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Wilderness & AdventureMarine ScienceApplication
Island School - Summer Term
The Island School
Dates:
Jun 20 – Aug 1, 2027
Length:
6 weeks
Cost:
$19,100
Location:
Cape Eleuthera, South Eleuthera, The Bahamas
Grades:
Rising Sophomores-Seniors (completed grades 9–11)
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Due January 15, 2027
Six-week, field-based residential program combining Marine Ecology and Human Ecology coursework, connecting students to the natural and cultural landscape of South Eleuthera through fieldwork alongside scientists at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, including scuba-diving-based coral reef study.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesGlobal & LanguageApplication
Leadership & Service in Public Health (Santiago de los Caballeros)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,050
Location:
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
50 hours of service-learning; students design and run a health education fair. Visits to both a public hospital (Hospital Universitario Jose María Cabral y Baez) and a private clinic (Clínica Corominas) to compare care models. Tubing/rope-swing excursion in the Mao region.
Leadership & Service in Youth Development (Santiago de los Caballeros)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,150
Location:
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
50 hours of service-learning with NGO Acción Callejera, running a summer camp for underprivileged local children. Visit to the Museum of Mirabal Sisters. Excursions to mountain areas and cacao farms near the coast.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$5,100
Location:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
12 hours of service-learning on a group sustainability project focused on preserving Puerto Rico's marine ecosystems; visits to the Submerged Gardens marine reserve and a coral-gardening conservation project. Excursions to the bioluminescent Laguna Grande and El Yunque rainforest (including ziplining).
6 sessions between Jun 17–Aug 9, 2027 (7 days options)
Length:
7 days
Cost:
$3,580
Location:
St. Martin + St. Barths, Caribbean
Grades:
Completing grades 9-12
Format:
Residential
Entry-level liveaboard week combining scuba and sailing; PADI Scuba Diver or Advanced Open Water certification plus one sailing certification available. No experience required.
Marine conservation and optional PADI Open Water scuba certification on a private island; students not already certified earn their PADI during the trip (certification/eLearning fees additional). Intra-trip flight from Belize City to Placencia is required.
3 sessions between Jun 29–Aug 3, 2027 (8 days options)
Length:
8 days
Cost:
$2,795
Location:
Belize City, the Maya Mountains, and Caye Caulker
Ages:
14-18 (completed grades 8–12)
Format:
Group Housing
~22 hours of community service split between rainforest fieldwork at the T.R.E.E.S. research base (wildlife studies, bird banding with mist nets, camera-trap tracking, Kriol drumming) and marine exploration on Caye Caulker (snorkeling Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Shark Ray Alley, an Ocean Academy student exchange). Includes a stop at the Altun Ha Maya archaeological site. Max 18 students.
5 sessions between Jun 15–Aug 7, 2027 (10 days options)
Length:
10 days
Cost:
$4,870
Location:
British Virgin Islands
Ages:
12-18 (completed grades 6–12)
Format:
Residential
10-day introduction to sailing and scuba. No experience necessary. IYT Try Sailing plus PADI Discover Scuba or two sport dives. 12 students and 3 staff per boat, sailing with the wider fleet.
Marine biology and coral reef conservation program on a private Caribbean island; includes PADI Open Water or Advanced Open Water SCUBA certification, lionfish removal, and a visit to Xunantunich Mayan ruins.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesLeadership & GiftedFirst-Come
Medical Internship for Teenagers in Jamaica
Projects Abroad
Dates:
Jun 27–Jul 10, 2027
Length:
2 weeks (14 days)
Cost:
$3,545
Location:
Mandeville, Jamaica
Ages:
14-18 and in grade 9 or above (completed grades 9–12)
Format:
Residential
2-week fully supervised Projects Abroad high school program — Medical Internship in Jamaica — based in Mandeville, Jamaica, with structured project work, social events, and sightseeing, staying in a homestay.
5 sessions between Jun 5–Aug 15, 2027 (14 days options)
Length:
14 days
Cost:
$6,495
Location:
British Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands for some advanced/older tracks)
Ages:
12-18 (completed grades 6–12)
Format:
Residential (live-aboard)
Core 2-week sailing and watersports program. No experience necessary; students are grouped by age and grade aboard the boat. Includes wakeboarding, waterskiing, snorkeling, paddleboarding, kayaking, and windsurfing alongside sailing instruction, with optional ASA sailing certification available as a challenge-course option.
3 sessions between Jun 14–Jul 31, 2027 (14 days options)
Length:
14 days
Cost:
$6,295
Location:
San José, Turrialba Valley, Caribbean coast
Grades:
Completing grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
14-day trip in Costa Rica. Students spend six days on community service in the Turrialba Valley, 24 to 36 service hours, then hike Cahuita National Park, surf, and kayak mangroves on the Caribbean coast, visit a Bribri community, and raft the Pacuare River for three days with a zipline through the canopy. An optional escorted flight leaves from Miami.
6 sessions between Jun 17–Aug 9, 2027 (7 days options)
Length:
7 days
Cost:
$3,580
Location:
St. Martin + St. Barths, Caribbean
Grades:
Completing grades 6-8 (must be 12 years old by program start)
Format:
Residential
Entry-level liveaboard week combining scuba and sailing, designed for middle schoolers; earns PADI Scuba Diver or Advanced Open Water plus one sailing certification. No experience necessary.
