Payment Schedule

1^st payment of $100.00 is due Dec. 18th

2^nd payment of $235.00 is due Jan. 13th

3^rd payment of $235.00 is due Feb. 13th

4th payment of $250.00 is due March 13th

5^th payment of $250.00 is due Apr. 9^th  

Emergency money of $100 is due May 1st. 
This money will be returned to parents if not used while on our trip. 
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Parent Question:  

What type of money does our child need to take to Europe?  

There isn't one correct answer, but here is some information that may help you make that decision. Click on unlined words for links to more information. 

1. Pre-Paid Credit Cards

• Check the American Express' Travel Funds Card.  That is a great possibility. It is "a prepaid, reloadable card that is a new safe way to carry money. If it’s lost or stolen, the balance is refunded, usually within 24 hours. And unlike a debit card, it isn’t linked to your bank account". 

• Visa Travel Money. This is what Visa has to say about Pre-Paid cards for travel abroad. 

• MasterCard's Wired Plastic

• Shop around and compare before you make a decision - visit this website to compare cards.

2. Charge Cards - Visa, MasterCard and American Express are okay.   Better know your child's spending habits before you give set them loose with a charge card.

3. Bank Cards - Some larger businesses honor Cirrus and Maestro bank cards but smaller shops don't know what they are.

3. Traveler's Cheques - Conversion rate is not good but if they are lost or stolen, you will be covered.

4. US dollars - Some places will let you use US dollars others will not. .

5. US dollars/British Pounds- Take US dollars and convert them to British Pounds (not Euro dollars )when the get there - Okay, but students will have to ask their host family to stop and get them converted at their bank, this may or not be inconvenient for the host family.

6. Convert US dollars to British Pound here before we go - This will be fine but maybe limit the amount to about $50 in actual cash.