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Greendale Students Going to Costa Rica
Language students at Greendale High School get approval for field trip.
Approximately twelve Spanish-language students and two teachers From Greendale High School will be going on a ten-day field trip to Costa Rica, located in Central America, this coming spring.
The Greendale School Board approved the trip at its November 7 meeting.
GHS Spanish teachers Amy Meissner and Natalie Schmidt requested approval for the trip to take place in April of 2012. In a letter to the board, they stated they are confident the trip will provide an invaluable experience for the students involved.
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Superintendent Bill Hughes voiced his support, saying there have been a number of student field trips out of the country that have offered exceptional experiences to GHS students.
The cost of the trip is estimated to be $2,331 per person and includes airfare, ground transportation, meals, hotels, sightseeing and the services of a tour director. Families will be given opportunities to fundraise to help pay for the cost of the trip.
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No school funds are being used to fund the field trip.
The travel itinerary includes a visit to a volcano, kayaking, a rain forest canopy adventure, a visit to a local school to have a cultural exchange with Costa Rican children and tours of a national park and a biological reserve, as well as a possible white-water rafting excursion.
The trip is being coordinated through EF (Education First) Tours, the company that has planned GHS field trips to France and Spain in the past.