Description

In cooperation with Save the Children, Rustic Pathways is proud to offer this unique service experience in South Carolina. See firsthand the work that Save the Children does in these communities, and get a chance to lend a hand.

A Struggle Here At Home
For almost three decades, Rustic Pathways has provided incredible service opportunities in some of the most remote corners and communities of the globe. This year, we turn inwards to address a pressing need right here at home in the United States. As our public schools struggle, opportunities for children to escape poverty through education have become increasingly limited. That's why Rustic Pathways is working with Save the Children this summer to help serve struggling learners in rural elementary schools. You'll head to South Carolina, where rising third through fifth graders await an enriching summer program designed in cooperation with Save the Children's literacy curriculum and enhanced by YOUR exciting new ideas! You will be counselors, mentors, and role models to 100 elementary school children many of whom have never left South Carolina and will be thrilled by stories of your hometown and the places you've traveled to. Each day of camp will give you opportunities to create, program and run activities as well as to assist students in various learning and literacy based activities. Come with your best camp activities, your favorite children's book, a love of reading, and a desire to positively impact an entire school community.

Hush Puppies & BBQ
You'll live the pace of small town upstate South Carolina, a beautiful region of the country known for its scenic views and southern hospitality. We've already been invited to the local BBQ joint, and to the baseball stadium to see their hometown team play. We'll be trying southern cuisine, shopping locally for meals at farmers markets, and immersing ourselves in the positive aspects of the small town communities that make up the American South.

The Great Outdoors
This northwest corner of South Carolina is home to an abundance of rivers, lakes, forests, and parks. We'll be taking advantage of all that this region has to offer when the summer camp is not in session. Get ready to rock climb, swim, kayak, tube and raft your way through the weekends. Evenings will be spent back at our base house - in true small town tradition - gathered around a campfire sharing music and stories.

Who Should Come?
This is an advanced service program for truly independent and motivated high school students. You will be expected to plan and lead camp activities with very little support from your Rustic Pathways staff, and to get creative when it comes to finding fun ways to inspire these elementary school students into reading and learning. Experience with mentoring, teaching and working with kids is a definite plus. Because of the reading, math, and science curriculum built into this summer camp, both Rustic Pathways and Save the Children are looking for bright and engaging high schoolers who will supplement this curriculum in fun and exciting ways. All applicants will be contacted by the Rustic Pathways Program Manager to ensure that this is the best fit program.

Highlights

GIVE smiling elementary school students in rural America a reason to get more excited about reading.

INSPIRE a lifelong love of books and a passion for learning in young students as you help them improve their reading level through a proven curriculum and educational games.

PROVIDE deserving students with an academic boost this summer as they prepare for the upcoming school year.

SAVOR the flavor of a small town and sample sweet potato pie, legendary Southern barbecue, sweet tea and red velvet cake as you enjoy the laid back pace of life from our front porch.

PLUNGE into a refreshing swimming hole, explore the thriving arts and music scene of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and share stories and laughs around a campfire at the end of the day.

Qualifications

Students must be 15-years old and up to participate on the program. Additionally, participants must submit an application through the Rustic Pathways website and complete the appropriate documents before traveling on the program.

Type of Programs

• Community Service / Volunteerism

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3,865

Cost Includes:

• Travel while in host country
• Housing
• Food
• Excursions
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Written materials pre-departure
• Written materials abroad

Program Fees Include:

The above cost includes all ground transportation in-country, 3 meals a day, housing, staff through the duration of the program, all supplies for the volunteer projects and all excursions on the program itinerary not listed as optional.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1-2 business days

Rustic Pathways's Mission Statement

Rustic Pathways is a pioneer in providing superior quality travel and service programs for students and families in some of the world's most welcoming countries. Rustic Pathways demands professionalism and integrity across all of its operations, insists on quality in all aspects of its programs, and places the safety of its students above all other considerations. We enrich the lives of our students and our staff, benefit the parts of the world we serve, and build cultural bridges that lead to greater global understanding and cooperation.

Year Founded

1983