High School Volunteer Abroad - Cape Town, South Africa
South Africa
- Cape Town:
Cape Town (Kaapstad)
Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Description:
Don't just travel this summer! Make a difference in the lives of others and your own! Global Leadership Adventures (GLA) offers high school students around the world innovative international summer adventures that instill values of leadership. The unique GLA Experience is offered in Brazil, Costa Rica and Cape Town, South Africa and consists of a combination of: * Meaningful community service
* Seminars about the history and culture of the country
* Fun and exciting excursions
* Learn first hand about the local culture
* Language lessons
* An international student body These program components build off of one another to provide students with a deeper exploration of a country and a greater understanding of the world around them. In essence, The GLA Experience changes lives by enabling students to safely explore new cultures, serve communities in-need, and challenge themselves with new ways of thinking. * The Summer Academy at Cape Town has been renamed to Global Leadership Adventures, due to additional global destinations: Costa Rica and Brazil.
Highlights:
* Volunteer with grassroots development organizations
* Discuss racial reconciliation with a man imprisoned with Nelson Mandela
* Hike up the Cape Town's unique Table Mountain and relax to the amazing scenery
* Take a typical drum class!
* Debate issues with peers from around the world
Cost in US$: 4,395
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Cost Includes :
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- Emergency evacuation services
- Excursions
- Food
- Housing
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- In-country orientation/Training
- In-country staff support
- Language instruction
- Medical insurance
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- Registration fees
- Travel while in host country
- Written materials abroad
- Written materials pre-departure
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Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- academic reinforcement
- athletics
- childcare/children
- community development
- culture
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- English teaching
- orphans
- planting
- primary education
- restoration
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- secondary education
- street kids
- teaching
- volunteering
- youth development
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Typical Volunteer: Outstanding high school students between the ages of 15-18.
Age Range: 15-18
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and Worldwide
Participants.
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to South Africa
Independently
or
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
in Groups of 10
Application Process Involves:
- Letters of Reference
- Written Application
Post-Program Services Include:
Global Leadership Adventures's Mission Statement: To empower students to be agents of positive change across borders.
Year Founded: 2004
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