High School Summer Programs: Volunteer in Africa for Teens

• Ghana: Heart & Soul of West Africa - Intensive community service and learning (21 days)
• Ghana: Insider's Tour - Travel through the remote northern Ghana (10 days)
• Johannesburg: Birth of a Nation - Retracing the stuggle against apartheid (14 days)
• Cape Town: Service & Leadership Academy - Our flagship program of community service and leadership (21 days)
• Kilimanjaro: Culture, Service and Safari - Volunteer at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro, weekend safari (14 days)
• Tanzania: Masai Bush Camp - Camp in Masai village, volunteer, learn the culture, safari (7 days)

High School Summer Programs in Asia for Teens

• Rural India: Social Issues & Traditional Culture - Our flagship program in India, intensive look at culture and issues around human rights, gender and environment (21 days)
• India: Tibetan Refugees in the Himalayas - First hand examination of the Tibetan exile comminity in northern India, trekking, and learning about Buddhism (14 days)
• Vietnam: From North to South - Travel from Hanoi all the way down to Saigon, visiting social organization, cultural sites and volunteering in a historic town (14 days)

High School Programs in Latin America for Teens

• High School Spring Break
• Flagship Programs (campus-based, service and leadership emphasis)
• Volunteer-focused
• Spanish Language Learning
• Cultural learning
• Traveling programs

• Spring break
• Flagship
• Volunteer
• Travel
• Spanish
• Culture
• Environment

GLA programs are all similiar in that they are service-learning adventures for high school students, but some emphasize different aspects. Also, some are offered for spring break, some in the summer. They vary from 1, 2 and 3 weeks in duration.

Choose your emphasis and see which programs fits your needs.

• High School Spring Break
• Flagship Programs (campus-based, service and leadership emphasis)
• Volunteer-focused
• Spanish Language Learning
• Cultural learning
• Traveling programs

• Established in 2004
• Hundreds of students from over 50 countries have participated
• Headquarters in the United States

• 1:10 staff to student ratio
• Teachers and mentors from elite schools across the world
• Directors with extensive background in educational travel abroad programs

• All-inclusive tuition
• All meals
• Lodging
• Travel Medical Insurance
• Entrance fees
• Classes
• Speakers
• Workshops
• Excursions
• Excludes airfare

Spring break - Dominican Republic and Costa Rica Ecology are $1,695

Summer - Dominican Republic, Costa Rica Ecology and Guatemala 10 day are $2,195

Summer - Tanzania, Galapagos, China, Ghana, Johannesburg 14 day are $3,195

Summer - Costa Rica - 3 week is $4,395

Summer - Brazil, Cape Town, India, Ghana 3 week are all $4,595

• Serve: community service with grassroots organizations
• Learn: cultural workshops, seminars, and speakers
• Explore: visit beautiful, historic and local sites
• Campus: group living in gender segregated facilities with teacher supervision

• Cape Town, South Africa
• Fortaleza, Brazil
• Santa Ana, Costa Rica
• Monteverde, Costa Rica
• Tema, Ghana
• Pune, India
• Dharamsala, India
• Tecpan, Guatemala
• Moshi, Tanzania
• Simanjiro, Tanzania
• Hoi An, Vietnam

• Safety
• Service-learning
• Cultural immersion
• Excellent staff
• Partnerships with first-class organizations and foundations

• High school students, ages 15-18
• Participants from around the world, majority from USA

• Enthusiastic
• Inspired to service others
• Excited to develop as global leaders
• Passionate about global issues, human rights and service
• Interested to live abroad and learn about another culture

• Spring Break: March, April
• Summer: June, July and August
• Custom school groups are offered all year long

• Documentation of approximately 40 hours of community service is awarded
• GLA partners with high schools to determine class credits
• Able to earn college credit for participation