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China
2024–25 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Deerfield Travel Programs

Congratulations on being selected to travel on the China: Language and Culture travel program! This trip is dedicated to offering students a unique and enriching opportunity to enhance their Chinese language skills while experiencing the country’s vast and diverse cultural landscape.

Make sure to keep checking this page for Updates

Enrollment Process:

  1. Review the resources and information on this page and in your acceptance letter to make an informed decision

  2. Complete the enrollment paperwork by November 26th, 2024

    • You should receive a separate email from DocuSign with all of your required enrollment paperwork, documents, and information about payment.

  3. Check back here for updates and more information about the trip and any pre-program requirements

 

General Program Information:

  • Program Dates: June 2nd – 25th, 2025 (**Please note that these dates have changed from what was on the application**)
  • Updated Itinerary (COMING SOON), preliminary itineraries can be found on the Trip Page HERE
  • Program Notes:
    • Program Meeting Point: On June 2nd, 2025, Students and Program leaders will meet at the Logan International Airport in Boston, MA and will travel together via plane to Shanghai, arriving on June 3rd, 2025
    • Cell Phone Policy: As part of Deerfield’s commitment to face-to-face interactions, during certain times of the trip students will be “unplugged” without access to cell phones. this is to allow you to bond as a group and with your homestay families.
    • Other Important Information about the program: During this trip, students will stay in a homestay in Shanghai in singles or pairs, and in hotels while traveling. They will share meals with their homestay family in Shanghai, and also eat in restaurants.
 

Documents & Forms:

Please consider all the information on this page and in your acceptance letter. On Tuesday, November 19th you will receive an email from DocuSign with all of your required program forms to fill out and links and information to all of the provider required forms. Please fill out all Deerfield Academy and Provider Forms using the DocuSign. 

Below we are providing a complete list of all of the forms you will receive through DocuSign. The forms you see here are for INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY.   

1. Deerfield Academy Forms:

2. In Country Provider Forms:

  •  Please check back for an online form from our partner in China. 

 

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Health & Safety:

Please review the following Health and Safety information

1. CDC and State Department briefings on travel to destinations.

  • View a PDF of the CDC site for China and State Department Travel Advisory as of November 14, 2024
  • For live links to the CDC site and State Department for updated information, please review below:
    • CLICK HERE to view the CDC traveler’s health and in-country guidance for travel to China. 
    • CLICK HERE to view the State Department Travel Advisory for China
      • Our Partners in China, CIEE recommends that any student with extended family members in China or of Chinese descent, including U.S. citizens traveling with U.S. passports and adoptees of Chinese heritage, carefully review the advisories from the U.S. Department of State. All participants will be asked to acknowledge this information as part of the CIEE enrollment process

2. Travel Medicine Advisory Letter from Dr. Benson

3. Vaccination Information: Please review the full letter above from Dr. Benson 

  • Japanese Encephalitis (JE) – highly recommended

    • Consider receiving the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine. 
    • JE is a potentially fatal viral illness spread by mosquitoes found in China..
    • Most travel medicine practitioners do not recommend this vaccine for trips that are less than a month’s duration and do not involve substantial time outdoors in rural or agricultural areas.  However, the decision about the JE vaccine is a personal one. 
    • Regarding Japanese Encephalitis in China, the CDC states the JE virus is found in areas included on this trip’s itinerary and peak season for JE is June through October.
    • You will receive a “TO VACCINATE OR NOT TO VACCINATE” worksheet about Japanese Encephalitis post enrollment.

  • Vaccination coverage and cost:

    • We recommend that you contact your health insurance provider to inquire about vaccine coverage and costs. Japanese Encephalitis: approximately $600 (less if reimbursed by insurance) for the two dose vaccine series.

4. Insurance Information:

  • Deerfield Academy provides students with International SOS Travel Insurance during the program.
    • CLICK HERE for general information about Internation SOS Travel Insurance, the service they offer and HERE for information on how to get in touch with them pre-travel.
    • Deerfield Academy also encourages Students and Parents to consider purchasing additional “cancel for any reason” insurance as available.

Visa Information:

Students and parents are directly responsible for the student’s immigration status and/or visa application process to comply with local laws for participation in this program. Deerfield Academy and the CSGC office are here to assist and can provide specific supplemental documentation as required for the application. 

For US Citizens, please see information and instructions HERE on the VISA process that was provided by our partner CIEE. Students who are not traveling with U.S. passport please research entry requirements based on your country of citizenship and for obtaining a visa, if necessary

 

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Pre and Post Trip Plans and Travel:

PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION SOON!

Payment Information:

A non-refundable deposit is due by November 26th. You will be prompted to make this deposit by credit card or eCheck when you sign your enrollment forms in DocuSign. Alternatively, you may pay by check or wire transfer. If mailing a check, please make checks payable to Deerfield Academy and write the trip name on the memo line. Checks can be mailed to Accounts Receivable, P.O. Box 87, Deerfield, MA 01342. For wire transfer instructions please contact the Finance Office at finance@deerfield.edu.

Questions? Please contact the Center for Service and Global Citizenship via email csgc@deerfield.edu or phone: 413-774-1435.

This page contains enrollment information for students who have been selected for one of our 2025 trips. If you are interested in other Global Studies programs or future travel opportunities, please contact The Center for Service and Global Citizenship.

 

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