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*Our trip was All about how much $$$ Teacher Leaders could get & what they can get away with!

*They rush you through an INSANE schedule & lie saying they aren't WorldStrides employees & don't benefit in any way!

*They take advantage of your trust in them as Teachers & are not only Paid by WS but have them charge you extra when They don't meet Their trip quota!

*WS then charges you late fees even when Teacher solicited you after deadline!

*Teacher (boy)friends travel FREE on Your Kids' trip & reserve themselves Presidential Suites, all paid for by Your "Trip price!"

*And if parents get sucked into going, WS adds charges for being an adult! Claiming it's a Double Occupancy Charge (with a stranger)!

Mandatory Fee to share room with stranger?

*Then Teacher lists parents as "participants," who end up as "chaperones," while their friends, listed as "chaperones" get paid Stipends, plus come for free! & NOT "Chaperone!"

*Then they make it out like it's Your fault WS ordered a cheap/lame bus service, which breaks down 2hrs after leaving school, 3hrs late & end up sitting at some rural gas station 8+hrs with a bus load of kids! Who are disgusted by the bus bathroom & even more by bathroom in gas station!

*Then refuse to pay for meals that were included bc we're Not at Their "prenegotiated restaurant" yet!

*Post arrival try to cram site visits & insist all must exit bus in POURING RAIN, so they can check off taking you to that site! While they wait by the door bc while you (even with raingear, soaked to the bone) must self-guide thru barely one exibit within allotted 15min.

per museum!

*Then still SOAKed, are taken into another COLD A/C location for dinner, so they can get yet another reward for bringing in a large "pre-arranged" group!

*No site tours pre-arranged (except restaurants & souvenir store), if even taken inside, always thru general public lines or Don't take you inside VC even when it's listed on the itinerary! Claiming tickets, appointments & or fees are required. But instead stand outside & point out buildings. Which BTW, so too can our dog!

*Course Leaders are rude, & tell stories with no historical or edu value.

*No mention of the multitude historical, symbolism or architectural reasons to buildings or memorials!

*Promised Course Leaders are NONexistent, so kids are expected to self-gude or roam around with no map or guidance as to sites ir locations!

*Teacher Leaders lie to the kids, saying we can't go here or there because there's a fee or bc tickets are required...

*Well, then why does WorldStrides advertise that "ALL-INCLUSIVE" & "ALWAYS GUIDED" Tours?

*WAKE CALL to TEACHERS with WorldStrides!

*Students & or parents, are NOT STUPID!

*We can actually tell when a Teacher is LYING to them! And this is Completely UNACCEPTABLE!

*We also know that NPS sites in DC are ALL FREE! or minimal for certain situations. But Teachers DUMPING (not even recycling) NPS ranger provided brochures vs handing them to Students is UNACCEPTABLE & Waste of Tax-Payer Funds used to print them!

NOT COOL!

*Are you afraid students might LEARN something more than you care to know?

*Well Knock Knock! We also know why you insisted we only buy souvenirs at the store YOU took us to!

*So Parents!

BEWARE!

*Save your Sanity, Health & Safety of your children!

*Take them to DC yourself & get a TRUE Educational Tour Guide for FREE from ANY NPS Park Ranger!

P.S. WorldStrides Execs need to Experience what their Unsuspecting WorldStrides Customers are subjected to under the guidance of their "Certified Leadership!"

Reason of review: WorldStrides not taking responsibility for their Leaders & that itineraries were not fulfilled.

Monetary Loss: $1550.

Preferred solution: Refund minimum of 1/3 of our total $1550 paid for two trip participants & Forbid such future Leader behaviour.

WorldStrides Pros: Hotel, Worldstrides coordinator at hotel, Traveling with my son.

WorldStrides Cons: When paid in full they add additional fee, Lack of advanced notice or planning, Exhausting schedule, Service, Deception & outright lying by leaders.

Location: 218 W Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

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YLA Z

OMG! This is exactly what happened to us!

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Us, too... And parents beware of teachers like ours (teachers who are highly regarded, and are good teaching in "their subject," in "their classroom") they view students and parents as captured prey!

After reeling us in, they do everything from lie and deny, to bullying the parents who complain!

BEWARE! Today's teachers are NOT all, like the teachers of laster years!

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