On Monday, August 3, 2009 at 12:53:45 (-0400) Max Sawicky writes: >My daughter is always pestering me about it. The way it works, your >kid gets a packet telling him/her how great they are and they've been >selected for this exclusive, fun-filled, edifying trip. Naturally >they think their ship has come in and it's the opportunity of a >lifetime. Turns out it is very expensive. > >The group seems legitimate. It's non-profit but I would bet a lot the >principals are well-compensated. I went to a presentation about it >that was pretty slick. Google traffic about the experience is mixed. >My recollection is that for about a two-week gig you are out about $5K >(US). They talk about scholarships but those are iffy and meanwhile >you're supposed to start making payments. Plus there's a non-trivial >application fee, non-refundable.
Ok, thanks for the input. I was afraid it'd be fairly expensive. If you had the money to spend, would you send her? Do you think the actual educational value is worth it or is it more just site-seeing without parents? Bill _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
