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Our Approach

Teamwork

On every program there are four roles: Program Director, Chaperone, Guide and Student.
Program Directors
Our Program Directors are experienced teachers with extensive travel experience who understand that our program goals go beyond sightseeing.
They work closely with the students during the navigation activities, distribute the daily meal stipends, and manage all hotel, train, flight, and guide reservations.
They have immediate access to our operations staff so any issues can be resolved quickly.
Chaperones
Chaperones maintain safety and discipline (including enforcing the buddy system, communicating meetup points, keeping the students on schedule, tracking food allergies and monitoring medication schedules).
They also help the Program Director maintain the energy level of the group (including adjusting the pace and time allotted to various activities, taking breaks for food and snacks, listening the feedback from the students).
Most importantly they are responsible for ensuring the students are leveraging lessons they have taught in class, whether it be language, history, art, literature or science.
Specialized Guides
Most of the places we visit provide interpretive tools like audio guides, electronic tablets or paper brochures.
Sometimes, though, we prefer to retain the services of a specialized guide.
The D-Day Landings on Normandy's beaches, Beijing's Forbidden City, the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral, and the Cloudforest in Costa Rica are a few of the places we visit with specialist guides.
Students
Students are responsible for having fun, staying safe, developing skills, and enjoying the destination with their friends. This requires getting a good night's sleep each evening, staying hydrated, tracking personal belongings during the day, staying "buddied up", understanding when and where we're meeting next, and getting involved.
  • Just got back from Italy (Rome and Florence) a couple of weeks ago with Peter Schmidt of SLT. What an amazing trip it was! Peter did a fantastic job of incorporating the students into the logistics of the trip, parceling out "assignments" for everyone like navigating our way through the cities, buying tix for the subway, breaking into groups to buy supplies for our picnic at the market, etc. He also went all out to make sure that we were able to get into the Vatican Museum...See More
    Micheal Chew via Facebook Review
  • When I first started planning my student trip for the summer of 2014 I came across Students Love Travel. Everything I read seemed too good to be true! I was looking to give my students the best cultural experience possible and Students Love Travel offered exactly what I wanted. Having arrived home yesterday from my trip to Köln, Heidelberg & Mainz I can tell you that Students Love Travel exceeded every expectation I had...See More
    Karen Calvert via Facebook Reviews
  • I am a huge advocate of Students Love Travel! Within the past year, I have booked two trips with this company, to two very different places, with fantastic results for each.The first trip was a 10 Day excursion to France with stops in Paris, Bayeux, Mont St. Michel, and St. Malo. while the second was a 5 Day trip to Montreal and Quebec.What Students Love Travel does exceptionally well is that they individualize nearly every experience for the student. Whether it is a cathedral, battlefield, or museum; tour guides for each specific site are provided ... See More
    Matt Pachniuk via Facebook Reviews
  • I chose Students Love Travel for our trip to France this year because my colleague had such a great experience with them last year on her trip to Germany. I was really excited about the itinerary that we chose (Paris, Nîmes and the Côte d'Azur) because it included places I knew as well as some places new to me. Our program director, Rob Delorie, was extremely knowledgeable...See More
    Kristina Beck via Facebook Reviews
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