Travel Program Overview
What You Need to Know About a GCAC Travel Program
- A travel program with GCAC consists of one/two-week experiences combine adventure, cultural immersion, community service, and global citizenship education to deepen personal understanding of and appreciation for the places we visit.
- GCAC is led by professional, National Geographic Certified Educators (K-12 and University) with more than 35 years of combined experience teaching, planning, and leading domestic and international travel programs.
- GCAC travel programs foster long-term and impactful connections between people, places and our planet.
- Bethel University, our partner in education, offers participants the opportunity to earn three hours of transferable college credit in Global Studies 140-440. This self-paced, online, pre-departure course (specific to each destination), is open to high school juniors, seniors, and current university students for college credit. The travel study experience serves as the capstone for the course. For travelers not wishing to earn college credit, access to pre-departure educational materials is included with each program.
- All scholarship recipients must complete 30 hours of voluntary public service. Tennessee high school students may apply their service hours toward the Tennessee Promise requirements.
- GCAC Scholarships are available to students who qualify.
- All GCAC programs require participants to have international medical insurance. Trawick International offers the types of coverage required. Or you may choose your own provider. For your convenience, a link to Trawick International’s website is provided. If you have any questions regarding insurance, please contact Trawick directly at +1 (888) 301-9289 or by email at info@trawickinternational.com.
Begin a Travel Program
- Check out our Upcoming Programs to see where and when you want to travel, serve, and learn.
- Click "Register Now" on the website page of your chosen destination.
- An application will now be visible and you must complete the information and make your commitment to join us.
- Using the info you provided, we will send an invoice and instructions on how to access our portal where payments can be made as well as uploading of documents.
- Deposit payment is due on the registration deadline, and then the price of the trip is divided equally in time remaining. Reminders are automatically sent.
- 60 days out, you will receive a NOTICE that all your important documents are DUE.
- All payments are due prior to departure.