Global Leadership Adventures

Global Leadership Adventures

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3636 Camino Del Rio North Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92108 United States

High School Volunteer Abroad - Brazil Community Service

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Location
Brazil: Fortaleza

Program Duration
2-4 weeks

Typical Duration of Program
2-4 weeks

Dates
Throughout the Year

  • Description

    Don't just travel this summer! Make a difference in the lives of others and your own! Global Leadership Adventures (GLA) offers high school students around the world innovative international summer adventures that instill values of leadership.

    The unique GLA Experience is offered in Brazil, Costa Rica and Cape Town, South Africa and consists of a combination of:

    * Meaningful community service
    * Learning about the history and culture of the country
    * Fun and exciting excursions
    * Language lessons
    * An international student body

    These program components build off of one another to provide students with a deeper exploration of a country and a greater understanding of the world around them. In essence, The GLA Experience changes lives by enabling students to safely explore new cultures, serve communities in-need, and challenge themselves with new ways of thinking.

  • Highlights

    * Volunteer with grassroots development organizations
    * Discuss racial reconciliation with a man imprisoned with Nelson Mandela
    * Sand board down the dunes on a Brazilian beach
    * Take a capoeira class!
    * Improve your Spanish or Portuguese
    * Debate issues with peers from around the world

  • Qualifications

    No qualifications needed.

  • Type of Programs

    • Community Service / Volunteerism
    • Cultural Exploration
    • Language Immersion

  • Languages

    • Portuguese

  • Cost in US$:

    4,395

  • Cost Includes:

    • Emergency evacuation services
    • Excursions
    • Food
    • Housing
    • In-country orientation/Training
    • In-country staff support
    • Language instruction
    • Medical insurance
    • Pre-departure orientation/Training
    • Registration fees
    • Written materials abroad
    • Written materials pre-departure

  • Experience Required

    no

  • Volunteer Types

    • Academic Reinforcement
    • Athletics
    • Childcare/children
    • Community Development
    • Culture
    • English Teaching
    • Orphans
    • Planting
    • Primary Education
    • Restoration
    • Secondary Education
    • Street Kids
    • Teaching
    • Volunteering
    • Youth Development
  • Typical Volunteer

    Outstanding high school students between the ages of 15-18.

  • Age Range

    15-18

  • This Program is open to

    Worldwide Participants.

  • Typical Living Arrangements

    • Group living

  • Participants Travel

    Independently or in Groups

  • Typically Participants Work

    in Groups of 10

  • Application Process Involves

    • Letters of Reference
    • Written Application
  • Typically The Application Process Time is

    1 week

  • Post Services Include

    • Alumni Network
  • 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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I taught on the Global Leadership Adventures program. I can vouch that it is a well-run program with a serious focus on exposing high school students to global issues through community service and...

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