Global Leadership Adventures

Global Leadership Adventures

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Global Leadership Adventures: Teen Volunteer Abroad Trips

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Location
China: Beijing, Shanghai; Costa Rica: Coco Beach, Guanacaste, San Jose; Dominican Republic: Puerto Plata; Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Quito; Ghana: Dunkwa; Guatemala: Xela; India: Dharamsala, Agra; Indonesia: Bali; Peru: Cusco; Tanzania: Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Moshi; Thailand: Ayutthaya, Bangkok and 2 other cities

Program Duration
2-4 weeks

  • Description

    Global Leadership Adventures offers life-changing community service trips to Africa, Asia and Latin America. Programs are only for high schools students and focus on volunteering and learning about grassroots social movements. On the weekends, students engage in exciting excursions to places of cultural or historical significance. Click on the link to request a free catalog. Programs in 11 destinations: Tanzania, Ghana, China, India, Bali, Thailand, Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, and The Galapagos.

  • Highlights

    You can engage in meaningful community service projects such as:

    * Take care of orphans in Africa
    * Build homes for villagers in the Dominican Republic
    * Teach in a rural school at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro
    * Protect endangered species in the Galapagos Islands

  • Qualifications

    Programs are exclusively for high school students.

  • Type of Programs

    • Community Service / Volunteerism
    • Student Tours
    • High School Study Abroad

  • Languages

    • English

  • Cost in US$:

  • Program Fees Include:

    GLA programs are all-inclusive and cover everything except airfare and personal expenses (e.g. souvenirs and snacks). Specifically, fees include:

    * Room and board, including three full meals per day
    * Ground transportation during the program
    * Entrance fees and tickets to all non-optional group excursions and activities
    * Travel & health insurance

  • Experience Required

    no

  • Volunteer Types

    • Community Centers
    • Community Development
    • Community Health
  • This Program is open to

    Worldwide Participants.

  • Typical Living Arrangements

    • Home-stays

  • Participants Travel

    Independently or in Groups

  • Typically Participants Work

    in Groups

  • Application Process Involves

    • Written Application
  • Typically The Application Process Time is

    1 week

  • Global Leadership Adventures's Mission Statement

    To inspire the next generation, to realize their potential to transform the world and their role in it.

  • Year Founded

    2004

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Testimonials

Hello I'm Adam, a sophmore at Nashoba Regional High School. I went to Asia for the first time through the China trip provided by GLA. There I experienced both the city of Beijing, and it's bread ba...

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Adam Willis

This past summer I went on a Global Leadership Adventures program to Johannesburg, South Africa. It was an absolutely amazing experience. I did community service work with small children from Klipt...

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Emily Phipps

This GLA program involves a lot of dedicated hard work that me and my fellow students put towards teaching English and helping farmers in the Mentougou District. This trip is centered Around volunt...

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Avrey Cushman

Choosing Global Leadership Adventures as my summer program was one of the best decisions of my life. All my expectations for GLA were met, and the experience went above and beyond what I had ever h...

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Mia Shaw

Experiences come and go, and everyone finds some that are life-changing and impactful at some point. My time at Global Leadership Adventures was and continues to be one of those experiences. I'm Jo...

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