High School Summer Abroad Blog

""Whoosh!" goes the rocket as the motor ignites. In seconds, the rocket is many meters above us, and then a brief moment of silence before the "pop" of the parachute... keep reading

Public Awareness and community Service in Rennes.

Football, football, football! Football, known as soccer in only a few countries, finds its origins all the way to the time of the Aztecs. However, the game we know today... keep reading

For days 8-10 of our trip, we had a lot of learning to do! We began our IsiXhosa lessons where we practiced the local language, learned to cook from a... keep reading

The Global Navigator’s first week concluded with a trip to Cape Coast and the Kakum National Park. The group learned of the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade through a... keep reading

After their first official day of service, the Global Navigators continued to flex their inherit leadership skills by taking charge in the kitchen! The group traveled to Patty’s Event Centre... keep reading

Berlin, Germany - the third and final locale in our three-week, three-country, three-city Multi-Site Global Entrepreneurship academic excursion! Only a few days into our German adventure, and Berlin has enthralled... keep reading

I am happy to bring you a blog post from Patrick Wanamaker, one of our Session II students. Patrick is from Seattle, Washington and shares his thoughts on the school... keep reading

Our time here in Merida is passing so quickly, but we have definitely been making the most out of our trip, especially in terms of serving the community and enjoy... keep reading

This blog post was written by one of our CIEE participants, Kaiqi Chen. This Tuesday, after several informative public health seminars with Dr. Michelle Jimenez, we were ready to put... keep reading

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the community members of Monteverde, Costa Rica had a problem: they needed access to fresh, local food for a low price. Nearby, in... keep reading

I am happy to share a blog post with you from Virgenya Zhu, a Mandela Leadership Student from Session II. Virgenya is originally from New York City and she shares... keep reading

The song "One Day" by Matisyahu states the following in one of its verses: "All my life, I've been waitin' for I've been prayin' for, for the people to say... keep reading

The Bosque Eterno de los Niños, or “BEN” for short, is a Costa Rican nonprofit conservation organization protecting 23,000 hectares of rainforest. Also known as the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, their... keep reading

Early Saturday morning, the Global Navigators set out on their city tour; it was finally time to dive into the bustling environment that they had been surrounded by for the... keep reading