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Arts & Performing ArtsGlobal & LanguageApplication
Drawing & Moroccan Culture (Rabat)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,050
Location:
Rabat, Morocco
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Drawing classes covering perspective, shading, composition, and observational sketching; students sketch in Rabat's markets, study Andalusian gardens, and research Amazigh jewelry design, building a final portfolio. Excursion to Casablanca's Hassan II Mosque and a Congolese dance workshop. Open to all current high school students of all Arabic proficiency levels.
Leadership & Service in Community Building (Cape Town)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,350
Location:
Cape Town, South Africa
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
50 hours of hands-on community service alongside local NGOs (e.g., supporting the unhoused, hospitals, schools, or vulnerable children) framed around Nelson Mandela's legacy; includes IsiXhosa language/culture sessions. Two-day trip to Johannesburg (Mandela's House, the Apartheid Museum, Constitution Hill) and a boat trip to Robben Island.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesGlobal & LanguageApplication
Leadership & Service in Public Health (Gaborone)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,750
Location:
Gaborone, Botswana
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Students live with a host family and complete 50 hours of public-health service-learning, including a community health fair in rural Botswana, plus an excursion to the Okavango Delta.
Leadership & Service in Youth Development (Mohammedia)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,150
Location:
Mohammedia, Morocco
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
50 hours of service based out of the American Language Center (ALC), mentoring underprivileged youth, tutoring English, or running environmental projects at local schools, alongside structured discussion seminars on ethical volunteering. Overnight excursion to Marrakech, including a village visit in the Atlas Mountains and a camel ride in the Agafay Desert. No previous Arabic language experience required.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,800
Location:
Cape Town, South Africa
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
12 hours of service-learning including a citizen-science snorkeling research project with Cape RADD and an artistic beach-cleanup/repurposing project; fieldwork observing African penguins in False Bay. Behind-the-scenes visit to the Two Oceans Aquarium, a Cape Floristic Region field trip, and a safari.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,100
Location:
Legon, Ghana
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Daily soccer training paired with sports psychology; students build a Personal Performance Portfolio. Meeting with a former Ghanaian professional soccer player. Kayaking on Lake Volta and a visit to the Cedi Beads Factory. Prior soccer experience preferred.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$6,300
Location:
Gaborone, Botswana
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Field research on wildlife conservation with an expert guide; stays partly at Mokolodi Nature Reserve. Excursions to Khama Rhino Sanctuary and the Okavango Delta, including camping in pristine parks.
2 sessions between Jun 6–Jul 31, 2027 (4 weeks options)
Length:
4 weeks
Cost:
$6,350
Location:
Rabat, Morocco
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Credit:
Optional 4 college credits via CIEE partner
Daily classes in both Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and Modern Standard Arabic, with conversation practice in the medina and local souks. Excursions to Chefchaouen (the 'Blue Pearl'), Casablanca, and Tangier. Open to all current high school students of all Arabic proficiency levels.
Global & LanguageArts & Performing ArtsPre-CollegeApplication
Internship: Ghana Contemporary Art & Culture
The Experiment in International Living
Dates:
Jul 3–31, 2027
Length:
29 days
Cost:
$7,100–$8,100
Location:
Accra, Ghana
Grades:
Rising juniors, seniors, and recent graduates (completed grades 10–12)
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Feb 15, 2027
Credit:
3 college credits (SIT)
Four-week, college-credit internship program in Accra built around Sankofa, the Ghanaian idea linking past and future: a 95-hour group internship with a local arts, research, or community organization, a homestay for the whole program, guest lectures, and community projects.
2 sessions between Jun 23–Jul 15, 2027 (9 days options)
Length:
9 days
Cost:
$3,395
Location:
Marrakech & the High Atlas Mountains
Ages:
14-18 (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Group Housing
~18 hours of community service in a High Atlas Amazigh (Berber) mountain village (light construction, gardening, pathway work), including a traditional tea ceremony, bread-making in a clay oven, and a carpet-weaving workshop, followed by a Marrakech medina tour (Bahia Palace, souks, Jemaa el-Fna) and a farewell evening with Gnawa music and henna. Max 18 students.
14-18 and in grade 9 or above (completed grades 9–12)
Format:
Residential
2-week fully supervised Projects Abroad high school program — Building Volunteer Work in Tanzania — based in Arusha, Tanzania, with structured project work, social events, and sightseeing, staying in a homestay.
Middle Atlas Mountains, Azrou, Fez, High Atlas Mountains
Ages:
16-19 (completed grades 10–12)
Format:
Residential
Begins with Arabic language orientation in the Middle Atlas Mountains, a 4-5 day semi-urban homestay in the Berber town of Azrou (language lessons, Independent Study Project planning), the UNESCO-listed medina of Fez (car-free old city, historic tanneries), and closes with a multi-day trek in the High Atlas Mountains through remote villages and nomadic communities (camping included). 12 students, 3 instructors.
July 5 - July 20, 2027 (single session; dates reflect US departure/return, not local arrival)
Length:
16 days
Cost:
$6,995
Location:
Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert, Essaouira
Grades:
Completing grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
16-day adventure and service trip through Marrakech, the High Atlas, the Sahara, and Essaouira. Guesthouses, riads, and one desert-camp night. 10 to 20 service hours. Fly in and out of Marrakech. No internal flight.
Community service (likely at a school, per org-wide testimonials referencing SEGA school) combined with safari game drives, per TFT's general Tanzania marketing.
Spanish language lessons, flamenco and cooking classes in Southern Spain, followed by a homestay-style cultural exchange with an Amazigh community in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains.
