ActionQuest
ActionQuest offers incredible educational summer adventure camps for teens. For over 40 years, AQ has consistently delivered high-quality international leadership opportunities through our sailing, scuba, community service and marine biology adventure camps for teenagers. If you're looking for one-of-a-kind summer adventure programs, you've come to the right place. Through hands-on learning and adventure travel throughout the world, we have successfully ignited the inherent leadership skills within thousands of young adults.
BBYO
BBYO is a global Jewish youth movement in 60+ countries, uniting 65,000+ teens. Dive into new experiences, friendships, and a fresh perspective . BBYO Passport summer programs combine elements of active touring, community service, and meaningful Jewish experiences. Spanning 20 countries, we offer over 30 different programs with a range of program themes for teens currently enrolled in grades 8–12.
Watch our BBYO Passport Hype video here!
CAMP STONEWALL
Camp Stonewall is a co-ed sleepaway camp nestled on the Marianapolis Prep School campus in CT. We offer 40+ daily activities in athletics, performing & visual arts, and outdoor adventure - campers create their own schedules every day, getting to choose what they want to do! Our community values promote character, resilience, independence, and inclusion among our campers and staff who come from all around the globe. CSW serves kids ages 7-15 for sessions of 1-7 weeks. Everyone lives in the comfort of Marianapolis' school dorms which provides the welcoming, nurturing environment that helps kids adapt quickly to being away from home. We cannot wait to welcome your family into ours!
The Columbia Climate School has a mission to develop and inspire knowledge-based solutions and educate future leaders for a just and prosperous societies on a healthy planet. The Climate School’s Pre-College Summer Programs provide an Ivy League educational experience for high school students passionate about the environment.
Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains is a 2-week campus-based program for high school students at Vermont State University to mobilize action and drive impact in response to our warming planet. Get a glimpse of the student experience at the Columbia Climate School in the Green Mountains.
Columbia Climate Corps are climate- and sustainability-focused traveling programs combine intentional travel with in-depth educational opportunities. Students gain critical skills and knowledge through excursions and place-based learning, discover and develop new and existing passions around climate change, and build lasting friendships. Our summer travel programs include:
Chile and Peru: Climate Impacts and Risk
Iceland: Carbon Capture Technology
Alaska: Climate Communication and Exploration
Questions? Read our FAQs or contact our team at learn@climate.columbia.edu. Apply today for Summer 2024.
Earth Immersion SCUBA Summer Camp is a scuba, adventure and outdoor education camp for teens (13-17 yr) looking for an unmatched experience exploring North Florida’s crystal-clear springs. Activities include earning SCUBA certifications, snorkeling, canoeing, hiking, fishing, tubing, community service hours and learning about freshwater/marine biology. We offer 7- or 13-day overnight co-ed programs. Click here for a list of costs and dates.
Our main focus is exceptional and safe scuba training. No prior scuba experience is necessary for our beginner programs (Open Water certification). If already certified, we have many other programs for the campers to earn additional certifications (Advanced, Rescue, Nitrox, Intro to Tech, and various specialties). Come join us and immerse yourself in an unforgettable adventure this summer.
For more information, please contact us at (352) 641-0350 or info@earthimmersion.com.
The Environmental Science Program is a unique month-long summer program that lets students explore the wilderness and learn about the environment. It provides exciting outdoor adventure as students have fun hiking, biking, canoeing, and develop an awareness of environmental issues, ecology, and outdoor skills. Trips include a 12-mile canoe trip on the Charles River, an expedition through the salt marshes and tidepools of the North Shore, hiking the Blue Hills and Mount Monadnock. The last three days of the Program are dedicated to a back-packing trip to Mt. Washington, the highest peak in the northeast.
Students also participate in a hands-on environmental cleanup project, and are encouraged to return and become paid leaders in subsequent years.
The Envi Sci Program is based at Bowen Elementary School, 280 Cypress Street, Newton Centre near the Newton Centre T-stop. We take students who will be entering grades 7 - 10 in September of 2024.
For more information contact Aaron Friedman, Program Manager at 617-796-1522, or EnviSci@newtonma.org or see www.newtonenvisci.org
HURRICANE ISLAND CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP
We integrate scientific research and education on a Maine coastal island to develop leaders prepared to address environmental issues in a rapidly changing world. Hurricane Island programs embed students in experiences that leverage the art and practices of science as tools for leadership and social change. Through personal and group explorations, students explore their own strengths as transformative leaders who can address the sustainability challenges facing our world today.
Hurricane Island Outward Bound expeditions are transformative life experiences that inspire self-discovery, compassion, and leadership. With a supportive crew, and the outdoors as their teacher, students learn to dig deep, find greater compassion for each other and the world around them, and push beyond the limits of what they thought possible.
Our life-changing programs for students range in age from middle school through college and stretch from Maine to Florida and all the way to the Caribbean and Central America. Whether it’s sailing, sea kayaking, backpacking, rock climbing, or canoeing, we have the perfect adventure just for you!
Founded in 1964 as Outward Bound’s first sea-based school, Hurricane Island Outward Bound is proud to be celebrating 60 years of representing one of the top educational brands in the nation focused on character development, leadership, and service.
To learn more, visit www.hiobs.org, or contact a Course Advisor at admissions@hiobs.org.
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The Road Less Traveled offers life changing travel opportunities for 6th - 12th graders across the world! Our 2 or 3 week summer trip programs combine:
Wilderness Adventure
Community Service
Cultural Immersion
Language Exposure
Meaningful Travel Experiences
With 31 years experience providing youth travel programs, our carefully designed programs focus on youth development, allowing students to grow in confidence, leadership, independence and resilience while creating lifelong memories.
“THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE AND I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO IS CONSIDERING IT. I’M ALREADY PLANNING A TRIP THROUGH RLT FOR NEXT SUMMER BECAUSE IT WAS A LIFE-ALTERING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND TRULY SOMETHING I’LL REMEMBER FOREVER.” RLT ALUM
Contact: 773.342.5200
sail Caribbean
Sail Caribbean is a teen adventure camp for ages 11-18. They offer programs ranging from 2 to 3 weeks that are centered around sailing, scuba diving, marine biology, community service, and watersports. Based in the British Virgin Islands, campers will get the experience of a lifetime living on 45–50-foot catamarans, sailing to new islands every day, and being surrounded by exquisite and unique environments. Campers will gain personal development skills like leadership and independence while facing challenges alongside their crew mates. Sail Caribbean offers teens the opportunity to get scuba and sailing certifications, learn how to care for the environment, and have the summer of their lives!
Join us this summer in Honduras and discover your ability to drive change! On our high school service trips, you will build a school, experience a new culture, form lasting relationships, and transform lives. Over 1,100 high school students have traveled with School the World, and 40% have returned on yet another adventure because they had such a great experience! Travel with us this summer from July 15th-July 22nd, or July 29th-August 5th to become a World Changer yourself.
Contact: info@schooltheworld.org
Learn more here!
Instagram: @schooltheworld
Dragons offers immersive Summer and Gap Year Programs for students aged 15-22 seeking an alternative to mainstream travel. Small group adventures are mentored by expert instructors and offer homestays, language learning, rugged travel, and more. Programs are offered in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and North America. To see how we travel, check our videos and enter our travel giveaway to win a complete gear kit for your next adventure!
For more information, contact Alex Biddle: alex@wheretherebedragons.com
Phone: 303.413.0822