Global Education & Care Orientation
(GECO)
June 23-28, 2024
Orlando, FL
GECO is preparation for educators and caregivers (i.e. teachers, education coordinators, tutors, boarding home parents & youth workers) to work with missionary kids / third culture kids, as well as anyone wanting to find out more about working with MKs. Use your training and experiences with kids and apply it to a new culture context and demographic of students. Activities include worship, class time, interactive activities, simulations, and small groups. Meals allow for added relationship building & discussion times.
Some of the topics covered:
MKs Issues
Cross-cultural Transitions
Worldviews
Personal Care
Spiritual Vitality
"I am loving Mexico and my kids. I miss my family and friends -- which is really the only costly thing for me. I am blessed. I think of you guys at GECO often and how well I think I was prepared. That is still in my top 3 conferences. And it is still probably the one I learned the most from."
Peggy, a teacher in Mexico
Costs, which includes the orientation, room and board are as follows:
$650 per participating adult
$400 per accompanying spouse
$450 per child (11-18 years old) includes children's program
$300 per child (0-10 years old) includes children's program
$400 per commuting participant
Each participant is responsible to handle their own travel to and from Orlando.
Listen to how Hannah became interested in teaching and Bible translation.
The orientation starts at 5:30 Sunday evening, June 23, and finishes Friday evening, June 28, so plan to travel on the 29th.
A children's program is provided if both parents are participating or if special circumstances apply.
Questions? Write geco@sil.org.