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Alabama
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Alaska
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Arizona
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Arkansas
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Arkansas

California
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais
Los Angeles East Field Coordinator: Linda Aust

San Fransisco North Field Coordinator Karen Baker

Our region has everything a visitng student could want to see, all conviently located in close proximity . Driving north from the San Fransisco airport you leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind. After you pass over the Golden Gate bridge you come upon small picturesque towns clustered around the north bay. A bit farther north the land opens up into green rolling pastures where dairy cattle graze. Both Sonoma and Napa Counties are known for the grape production which produces most of the wonderful Californian wine. Apples are grown to the west and livestock dot the countryside in between. We have several outdoor recreation areas including hiking trails and lakes. We also have several preforming arts centers, local museums, ice skating, roller skating, horse back riding, swimming pools, restaurants and video arcades.

San Francisco Central Valley North Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer

The Central Valley North offers many diverse areas for students to visit including, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento and the Gold Country. This summer in addition to cruises on the lake, fishing, horseback riding, scenic hiking, trails, river rafting, train rides and outlet mall shopping the Lake Tahoe region will offer snow skiing until August thanks to California's exceptionally wet winter. Tahoe also offers visitors a look at "Vikingsholm" an authentic Norse castle built on Lake Tahoe in 1928. Students can also see the location where the television show "Bonanza" was filmed, tour the ranch house set, stroll down an 1870's Main St. and enjoy pont rides. In Sacramento cultural activites never stop. Sacramento hosts a basketball team, hockey team, concert series, Jazz festival, rodeo, Shakespere festival, pear fair, Japanese cultural bazar as well as the California State Fair. In the Gold Counrty students can tune into the early history of California. We can see Sutter's Mill where gold was first discoverd and the Empire Mine which was one of the largest producing mines in the state. Students can also pan for their own gold, visit dude raches and walk through ghost towns.

San Francisco Central Valley South Field Coordinator: Carol Warren

Central Valley South is near enough for a visit to San Fransisco where you can ride the cable cars, see the Golden Gate Bridge and shop on Pier 39. We are also close enough to visit Yosemite and Montery. In the Modesto area we have the Hershey's Chocolate Factory, the Chesse Factory, and Blooming Camps Apple Farm. We are also within reach of the great "Silicon Valley" and all its technical marvels. We live in a beautiful are which has ranches, farms, orchards, bustling cities, places to play golf, bowl and go horseback riding.

San Diego groups Field Coordinator: Chris Bailey

Los Angeles North Field Coordinator: Linda Haydock

Colorado
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Connecticut
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Florida
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Georgia
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Idaho
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Illinois
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Indiana
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Iowa
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Iowa!

Kansas
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Kansas!

Kentucky
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Kentucky!

Louisiana
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Louisiana!

Maine
Field Coordinator: Karen Baker
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Groups in this area are often surprised at how cool it is during the summer season. We've had groups use the Portland library as a study center and others use quaint churches. Typical activites in Maine include "getting away from it all" on the coast, shopping the outlet malls and touring the many lighthouses.

Maryland/Delaware/New Jersey/Washington D.C.
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Massachusetts/Rhode Island
Field Coordinator: Karen Baker
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

The Massachusetts area is a hotbed of culture and the birth place of our country, The area is full of history, culture and areas of political importance. The city of Boston offers the student lessons in history and fine dining. Visitors can see The Boston Commons and do some afternoon shopping at Quincy Marketplace. Salem to the north documents the the infamous witch hunt period in our history. The outlying suburbs host differnt festivals, farmers markets and ceremonies. Plymouth Rock, and Plimoth plantation are located in the south and Camridge and Harvard are nearby.

Michigan
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Michigan!

Minnesota
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Minnesota

Mississippi
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Mississippi

Missouri
Field Coordinator: Karen Baker
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Missouri is a wonderful area for close knit communities and families. St. Louis offers the students many cultural options including science and natural history museums, historical monuments, amusement parks, performing arts centers, parks, lakes, wild animal farms, and a regional zoo. Students are able to travel in and around St. Louis safetly and easily by public transportation and the Metro-Link.

Montana
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Montana!

Nebraska
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Nebraska!

Nevada
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

New Hampshire
Field Coordinator: Karen Baker
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Over the years we have found that the people of New Hampshire welcome our students with open arms. Teacher Guides in New Hampshire have taken groups of students to basketball games, whale watching and to bingo socials. New Hampshire also offers several water parks and nature preserves, historic museums and fantastic shopping bargains.

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in New Hampshire!

New Mexico
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

New York
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

North Carolina
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in North Carolina!

North Dakota
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in North Dakota!

Ohio
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Ohio!

Oklahoma
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Oklahoma!

Oregon
Field Coordinator Jennifer Raymond
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Pennsylvania
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Pennsylvania!

South Carolina
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in South Carolina!

South Dakota
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Tennessee
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Texas
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Utah
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Vermont
Field Coordinator: Karen Baker
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Vermont!

Virginia
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Virginia!

Washington
Field Coordinator Heather Utley
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

West Virginia
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in West Virginia!

Wisconsin
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

Wyoming
Field Coordinator: Pam Sommer
Academic Program Coordinators: Megan Beauvais

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Wyoming!

Canada
Field Coordinator Heather Utley
Academic Program Coordinator/Field Coordinator Irene Ferguson

We are currently looking for Academic Guides in Canada!

The Fraser Valley in Beautiful B.C., is located approximately 45 min east of Vancouver City. The Valley is very diverse in its geography ranging from flat lands to mountains and everything in between. This area boasts some of the best farmland in BC bearing everything from berries, dairy to tulips. The areas of these rich farmlands produce some of BC's Western Canada's best berries and Corn. It also is home to some of the best camping and hiking trails in the province. It has a rural feeling but has all the amenities of a larger metropolitan area. The larger centers have all the shopping a person could want and restaurant, theatres and hotels galore. There is a great variety of historic museums, fishing tours, wonderful beaches to swim and relax at as well as numerous Gardens and Waterfalls to view.

Central BC is located approximately 3-4 hours east of Vancouver. The landscape in central BC is also very diverse in its geography, ranging from desert to lush green vegetated areas. This area is totally surrounded by mountains and lakes. Central BC is Canada's capital for Fruit growing and Wineries. The area is a recreation lover's dream. With a hot summer it hosts a great deal of water sports and golf, and the winter months are cold enough to keep the snow on the surrounding mountains so, snow sports are in abundance. Hiking and camping are outstanding. Boat tours of all kinds are available because of the area being surrounded by lakes. The Okanagan also claims to have the Ogopogo that is a relative they say to the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.

Eastern BC is approximately 8 hours east of Vancouver and is located amongst the Rocky Mountains. With that in mind we can imagine the magnificent scenery. There are many smaller communities with numerous farms and logging Industries. The camping and hiking spots are world renown. In the winter Heli-skiing is very popular as well as white water rafting in the summer. Hot Springs in this area are abundant. Shopping, Restaurants and Hotels are plentiful.

Northern BC. is located approximately 8 hours north and northern east/west of Vancouver. Again it diverse in its geography. It has numerous smaller communities located in mountainous areas, farming communities and seaports. The northern area of BC was famous for it's gold and silver mining. Hence, we have Barkerville, a small town totally done in the era of the mid to late 1800's gold rush community. This is an attraction listed in the BC tourism attractions. The seaport towns are famous for fishing, scuba diving and all round water sports. Northern BC is known for the thousands of small lakes making fishing and camping a favorite.