Programs for study & travel abroad
There are scores of programs available for high school students who want to study abroad or do community service in foreign countries. Programs on the list below, compiled by BIHS parent volunteer Susan Jacobs, are neither endorsed nor recommended nor reviewed by Berkeley High School; the list is merely provided as a public service. Many of these programs are quite expensive, but scholarships or financial aid may be available through the programs. More programs will be added to the list as we discover them.
Academic Study Associates: Language, community service and college prep. NY,CA, MA, Spain, France, England, Italy, Costa Rica.
Academic Treks: Marine science, language immersion, community service, high school credit. Costa Rica, Belize, British Columbia, Bermuda, Caribbean, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, France, West Indies, China, Peru, Brazil.
A Different Spain: Language, home stay. Spain.
Adventures Cross Country: Wilderness, community service. United States, Canada, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Italy, Greece.
Costa Rica Explorations: Cultural immersion through homestays, community service projects and adventure travel learning. Costa Rica
EarthConnect: Language, community service. Costa Rica.
Ecology Project International: Field ecology and conservation. Costa Rica, Baja, Galapagos.
Edu-Culture International: Language, travel, home stays. Spain, France, Costa Rica.
Global Leadership Adventure: Community service, leadership, language. Brazil, South Africa, Costa Rica.
Global Routes: Community service, semester program, home stays or group residences. Caribbean, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico. South America, Asia, Africa.
Global Works: Community service, language, family or residential stays. Peru, Panama, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Spain, France, Germany, Ireland, Costa Rica, Mexico, Fiji, New Zealand.
The Language Travel Company: Language immersion, volunteer and internship programs. Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru. Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Brazil, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Canada, China.
Lifeworks: Community service. Caribbean, Galapagos, Australia, China.
Oxford Media School: Film school, documentary, video journalism. England.
Putney Student Travel: Travel, school, language, community service. United States., Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, China, Indonesia.
The Road Less Traveled: Wilderness, community service, language. United States, Ecuador, China, Africa, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Azores, Bhutan, Hawaii.
Rustic Pathways: Worldwide travel, community service, scuba, soccer, photography. Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Thailand, Costa Rica, Africa.
TASIS (The American School in Switzerland): Academics, language and arts. Switzerland, England, Spain, Italy.
VISIONS: Community service, cultural and language immersion, outdoor exploration. North, Central and South America, Vietnam.
Where There Be Dragons: Worldwide travel, cultural immersion, wilderness, semester program. China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Tibet, Mongolia, Guatemala, Peru, Senegal, Mexico.
Wilderness Ventures: Wilderness, community service. Belize, Costa Rica, Peru, European Alps, Spain, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Hawaii, Alaska.
Windsor Mountain International: Worldwide trips, community service, language, traveling theater, wilderness. China, Peru, Africa, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, Caribbean.
World Horizons International: Community service, cultural immersion, photography. United States, South America, Europe, Fiji.
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More info on many of these programs, plus a broader selection of summer travel programs and camps, is available on the petersons.com website.
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