Journeys in Learning Beyond the Classroom

 
Listed below are sites that give practical information
on travel, educational issues and colleges.

 

Links

Lonely Planet

Council Travel

 
Programs by Academic Subject Area

(click on a chart below)

Resources

On-line Educational Searches - Courses and Colleges

 

College Information - Application and Admissions
Benchmark Associates
www.bmarkassoc.com
 

College Connections

www.collegeconnections.net

Educational Enterprises

Assessment, learning & organizational strategies, and cognitive behavior management.


CSS Tutoring Service
-SAT/ACT I Preparation

The Brown Miller Group -Career and college counseling

 

CIEE
For Young People Age 14-18
http://us.councilexchanges.org/opportunities/under18.html

 

Outdoor Educational Research & Evaluation Center
www.wilderdom.com/research.html

American Camping Association
www.acacamp.org

College Board
www.collegeboard.com

Princeton Review
www.princetonreview.com

Colleges by State & alphabetically
www.utexas.edu/world/univ
Gap Year
(a postgraduate year between high school graduation and college).


Sea-Mester Programs
 
The Center for INTERIM Programs, LLC
Global Quest
High School Summer Programs

Government/Career/Leadership Programs

The Washington Workshop Foundation

www.workshops.org

Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership

www.hoby.org

LeadAmerica

www.lead-america.org

National Youth  Leadership Forum

 

Sports Programs

People to People - Sports Ambassador Program
(students compete with students of other countries in the sport of their choice)
www.sportsambassadors.org

Environment/Conservation Programs

School For Field Studies
Environmental studies in the U.S. and abroad
www.fieldstudies.org

Earthwatch Institute
Environmental studies located in many different countries
www.earthwatch.org

Travel/Study Programs (programs that combine study, travel and some outdoor adventure
)

Student Conservation Association

AFS

Year long exchange programs and summer cultural programs – living with a family
www.afs.org

Beyond Touring
http://www.beyondtouring.com/

Greek Summer
www.afs.edu.gr

The Experiment in International Living
www.usexperiment.org

Where There Be Dragons
www.wheretherebedragons.com

Putney Student Travel (Global Awareness Program)

Arts Programs

Encore
youth  theatre group located in Provence France ( run by Americans)
www.learntheater.com

New York Film Academy
Studies in film making and acting – many locations in the U.S. and abroad
www.nyfa.com

Spoleto Study Abroad
An arts program located in Spoleto Italy ( music, drama, creative writing, photography)

www.spoletostudyabroad.com

Tisch School of the Performing Arts
www.nyu.edu/tisch

The Swanee Summer Music Festival
http://sewaneetoday.sewanee.edu/ssmf/topicout/396.html

Brevard Music Camp
www.bervardmusic.org

Aspen Music Festival
www.aspenmusicfestival.com

Photography Programs

Aloha Camps
www.alohacamps.com

Go Gozo
www.gogozo.com

Language Programs

Barat Foundation
Small family run language school located in Provence ( American family)
www.baratfoundation.org

Centre International Antibes
French language program on the Riviera
www.french-france.com

Concordia Language Villages
www.concordiaLanguageVillages.org

Enforex International Summer School in Spain
Spanish language school – many locations in Spain – run by the Spanish

www.enforex.es

Putney Language Learning Programs
www.goputney.com

Abbey Road Overseas Program
www.goabbeyroad.com

Ecole Roaches in Normandy and Paris

Outdoor Adventure/Leadership Programs

Action Quest ( sailing, scuba, Marine Biology)
www.actionquest.com

American Adventures, Ventures Everywhere

North Carolina Outward Bound
www.ncoutwardbound.com

Summer on the River Sailing Programs
www.christchurchschool.org

Overland Adventure Programs
www.overlandadventures.com

National Outdoor Leadership – NOLS
www.nols.edu

Long Acre Expeditions
www.LongAcreExpeditions.com

Elk Creek Ranch
www.elkcreekranch.com

Sail Caribbean
www.sailcaribbean.com

Deer Hill Expeditions
www.deerhillexpeditions.com

Adventures Cross Country
www.adventurescrosscountry.com

Moondance Adventures
www.moondanceadventures.com

Wilderness Ventures
www.wildernessventures.com

Apogee Adventures
www.apogeeadventures.com

Mountain Shepherd
www.mountainshepherd.com

Adventure Treks
www.adventuretreks.com

Broadreach
www.gobroadreach.com

Sea Camp
www.seacamp.org

Mountain Workshops
www.mountainworkshop.com

Study Programs

SAT Writing Skills
kSERO Cognitive Development Center
www.cognitivepix.com

Tasis School Summer Programs Abroad
www.tasis.com/summer

Academic Study Associates
www.asaprograms.com/asa_intro.html

Foundation Programs
www.foundationprograms.com

Harvard  Summer Programs
www.ssp.harvard.edu

Summer  Scholars Program – Washington and Lee University
www.summerscholars@wlu.edu

Duke Summer Programs
Summer creative writing and drama classes for high school student www.learnmore.duke.edu/youth

National High School Institute Northwestern University
(debate, theatre, Media Arts)

www.northwestern.edu/nhsi

Oxbridge Programs
www.oxbridgeprograms.com

Academic Study Association
www.asaprograms.com


American Institute of Foreign Study Summer Division

www.pre-college.com

EF Foundation of Foreign Study (known internationally as EF High School Year)
www.ef.com

Putney Student Travel (Excel Programs) 
www.goputney.com

Touring Programs

St. Christopher’s Junior Summer Program
www.stchristophers.com

EF
www.ef.com

Putney Travel
Service programs, travel/study programs, language programs (French & Spanish), adventure
www.goputney.com

Westcoast Connection’s
www.westcoastconnection.com

 
Programs Which Include Middle and High School Opportunities


Language

Language programs offer opportunities to live with families or in residences while experiencing the language and the culture of the country.

Centre International d’Antibes
(a French program with locations in Nice, Cannes, Biarritz and Antibes)

www.french-france.com

Abbey Road (A French program led by American directors in France)
www.goabbeyroad.com

Barat Foundation (a French program lead by an American couple – students are housed with the directors in a farmhouse in Provence)
www.baratfoundation.org

Enforex  (a Spanish language camp with locations in Madrid and Marbella)
www.enforex.es

Putney Student Travel 
(Offers programs in France and Spain- Program provides outdoor adventure)

www.goputney.com

Ecole Roaches in Normandy and Paris
Community Service
Lifeworks
www.lifeworks-international.com

Putney Student Travel (Community Service)
www.goputney.com

Landmark Volunteers

www.volunteers.com

Overland Community Programs

www.overlandadventures.com

Volunteers for Peace

www.vfp.org

Rustic Pathways

www.rusticpathways.com

Deer Hill Expeditions

Wilderness Experiences and Outdoor Adventure

Programs, which emphasize leadership and self-reliance

Summer on the River Sailing Programs

Elk Creek Ranch and Trek Programs
www.elkcreekranch.com

Wilderness Ventures
www.wildernessventures.com

Adventure Venture Europe (includes community service project)
www.aave.com

Longarce Expeditions (includes community service project)
www.LongacreExpeditons.com

Overland
www.overlandadventures.com

Adventures Cross Country
www.adventurescrosscountry.com

Deer Hill Expeditions  (wilderness expeditions and service learning in the American Southwest)
www.deerhillexpeditions.com

Moondance Adventures
www.moondanceadventures.com

Wilderness Ventures
www.wildernessventures.com

Apogee Adventures
www.apogeeadventures.com

Mountain Shepherd
www.mountainshepherd.com

Adventure Treks
www.adventuretreks.com

Government and leadership

The Washington Workshop Foundation
(seminars for middle school students in Washington, D.C.—housed at Trinity College)
www.travelseminars.com

Gifted Programs

Duke University Talent Identification Program
www.tip.duke.edu

Math Path (offers middle school students who are talented in Mathematics an opportunity to learn at a pace that matches their abilities)
www.mathpath.org

Summer Institute for the Gifted
(located in a number of colleges including Vassar, Drew, Bryn Mawr and Oberlin College – offers a number of opportunities in all disciplines)

Vanderbilt Program for the Gifted
http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/pty

Sports

People to People - Sports Ambassador Program
(students compete with students of other countries in the sport of their choice)
www.sportsambassadors.org

Music

The Sewanee Summer Music Festival
http://sewaneetoday.sewanee.edu/ssmf/topicout/396.html

Brevard Music Festival
www.bervardmusic.org

Aspen Music Festival
www.aspenmusicfestival.com

General Study

Duke Summer Youth Programs (creative writing, science, drama, fine arts, computer camp)
www.learn.duke.edu/youth

Oxbridge Programs  (enrichment programs at Cambridge)
www.oxbridgeprograms.com

Marine Life/Scuba/Sailing

Action Quest ( sailing, scuba, Marine Biology)

Whale Camp (located in the Bay of Fundy off Nova Scotia – offers a photography, exploring the world of whales, porpoises, seals and sharks, sailing, kayaking—also has a special Authors of the Sea Workshop led by leading artists and authors)
www.whalecamp.com

Sea Camp (located in the Florida Keys focuses on a combination of academic and recreational activities – also independent research projects, marine investigations, scuba photography and lifesaving)

Aloha Adventure Camps (located in Maui Hawaii— intensive photography course, lots of outdoor adventures – swimming with sea turtles and dolphins, exploring the islands and the marine life, learning about Hawaiian culture and traditions)
www.alohacamps.com

Broadreach  (marine biology, scuba, sailing)
www.gobroadreach.com

Sail Caribbean (scuba, sailing)
www.sailcaribbean.com

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