rise standards
RISE trips are built on trust.
You’re traveling far from home, living closely with a group, working hard, meeting new people, and representing RISE everywhere you go. These standards help keep everyone safe, respected, and able to have the kind of experience they came for.
Before traveling, every participant and parent agrees to follow them.
show up
RISE uses the Team of Three rule. Stay with your group and never head off on your own.
Follow the directions of trip leaders, stay where you’re supposed to be, and don’t separate from the group.
We travel together. We look out for each other.
STAY TOGETHER
Come ready to be part of the whole experience.
Participate in the projects, activities, devotionals, cultural experiences, and group time. Be on time. Work hard. Respect leaders, guides, local partners, hotel staff, and the people you meet along the way.
Your attitude affects the whole group.
Show up. Pitch in. Make it better.
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up
KEEP IT PHONE-FREE
RISE trips are phone-free.
No phones or personal electronic devices during the expedition. Participants and parents agree to the electronics policy before departure.
If a device is brought or used against the policy, it may be held by RISE leaders for the remainder of the trip.
Be where you are.
KEEP IT PHONE-
FREE
RISE trips are about building friendships and being part of the whole group, not pairing off.
Participants should not separate from the group with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Kissing, holding hands romantically, cuddling, massages, sexual behavior, and other inappropriate physical relationships are not permitted.
Make friends. Include people. Keep it appropriate.
KEEP RELATIONSHIPS APPROPRIATE
RISE is a faith-centered experience rooted in the standards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Participants agree to live those standards throughout the trip, including the Word of Wisdom, uplifting language, appropriate behavior, and respectful dress and grooming.
Alcohol, illegal drugs, cigarettes, vaping, coffee, tea, matcha, energy drinks, and other substances prohibited by RISE are not allowed.
Conversations and language should reflect the values of the group and show respect for the people around you.
LIVE THE STANDARDS
Dress and grooming should reflect the standards taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and be appropriate for the places, projects, activities, and cultures we visit.
On Sundays, participants should be prepared to wear appropriate church clothing when possible.
Participants should not make major changes to their appearance during the trip, including new piercings, tattoos, haircuts, or hair dye.
DRESS WITH RESPECT
TAKE CARE OF EACH
OTHER
RESPECT THE
PEOPLE AND PLACES AROUND YOU
Treat hotels, buses, project sites, communities, and other people’s property with care.
Follow curfews and quiet hours. Be considerate of other guests. Do not steal, vandalize, bully, harass, or intentionally make another participant feel unsafe or unwelcome.
Leave places and people better than you found them.
RESPECT
THE PEOPLE AND PLACES AROUND YOU
A great RISE trip depends on everyone helping create a group where people feel safe, included, and respected.
Look out for each other. Include people. Speak up if something feels wrong or unsafe. If you need help, talk to a RISE leader.
We want everyone to have a great trip.
TAKE
CARE
OF EACH
OTHER
WHAT IF
SOMEONE BREAKS
THE STANDARDS?
Most problems can be handled with a conversation and some course correction.
Serious behavior, repeated violations, or anything that puts another person or the group at risk may result in a participant being removed from the trip and sent home at the participant or family’s expense, without a refund.
These standards are here for a simple reason:
to protect the people, the experience, and the trust that make a RISE trip possible.