Global Leadership Adventures

  Brazil

• Northern Brazil: 
Fortaleza

  Costa Rica

• North Western Region: 
Heredia

  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 - volunteer with grassroots development organizations
* Seminars about the history and culture of the country - have a discussion with a man who was in prison with Nelson Mandela
* Fun and exciting excursions - sand board down the dunes on a Brazilian beach
* Learn first hand about the local culture - take a capoeira class!
* Language lessons- improve your Spanish
* An international student body - debate issues with peers from around the world

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.

Highlights: Global Leadership Adventures welcomes 15-18 year old high school students from around the world to join us through an exciting and profound 3 week journey in Brazil, Costa Rica, or South Africa.

* Explore
the country, it's culture, landscape and history through exciting excursions. With the GLA team, you'll meet dynamic local leaders, witness life-changing social programs and experience the country's breathtaking natural wonders.

* Impact
lives and volunteer in sustainable community service projects. You will meet people who are changing the world, one neighborhood at a time. Through your volunteer work, you too will make a difference

* Connect
with people from around the world and be part of our astounding international student body. Over the last two years alone, GLA alumni have represented 24 countries and nearly 100 different high schools.

* Discover
new insights on the world through thought-provoking discussions with your peers, mentors and amazing guest speakers, many of whom were at the forefront of significant historical events.

Cost in US$: $4395.00

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 8-12 students

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Global Leadership Adventures's Mission Statement: To empower students to be agents of positive change across borders

Year Founded: 2004