Items to Bring TO TRIP:
1. Proof of citizenship: For adults (older than
18), you need a passport. AND
- CHILDREN: U.S. citizen children under the age of
16 will be able to present the original
or copy of their birth certificate, or other proof of citizenship such as a naturalization
certificate or citizenship card.
Groups of U.S. citizen children ages 16 through 18, when traveling with a
school or religious group, social organization (such as CHAUCER DRIVE
STUDY CENTER), or sports team, will be able to enter under adult
supervision with originals or copies of their birth certificates or other
proof of citizenship.
- notarized letter signed by BOTH parents
authorizing your underage son to travel to Mexico with Chaucer Drive Study
Center stating "I
acknowledge that son is traveling out of the country with Chaucer Drive
Study Center. He has my permission to do so." This note needs to be
notarized.
While CBP may not ask to see this documentation, if
we do ask, and you do not have it, you may be detained until the circumstances
of the child traveling without both parents can be fully assessed.
2.
Sleeping
bag and clothes for high altitude frisky weather; shorts; sneakers with good
traction (they will get wet) plus another pair of shoes; clothes for 5 days;
thermal suit optional; towel; water proof bag for chocolates; sunblock; biking helmet; any necessary medications (if
asthma, bring spray); toiletries
3.
$50 for
pocket expenses (meals and fee to get into Mexico)
4.
DO NOT
BRING WALKMAN OR DISKMAN OR GAMEBOY, etc. BRING CDs TO PLAY FOR EVERBODY
Cost of the
Program: $350 per person (combined with the High School & Beyond Seminar)
Plan day by day:
Friday, June 4,
10am Friday, June 11, 8pm
Place to stay: Sillares Center (Monterrey), tel:
011528183568172
June 4: 10 am
depart from Chaucer
Drive Study
Center (5505 Chaucer Drive).
Arrive Monterrey
for dinner and stay at Sillares Center.
June 5: AM: Practice rappelling
near Sillares. PM: Drive to camp out site near
Matacanes.
June 6: Matacanes
June 7-11: El Molino Conference
Center: High School &
Beyond
June 11: Drive
back
What you need to do to prepare
Prepare the Medical Release
and Waiver and have your parents sign it
Have your parents sign and notarized
letter authorizing us to bring you into Mexico
Pay deposit $50
ALL OF THE ABOVE BY May 15, 2010