VISIONS Service Adventures

"Since 1989 VISIONS has set the standard for international community service summer programs for teens. Our programs for high school students blend hands-on community service, cross-cultural immersion, exploration and adventure in communities in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean West Indies, and Vietnam.

Living with other teenagers in the heart of a host community whose members become familiar friends, you will experience ways of life very different from your own. Immersed in this other culture, you'll awaken to days with a rhythm and substance that push you to tap into and trust your potential."

http://www.visionsserviceadventures.com/

See Cheryl or the Educational Opportunities Bulletin Board for more info.

Teton County Fair Board Looking for a Youth Liason

The Teton County Fair board looks to create an exceptional fair for the community. Being part of the Fair Board, would enable you to have a say in the planning and preparation of the Teton County Fair. Monthly evening board meetings and 40 hours of service during the Fair are expected for this position.


See Cheryl for details and an application.

Vermont Intercultural Semesters

Vermont Intercultural Semesters (VIS) is an international semester program of cultural immersion, currently in Ladakh, a former Buddhist Kingdom in the Himalaya that is now part of India. VIS is unique because it offers:

Affordability & Accreditation for HS students, who earn 5.5 academic credits.

Cultural immersion – students live with peers abroad for 3-4 months.

Mutually beneficial studies involving both sets of students.

See their website for more details:
www.vermontis.org

Teton Science Schools' Young Women and Science Field Research Program

October 26-31, 2008

9th Grade Girls are invited to spend a week at the Science School's Kelly campus and improve their research and biology skills by studying the local natural history and environment.  See Robin for details.  Free!

Prudential Spirit Community Awards

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honor young people in middle level and high school grades for outstanding volunteer service to their communities. Created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the awards constitute the United States' largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteering. Over the past 13 years, the program has honored more than 80,000 young volunteers at the local, state, and national level.

Local Honorees receive a Certificate of Achievement from their schools or organizations. Those who qualify (50 hours of service for age 14 and younger, 100 hours for those older) also receive the President's Volunteer Service Award.
State Honorees receive an award of $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expenses-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events.
National Honorees receive an additional award of $5,000, an engraved gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their schools or organizations, and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for a nonprofit, charitable organization of their choice (see bulletin board for more details).

http://www.prudential.com/spirit

University of Wyoming Summer High School Institute

The MISSION of the Summer High School Institute is to provide a place where some of the state's most intellectually talented sophomores could gather before their junior and senior years, living and studying in an environment with no pressure for grades, and sharing ideas and friendship with other gifted students.
307-766-3005
hsi@uwyo.edu
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/PROVOST/hsi/

Sea Turtle Conservation & Permaculture in Mexico

November 22-30, 2008 & December 26, 2008- January 3, 2009

Save endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, learn and implement permaculture design & explore the natural history of Mexico's Costalegre! (See bulletin board for details.)

866-391-6524

dave@tierralegre.org

www.tierralegre.org

www.cucsur.udg.mx

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy

Offers summer language immersion programs in Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish for middle school and high school students. www.mmla.middlebury.edu
1-800-687-1943 x7001