Group organizers: don't try to "do it on your own," or travel under the sponsorship of a local travel agency back home, or that of a tiny, recent start-up student travel company strapped for cash. You won't get the deep personal institutional support which you, as a teaching professional, deserve.

Insurance coverage is one such factor. passports is protected by a multi-level and comprehensive "errors and omissions" insurance policy underwritten by the Connecticut Indemnity Company and by the General Star Indemnity Company.

What's more, this coverage specifically includes all passports group-organizers, teacher-counselors, and co-teacher-counselors while they're on the overseas trip! This is the sort of thing that you, your principal, and your school board want to hear about.

Written documentation available on request.