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CONTACT YOURHOST
On ce you h ave r eceived appr oval
fr om you r sch ool , pr epar e to gath er
m or e affir m ative in ter est fr om you r
stu den ts. Th is wil l al l ow you to
appr oach you r h ost at th e fiel d site
with th e m ost r epr esen tative idea of
wh at to expect fr om you r gr ou p. Th e
h ost sh ou l d k n ow abou t 1) you r pl an s
an d in ter ests for th e cou r se 2) stu den t
n eeds an d n u m ber of par ticipan ts 3)
an y bu dget r equ ir em en ts 4) a date
r an ge of you r avail abil ity an d 5) an y
special equ ipm en t an d su ppl ies
n eeded. Give th e h ost sever al m on th s
n otice to pl an for you r cou r se. Do n ot
wait til l on e m on th befor e ar r ival to
give th e h ost a fin al h ead cou n t. You r
h ost wil l l ik el y n eed an u pfr on t
paym en t to cover som e associated
costs of you r stay or to r eser ve
excu r sion s an d accom m odation s. Pl an
ah ead an d be pr oactive. Ask qu estion s!

Pr epar e to get feedback fr om
you r stu den ts after th e cou r se.
Th e k ey com pon en t to offer in g
an am azin g exper ien ce ever y
year is k n owin g wh at stu den ts
l oved an d wh at th ey cou l d do
with ou t. Be su r e to pr ovide th is
in for m ation to you r h ost as
wel l .

You r h ost wil l h ave r equ ir em en ts for paym en t. Be su r e to ask abou t th ese
m eth ods in case you r u n iver sity r equ ir es paper wor k to add you r h ost as a ven dor.
Th is wil l tak e addition al tim e. Do n ot wait til l 1 m on th befor e you r cou r se to
pr ocess th is in for m ation . You r h ost sh ou l d n ot h ave to wait for paym en t.

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