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Your Name and Title:  Matt Nink--Executive Director

School or Organization Name: Global Youth Leadership Institute

Co-Presenter Name(s): Marines Fonseca

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: USA/Spain 

Language in Which You Will Present: English/Spanish 

Target Audience(s): K-16 Educators, Global Studies Directors, Heads of School, Principals, Administrators, and Parents

Short Session Description (one line):  Learn to successfully navigate the increasingly complex set of variables associated with global education travel to ensure an excellent learning experience for your students.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Drawing from their successful student exchanges all over the world, Matt Nink and Marines Fonseca will help educators identify the key elements of a successful global experience. Those who plan and execute global educational travel for service and learning need to manage a more and more complex set of variables, from risk management to training your chaperones.  Marines and Matt have planned short-term exchanges for students coming to the USA and for US students traveling abroad.  Working closely with schools, other NGOs, and the US State Department, they have made these exchange programs more experiential, authentic, and long lasting for student and teacher participants.

Topics we will cover:

• Health and Safety
• Supervision/Chaperoning/Adults
• General Liability Insurance
• Travel Insurance
• Risk Management
• Travel logistics
• Adult roles and responsibilities
• Student responsibilities
• Blogs and publicity
• Communication with vendors and partners
• Communication with parents
• Packing lists
• What happens Afterwards: The Leader Learning Plan

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

www.gyli.org