High School Volunteer Abroad - Brazil Community Service

  Brazil

• Northern Brazil: 
Fortaleza

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Throughout the Year

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
* Learning about the history and culture of the country
* Fun and exciting excursions
* 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.

Highlights:
* Volunteer with grassroots development organizations
* Discuss racial reconciliation with a man imprisoned with Nelson Mandela
* Sand board down the dunes on a Brazilian beach
* Take a capoeira class!
* Improve your Spanish or Portuguese
* Debate issues with peers from around the world

Qualifications: No qualifications needed.

Cost in US$: 4,395

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Outstanding high school students between the ages of 15-18.

Age Range: 15-18

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

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

Year Founded: 2004