CIEE HS Summer Abroad in Gaborone: Photography & Culture

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$6,300Program Costs

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Program Overview

Spend your summer telling incredible visual stories, photographing one of Africa’s most extraordinary landscapes!

Discover how to use photography to tell powerful stories about culture, community, and the natural world. Botswana offers an incredible setting for this work, where vibrant local life and world-renowned ecosystems exist side-by-side. Working with other Global Navigators, you’ll create...

Spend your summer telling incredible visual stories, photographing one of Africa’s most extraordinary landscapes!

In hands-on classes and guided fieldwork, you’ll build technical photography skills while creating an incredible portfolio. Take part in creative exchanges with local students, photograph wildlife in the Okavango Delta, and conduct photo-documentary interviews with locals. You’ll wrap up the program by participating in a photography ex...

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Program Highlights

Browse the open-air stalls of Gaborone’s Main Mall, where palm-leaf baskets, bright shweshwe cotton prints (traditional patterned fabric), and hand-carved wooden zebras overflow with color.

Hike up Kgale Hill at sunrise for a panorama that stretches from city blocks to rolling bush, then refuel with seswaa (tender, slow-cooked beef) served over pap (creamy maize porridge).

Join short dialogue sessions in Setswana to enhance your fluency and conversations in the community.

Take a guided walk through Main Mall, one of Gaborone’s oldest and most culturally vibrant public spaces.

Visit Bahurutshe Cultural Village, an immersive experience in Botswana’s cultural heritage and traditions, experience Tswana-style barbecue (braai) with your host family and new friends, and more!

What's Included

Tuition & Fees

Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration

All Program Activity Costs

Wifi Costs

Travel Insurance

Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

In-Country Transportation To & From Project

On-Site / In-Country Staff Support

Cultural Training / Program / Orientation

Emergency Support

Quick Details

Location

Gaborone, Botswana

Starts At$6,300 for 3 weeks

Availability

Year(s) Offered:2027

Duration:

2-4 Weeks
Summer

Age Requirement14-17

Types & Subjects

Focus Areas:

Experiential Learning
Homestays

Guidelines

Nationalities:

American

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Program Details

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Locations

Gaborone, Botswana

Types & Subjects

Focus Areas
Experiential Learning
Homestays

Available Terms / Availability

Years Offered
2027

Eligible Nationalities

American

Education Levels & Language

Language
English
Education
High School Freshman (1st Year)
High School Sophomore (2nd Year)
High School Junior (3rd Year)

Accommodation Options

Home-stays

Application Procedures

Online Application

Age Requirement

14-17

Duration

2-4 Weeks
Summer

Starts At

3 weeks: $6,300

Refund Policy

Other

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