Scott
wrotE: So DD gets an unsolicited invitation from People to People Student Ambassadors yesterday to visit Australia next Summer. My cursory websearch of it shows that it's seemingly on the up-and-up, but I thought I'd ask if anyone on mkm had experience with it. I'm unable to find anything on the website about cost. Hmmm. So I gotta ask: is it just a glorified travel company that sets up programs for pre-teens through 20- somethings? Is it something I should embrace? Should I burn the envelope while I wash my hands, screaming that I ever touched it? Something in the middle? Thanks for any pointers. Scott DD 11 and DS 8 This is a program that was started by President Eisenhower. It is VERY reputable. My daughter was invited twice but was unable to participate due to the expense. You don't get a lot of time to raise the money. However, I do know two different girls who have participated in different trips in different years. Both had worthwhile cultural experiences. They will spend some time living in the home of someone in the host country. They also spend at least 6 months learning about the culture of the country before they go. I am curious as to whether your daughter is old enough. I believe the kids have to be entering 7th grade but I'm not positive. I know the first time my daughter was invited it turned out she was too young by one year. The kids are nominated by someone before they are invited, usually a teacher. |
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Scott wrote in message . ..
So DD gets an unsolicited invitation from People to People Student Ambassadors yesterday to visit Australia next Summer. My cursory websearch of it shows that it's seemingly on the up-and-up, but I thought I'd ask if anyone on mkm had experience with it. I'm unable to find anything on the website about cost. Hmmm. So I gotta ask: is it just a glorified travel company that sets up programs for pre-teens through 20- somethings? Is it something I should embrace? Should I burn the envelope while I wash my hands, screaming that I ever touched it? Something in the middle? Thanks for any pointers. I am a Delegation Leader for People to People Student Ambassadors. I was in the same position in 1993 when my daughter receiveed an invitation as you are now. My wife became a leader in 1994 and is currently the Area Director for the state of Colorado. I am preparing to lead my 4th Delegation nexct summer. Pleople to People id not a travel company it began in 1956 when President Eisenhower held a White House summit to try and achieve "Peace through understanding" Several prominant people attended this summit includung Mr Hall of Hallmark Cards, and Walt Disney. Disney was so impressed by this vision he created a new attration when he returned to California called IT'S A SMALL WORLD. People to People is just one organization spawned by this summit. Others include; Sister City's International, Project Hope, and the PenPal Program. Thousands of Student Ambassadors travel troughout ther world each summer, In Colorado alone we had over 400 Delegates travel this summer. Delegations consist of about 40 students and 4 Leaders. The leaders are educators in the local area. Please feel free to E-Mail me at if I can answer an further questions. DON Scott DD 11 and DS 8 |
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So DD gets an unsolicited invitation from People to
People Student Ambassadors yesterday to visit Australia next Summer. My cursory websearch of it shows that it's seemingly on the up-and-up, but I thought I'd ask if anyone on mkm had experience with it. I'm unable to find anything on the website about cost. Hmmm. So I gotta ask: is it just a glorified travel company that My daughter got an invite last summer (to go to California) and one for next summer to go to the U.K. We went to the presentation for the California one last year, but opted not to send her. And we'll skip the U.K. one. The trips seem well run, but are VERY expensive (I worked out that the three of us could have taken a 2 week vacation in California for about the same they were charging for just Shaina to go.) And yeah, at the presentation they took a long time getting around to talking about the cost. They really want to get you hooked before saying "And, oh, by the way, it's such and so many thousands of dollars...." I also had some trouble with the mixed messages we were getting at the presentation -- that, on the one hand, this was supposed to be a program for only a tiny number of top level students, personally selected to go on these trips. Yet, on the other hand, we were shown VERY long lists of local students who had taken the trips in recent years. While I'd certainly love to give Shaina a chance to go to England, I think I'd rather plan a trip for US, that we could all enjoy together, seeing things that particularly interest us. Naomi CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator (either remove spamblock or change address to to e-mail reply.) |
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