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Our Health and Safety Commitment

Industry-Leading Safety Innovation, When It’s Needed Most

 

For over 35 years, Envision has been known for its high standards of student accountability and for prioritizing the health and safety of all participants. Our parent company WorldStrides has been known as an industry-leader in health and safety in educational travel for more than 50 years. Our experienced team is leading the way and constantly evolving to meet new requirements for health and safety—imperative in this environment.

We expect protocols will differ for each program and city as program experiences, site visits, or locations may have specific vaccination requirements and protocols based on guidance from state, city, or venue leadership. Cities and educational institutions around the U.S. are continuing to add vaccination requirements that may impact your ability to fully participate in the program. We strongly recommend that each program participant is fully vaccinated in the event that locations choose to require vaccines closer to the program start date.

As we learn about specific vaccination requirements and protocols based on guidance from state, city, or venue leadership, we will communicate those via email to enrolled students and via email and the website for prospective students. It is important to know that a venues protocols over the summer, may differ from their protocols for their student population during the spring or fall semesters. Please visit your myenvisionexperience.com page for specific details.

A Team Approach to Our New Normal

Envision by WorldStrides leverages decades of experience across our company to assess the safety of the destinations where we operate programs, stay abreast of openings/closings, understand new protocols and regulations from our partners, and create trainings and detailed safety plans to manage the risk associated with communicable diseases, including COVID-19.

Following the assembly of a cross-functional Back to Travel Task Force in early spring of 2020, we worked hard to prepare all of our programs to run in 2021 and 2022. After monitoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Camp Association (ACA), and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, as well as adhering to guidance from WorldStrides’ Medical Director, we’re pleased to share we had a successful summers, with numerous sessions of both domestic and international programs safely completed. We are committed to continuing these efforts into 2023, and to sharing information that impacts you directly.

The work this task force initiated will continue to be managed by the WorldStrides Health & Safety Team. This team will closely monitor the evolving standards of the education community and the travel industry, and we’ll continue to update our plans as new information becomes available.

At the Program Location (hotel, college campus, and/or conference center)

At the Program Location (hotel, college campus, and/or conference center)

All of our housing locations are committed to high health and safety standards, and we are in regular communication with them to review updated protocols. All specific updates will be added to your myenvisionexperience.com page. If the housing location or city requires proof of vaccination, we will include the specific process for providing that information.

Each program or location may have specific vaccination requirements and protocols based on guidance from state, city, or venue leadership. Cities and educational institutions around the U.S. are continuing to add vaccination requirements that may impact you. We recommend that each program participant is fully vaccinated in the event that locations choose to make updates closer to the program start date. Please visit your myenvisionexperience.com page for specific details.

Hygiene

Hygiene

All participants are expected to maintain good hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing, wearing face masks, and following social distancing guidelines when appropriate.

We strongly encourage that every program participant is fully vaccinated so that you are able to fully participate in the program in the event that locations choose to require vaccines closer to the program start date.

Adjusted Program Schedule

Adjusted Program Schedule

We are in constant contact with all our university partners, museums, companies, and other sites we visit. To maximize your experience each day, we will adjust program schedules to account for new rules for capacity management, social distancing, masks, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is WorldStrides policy regarding vaccinations?

    Unless required by the destination, venue, or activity, vaccination is not required to participate in a WorldStrides program.

  • What is WorldStrides policy regarding pre-departure COVID-19 testing?

    Although not required, WorldStrides strongly recommends that participants take a COVID-19 test before travel to reduce the risk of illness on program and having to isolate away from home.

  • What is WorldStrides policy regarding the use of face masks?

    Although not required, WorldStrides recommends the use of face masks in crowded spaces and in areas of high transmission. Participants must follow country, local, or venue mask requirements.

  • What if I test positive for COVID-19 within ten (10) days of my program’s departure?

    Participants who test positive for COVID-19 within ten (10) days of the program departure must complete at least five (5) full days of isolation and receive a negative test result on Day 6 OR complete ten (10) full days of isolation to participate on the program. Day 0 is the date of the positive test if asymptomatic or the date of the onset of symptoms. Participants who end isolation before a full ten (10) days have passed must mask when around others through the end of Day 10.

  • What if I am a close contact of someone who is positive for COVID-19 within ten (10) days of my program’s departure?

    To join the program, a minimum of five (5) days must have passed since the last COVID-19 exposure, the participant must be symptom free, and have a negative test before departure. Day 0 is the date of last exposure. The participant must monitor for symptoms and mask for a full ten (10) days after last exposure.

  • What if I become ill on program?

    If a participant exhibits symptoms of COVID-19, WorldStrides will help them get tested and safely separate from the rest of the group while awaiting the results. If the test result is positive, the participant will need to complete the required isolation period. We will be there to provide support every step of the way – securing the necessary care, arranging accommodations and meals, and making arrangements for a new itinerary to return home.

Envision by WorldStrides’ Promise to You
Envision by WorldStrides’ Promise to You

If a student is diagnosed with COVID-19 while on an Envision by WorldStrides program, our staff will be there every step of the way, maintaining constant communication with the parent or guardian.

We need your help, too. We will ask all participants to commit to care for your fellow peers by acknowledging any symptoms you may be experiencing prior to travel. If you are sick, stay home.

Emergency Contact Numbers

The Envision by WorldStrides team is available to answer your questions during business hours, and specific program offices are available 24 hours a day during program sessions. Please call:

Envision by WorldStrides Office of Admissions
1-866-858-5323

Refer to your program specific documents on your myenvisionexperience.com page for Program Office and staff contact information once that information is available.

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