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2024–25 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Deerfield Travel Programs

Congratulations on being selected to travel on the South Korea: Leadership in a Korean Context travel program! By joining this program, you will study Korea’s remarkable economic journey in the post-war period, while strengthening your skills and deepening your understanding of leadership in action in the world. You will return to Deerfield with the skills and dispositions to serve as a leader in the community.

 

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General Program Information:

  • Program Dates: May 26th – June 6th, 2025
  • Trip Leaders: Nina Otterson & Elizabeth Dollhopf
  • Updated Itinerary: HERE
  • Program Notes:
    • Program Meeting Point: On May 26th, 2025, Students and trip leaders will meet at the Deerfield Academy campus in front of the MSB at 6:00AM and will travel to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York where they will fly to Seoul, arriving on May 27th, 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” and will be asked to limit access to cell phones.
    • Other Important Information about the program: During this trip students will stay in a hotel. Meals will be shared at a variety of restaurants. The meal at the temple will be vegetarian.

Documents& Forms:

 
Below we are providing a complete list of all of the forms you have previously received for your reference and INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY.  

Parent / Guargian Contact Form:

 
To ensure we have the most up-to-date contact information during your student’s trip, we ask all parents/guardians to complete the online Parent/Guardian Contact Form:
 
 

Health & Safety:

  • Please review the following Health and Safety information

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

2. Travel Medicine Advisory Letter from Dr. Benson

3. Vaccination Information: 

  • Regarding Japanese Encephalitis in South Korea, 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.
    • Vaccination information: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) – highly recommended 
    • Consider receiving the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine. 
    • JE is a potentially fatal viral illness spread by mosquitoes found in South Korea.
    • 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.
    • 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. 

According to the US Department of State, as of November 14th, 2024, visas are not required for US citizens to enter South Korea for a stay of less than 90 days. 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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Group Flight Information:

(subject to change until tickets are finalized)

OUTBOUND FLIGHT:

May 26th:

  • Depart John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) on Asiana Airlines 0221 at 12:55 PM; arriving at Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) at 5:40PM on May 27th. 

 

RETURN FLIGHT:

June 6th:

  • Depart Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) at 9:50AM on Asiana Airlines 0222; arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) at 11:05AM on June 6th

Pre and Post Trip Plans and Travel:

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE FORM

Pre – Trip Information:

Moving out of campus and departing for the CSGC trips is always a team effort, and for this to be a smooth and successful departure process, we are reaching out to families and students with reminders on how to “finish strong” and go on the summer travel programs without leaving behind more work for others!

  
Since the South Korea group departs at 6:00am from the MSB on May 26th, we ask you to please follow these directions: 
  • Families and students must pack as much as they can during the weekend of May 24th and 25th. 
  • If their student departs campus on May 26th before 2:00pm, families can be in the dorm that day helping move out their students’ belongings. The student must “check-out” with the dorm resident on duty on Sunday night. 
 
On May 26th, students will be excused from Memorial Day activities and will meet Trip leaders in front of the MSB on the Deerfield Academy Campus at 6AM where they will then travel together as a group via bus to the John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and depart on their flight to South Korea at 12:55PM.
 

Post – Trip Information:

Please note that this trip ends on June 6th at the John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), with an estimated time of arrival at 11:05AM. Families should plan for this accordingly and as you see in the form, there are a few options: 

• The student’s family or friend of the family can pick them up at the airport.

• The student can fly to another city to meet their family or friend of the family.

If you decide on the final option, it is important to start planning for this now and ensure that students have enough time between when the group lands at JFK and when their next flight takes off. Things to consider are potential delays, customs and immigration, baggage claim, and possible terminal transfers. We recommend contacting the airlines directly to ensure appropriate layover times (taking into account the possibility of delays). If you have questions or require help with this process, please let us know.

 

Payment Information:

The remaining balance of the program fee will be billed to your student account on December 11, 2024, and due in full by January 1, 2025.   

Please contact the Finance Office at [email protected] with any questions or the Center for Service and Global Citizenship via email [email protected] 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.