Click here for 2 important
forms to be turned in for the trip:
Behavior Contract for LHP
Trips
2009 FLIGHT INFORMATION - Friday, July 17, 2009 – Sunday, July 26, 2009
Mission 517’s LIST OF DO’S & DON’TS -
How to enjoy Costa Rica
INFORMATION FOR:
Friday, July
17, 2009 – Sunday, July 26, 2009
For Lake
Chaperone Leaders:
Rev. Joe Sims – school chaplain - for details contact jsims@lhps.org – ext. 3303
Cell phone – 407-402-9169
Friday, July
18, 2008 – Sunday, July 27, 2008
Estimated Cost
$2500.00
Make Deposit Checks or Full payment out to
Rev. Joe Sims. Registration form is on page 4
With your final deposit, you will need to Turn in 2 more forms:
- Medical Form
- Behavior Form
All forms are on the www.lhps.org web site
Go-to “student programs” then go-to “chaplain”, then click on
A Passport is Required for this Trip
A copy of current Passport is to be turned in by:
·
January 15, 2009 for the Summer Trip
Cancellation Charges:
Prior to 93 days from the trip date– Room cost and flight cost plus $250.00
From 92 days to 32 days from the trip -$1700.00 cancellation charge
From 31days in to the trip – $2500.00 cancellation charge
We are taking a maximum of 36 students and parents from LHP
Be part of one or both exciting Mission trips to
Our
- Our goals on this mission trip will encompass our school mission:
- Serving the Costa Rican people “In an atmosphere of love, concern, and mutual respect”
- “Instilling Christian values” with our student/faculty team
- “Developing future leaders” with our students
- “Preparing students for college and lifetime learning…”
How our
- Spending
the week days working with the children in the
- Providing and participating in arts and crafts, academic assistance and recreational games.
- Emerse
the children of
- Our students will experience emersion into the Spanish Language and Cost Rican Culture.
- Participate
in a town improvement project in the town of
- Enjoy and develop a great relationships with fellow LHP students, parents and faculty.
Our Missionary
Guides are Pastor Bill and wife Janie Crofton with “Mission517”:
We are privileged to have this son and father team leading
us. They are coordinating all the plans for our trip. This is their ministry
that they have developed. They have the relationships in the community of
Tamarindo through the schools system and have been going for years. When you
visit their web-site at www.mission517.com
you will see in their web-site a more church lead type of experience. For LHP
this will have a strong humanitarian mission that will coincide with the
mission of our school. The design is to welcome anyone of any faith to come on
the trip. We will have some times where we will pray as a group from a
Christian perspective and site scripture in the same way we do at LHP. Their
belief is as ours – our Christian values are the witness through our giving
actions in the town of
A message from
We have connected with the "Guanacaste
Foundation". Mr. Patillo from
(Graduate of Georgia Tech & General Contractor) has given us the opportunity to
connect with the Ministry of Education and receive permission to work in the public
schools of the region. Our liaisons on the ground are Leonie and Jonathan Creech who are vital in the work there.
We have worked now in fourteen public schools in the area.
Another important part of this project is
interfacing with local high school students who have been selected to compete
for a scholarship provided by the Guanacaste Foundation. There are 13
students studying in
In large part, thanks to the summer 2007 trip taken
by LHP,
This is a unique trip. Not your
average mission trip. We stay in a 5 star ocean front hotel. The Hotel
Diria has become home. The owner and staff are like family. It is
part of the mission as well. We look forward to working with you in
The estimated cost of $2500.00 includes: Lodging,
Meals, Port Tax
Lodging: 9 Nights / 10 Days
Accommodations: 2 people per room
Reservations Deparment: (506) 653-0032
Fax Number: (506) 653-0208
From
Web-site:
http://www.tamarindodiria.com
Lodging at the resort will be 2 to a room on the BeachFront.
Air Line
Information:
Flight Arrangements are made through: John Hurlburt, Tradewinds Travel Service, Inc., 407-628-8747, John@800gotrips.com
Flight Itinerary on
American Airlines:
Summer Flight Itinerary TBA
Flight Itinerary on
American Airlines:
Itinerary: TBA
Cancellation
Charges:
Prior to 93 days from the trip date– Room cost and flight cost plus $250.00
From 92 days to 32 days from the trip -$1700.00 cancellation charge
From 31days in to the trip – $2100.00 cancellation charge
Meals
o All meals while in Tamarindo are included – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be at the Tamarindo Diria Beach & Golf Resort
Port Tax
o
Faculty Leaders
Fare Share:
o The ratio with faculty to students is 1:6 – the faculty share fare is $300.00 for chaperone =
o 4 faculty will be going based on 24 students attending.
Local Ground Transportation: included in the $2500.00
Arts and Craft
Supplies included in the Cost - materials and supplies for the mission
while in
Additional Cost:
Excursions will be selected by the group:
o Pablo Horseback Riding Tours in the mountains with tour guide, Connie O. – cost $20.00 per hour per person
o Surfing Lessons- Tamarindo beach – group rate - $35.00 per person (1-2 hour class)
o Sunset Sailing and Snorkeling Adventures – Playa Flamingo – Captain Terry – $35.00 per person – includes: snack food, beverages, and snorkeling) 3-5 hours.
o Estuary
Kayaking – depending on the tide –
o Canopy Tour – Tamarindo - $55.00 per person
o If you are interested in taking your own surf board – call the air lines and make those arrangements on your own.
Other Expenses:
o Extra air fare luggage expense for personal equipment – i.e. surf board
o Ice cream, snacks and souvenirs.
Travel and Passport Information:
- Each will need a current passport
TBA:
- Packing List – along with other supplies to leave with the school
- One pair of jeans, lite jacket, rain poncho
- Planning Meetings and Parent Meeting
- Emergency contact information
Rev. Joe Sims
jsims@lhps.org
407-206-1900 ext. 3303
Mission 517’s LIST OF DO’S & DON’TS
How to enjoy Costa
Rica
- DO
travel light.
- DO try
and speak the language. Costa Ricans love to help so just ask!
- DO tip
well. What are you going to do with one extra dollar anyway? Many people
from different countries are bad tippers. Don’t be one.
- DO
bring lots of sunscreen and bug spray.
- DO
bring balloons and small treats for the children.
- DO
dress modestly at the work sites.
- DO
practice respect and smile a lot. It’s the universal language.
- DO
fear the Chupacabra!
- DON’T
use US dollars unless you really have to. Part of the fun is paying in
colorful money that you are not used to.
- DON’T
leave anything in your vehicle, EVER!
- DON’T surf
likes it’s your home break. Respect the locals and they will respect you.
- DON’T
pack supply bags that we use to pass out clothes for your home climate.
- DON’T
bring your American work ethic. The Costa Ricans work hard but they play
hard too and they do things at their own pace.
- DON’T
WORRY! Everything you need to know to survive you learned in Kindergarten.
Seriously, if you left something at home chances are the Tamarindo
Supermart has it.
- DON’T
pay attention to #8
PURA VIDA!
Pure Life