BRIDGES FOR EDUCATION 2010

                  CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE

Bridges for Education, inc. and its representatives are a not-for-profit corporation acting as the agency coordinating the teaching of conversational English summer language programs in Eastern Europe and Asia.

BFE is responsible for contracts with countries requesting summer language teachers, to this extent: recruiting and selecting state certified teachers and educated adults, teaching assistants; high school and college students, organizing training sessions, and contracting for air and ground travel to and from those countries. 

Accommodation, meals and teaching arrangements as well as recruitment of students are the sole responsibility of the contracting partners. The fourth week of travel around the country is also the sole responsibility of the contracting partners. There is no refund for any unused portions of the last week of travel.

Participants are responsible for any additional costs that may be incurred during free-time, personal time, or for activities that are outside the BFE program. Any additional travel or a different departure date than the group after the ending date of the BFE programs, are the sole responsibility of the participant.

BFE reserves the right to increase the cost of the program in the event of increases due to changes in destination, airfare, currency exchange fluctuations, fuel surcharges etc. All such increases are to be paid to BFE by the participant upon receipt of due notice.

Payment schedule:  All contributions to BFE are tax deductible, USA (501(c)(3) status
-          $600.00 USD deposit certified bank check is required postmarked and received by BFE before or on March 31, 2009. No personal checks allowed. This is a non refundable payment.

-          Final BFE administrative fee payment ($360 USD Europe and $390.00 USD for China) with required postmark & received by BFE before or on May 01, 2009. 

-          Total cost of BFE administrative fee is:  $960.00 USD Europe, $990.00 USD for China.

Airline costs & travel insurance payment: Credit card payments are to be sent to the BFE travel agent depending on the team you chose.

Insufficient Funds or bounced check - $50.00 penalty fee. No exceptions.

Cancellation Policy:  
Because of the costs to develop these programs, the application deposit is non- refundable.
-	Deposit - $600.00 USD non refundable.
-	Payment schedule: 
-	(a) Deposit USD of $600.00
-	(b) Final payment of   Europe $360.00 USD, China $390.00 USD. 
(a)	Cancelled before May  01, 2009 – Refund final payment only 
(b)	Cancelled after May  01, 2009   –  Payment non refundable

BFE reserves the right to cancel any program at any time. If program cancelled by BFE (1) Before May 1st, , refund of final payment  (2) After May 1 – all payments are non refundable. However, please note that if the BFE summer programs are cancelled by our partners after May 01, BFE is not legally responsible. No refunds will be made of the BFE administrative fee and the airline cancellation penalty after that date.

Airline ticketing
Bridges for Education arranges group travel for the BFE teams. All airplane ticketing will be done through the BFE Group Leader only.  BFE’s policy is for our official travel agents to look for the cheapest flights that will meet the needs of the schedule for the camp and for all team members to arrive at the final destination at the same time. As we are a group travel program, our priority is the needs of the group. Arranging your own Individual travel is not allowed. You may only arrange an additional week of travel after the four week camp.

Payments of Airline ticket and Travel Insurance costs:

1. The BFE Group Leader will advise each individual team member of the actual cost of airline ticket and travel insurance.

2. BFE Administrative fee:
The BFE administrative fee provides in addition to office expenses, dictionaries, t shirts and some supplies for the camps, as well as the Group Leader airplane ticket and expense money, the Camp Directors’ and Group Leaders’ conferences, maintenance of the BFE webpage, brochures, advertising, and scholarships for international students.  There is no paid BFE staff.

Travel Insurance is REQUIRED:

BFE assumes no responsibility for accidents, illnesses, or any treatment that may be required. Please note that pre-existing medical conditions may not be covered by your insurance. The travel insurance cover is for when trip is cancelled due to personal medical emergency, immediate family members’ medical emergency or death and relatives (aunts, uncles, cousins etc) medical emergency or death; this has to be confirmed either by hospital or doctor's certificate. Travel insurance will also cover if you are called for jury duty, or recalled back to the armed forces, or you or companion are being transferred by one's employer. Detailed info is readily available on the insurance policy or at the Travel Insurance website. BFE requires all participants to purchase these travel insurance packages depending on your country passport:

The travel insurance includes medical and trip cancellation ***insurance to insure the airline cancellation penalty costs and the BFE administrative fees.***  
The insurance costs are based on the following:  Total amount insured // age // length of trip (number of days including departure and return days) // destination//airline used // and any existing medical condition.

Liability:
Bridges for Education does not assume any liability whatsoever, for any injury, damage, loss, accident, or delay to person or property because of any acts of war or terrorism, any kind of default by any hotel, carrier, restaurant, company, agency, or person rendering any of the services provided or included in the program. The tickets, coupons, tariffs, rules or contracts currently in use by any carrier, hotel, restaurant, or any other contractor rendering services, shall constitute the sole contractor.

Conditions Beyond Our Control:

Bridges for Education accepts no responsibility for any damage or delay due to sickness, pilferage, labor disputes, machinery breakdown, quarantine, government restrictions, weather, or any other cause beyond its personal control. In view of the statutory or contractual limitations that may apply to personal injury or property damage losses, the purchase of travel insurance is required.

BFE is not responsible for returning payment if passports do not return in time and airfare has already been paid. Late applicants must pay for rush passport processing.  If due to weather, flight schedules, your own fault, or other uncontrollable factors, you are required to spend an additional night, or miss your connecting flight, you will be responsible for your own hotel, transfers, meal costs, and ticket change fees. No refund will be made for any unused portion of the tour due to these causes or voluntary cancellation. 

BFE reserves the right to decline, to accept or retain any person as a member of the BFE programs at any time. Please understand clearly that no airline tickets or insurance will be issued until this form is signed and returned to the BFE Group Leader who is to confirm with the travel agent.

NEW YORK STATE LAW CONTROLS         

The substantive law of New York State, USA shall control all questions relating to the construction, operation, validity, and performance of this Agreement. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, then such provisions and the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the maximum extent of the law.

I UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS STATED ABOVE, AGREE TO ABIDE BY THEM AND AGREE TO THE TRAVEL INSURANCE PURCHASE, AND HAVE MADE A PHOTOCOPY OF ALL FORMS TO BE SENT TO BFE. NO FORMS WILL BE RETURNED.

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