Tanzania
2024–25 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

Congratulations on being selected to travel on the Tanzania: Understanding Sustainable Development and Education travel program! This program provides students the opportunity to learn about conservation, social justice, and regional approaches to land protection. Through these experiences, you will gain an increased understanding of environmental sustainability and educational approaches to effect lasting change.

 

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: March 9th – 21st, 2025 (** Please note that these dates a changed slightly from the application**)
  • Updated Itinerary (COMING SOON), preliminary itineraries can be found on the Trip Page HERE
  • Program Notes:
    • Program Meeting Point: On March 9th, 2025, Students and Program leaders will meet at the airport hotel near the John F. Kennedy Airport. Since Program Leaders will be traveling from the Deerfield Academy campus students may choose to meet with Program Leaders on the Deerfield Academy Campus on March 9th and travel via bus to the hotel near the John F Kennedy International airport should that be easier.
    • Cell Phone Policy: This is an “unplugged” trip, so students will not have access to cell phones or the internet for the duration of their time in Tanzania. Faculty leaders do have cell phones and access to WiFi.
    • Other Important Information about the program: Students and faculty trip leaders will be housed in a rustic dormitory called the Guesthouse, with separate bunk rooms for faculty and for girls and boys. Most meals, consisting primarily of locally grown vegetables, beans, and rice, will be shared with the girls who live at Mainsprings. Other meals will be eaten at the open-air restaurant Papa’s, located on the south shore of Lake Victoria. Breakfast will be served continental style. On safari, students will stay in a safari lodge or furnished tent.

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:

  •  Provider Forms and Information Coming Soon!

 

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: 

  • No vaccinations are required for Tanzania but please review and consider all recommended vaccinations

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, visitors must obtain a one-year multiple entry visa for $100. This visa can be secured upon arrival at the airport in Tanzania and Deerfield Academy and our partners in Tanzania will help students with this process and will coordinate payment for the students. 

 

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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.